3 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
index 6f5fe942eff4..9cd282425929 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
@@ -86,6 +86,21 @@ void put_tracing_file(char *file)
 	free(file);
 }
 
+char *get_events_file(const char *name)
+{
+	char *file;
+
+	if (asprintf(&file, "%s/events/%s", tracing_path_mount(), name) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return file;
+}
+
+void put_events_file(char *file)
+{
+	free(file);
+}
+
 int tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size,
 				   const char *sys, const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
index 1b65decedfc0..3b32fb439f12 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ const char *tracing_path_mount(void);
 char *get_tracing_file(const char *name);
 void put_tracing_file(char *file);
 
+char *get_events_file(const char *name);
+void put_events_file(char *file);
+
+#define zput_events_file(ptr) ({ free(*ptr); *ptr = NULL; })
+
 int tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *sys, const char *name);
 #endif /* __API_FS_TRACING_PATH_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index d7f2113462fb..c85d0d1a65ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -103,11 +103,10 @@ out:
 
 static int record_header_files(void)
 {
-	char *path;
+	char *path = get_events_file("header_page");
 	struct stat st;
 	int err = -EIO;
 
-	path = get_tracing_file("events/header_page");
 	if (!path) {
 		pr_debug("can't get tracing/events/header_page");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@ static int record_header_files(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	put_tracing_file(path);
+	put_events_file(path);
 
-	path = get_tracing_file("events/header_event");
+	path = get_events_file("header_event");
 	if (!path) {
 		pr_debug("can't get tracing/events/header_event");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ static int record_header_files(void)
 
 	err = 0;
 out:
-	put_tracing_file(path);
+	put_events_file(path);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ static int record_ftrace_files(struct tracepoint_path *tps)
 	char *path;
 	int ret;
 
-	path = get_tracing_file("events/ftrace");
+	path = get_events_file("ftrace");
 	if (!path) {
 		pr_debug("can't get tracing/events/ftrace");
 		return -ENOMEM;