diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 51709a961496..6e5d9f718154 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		 */
 		if (al->sym != NULL) {
 			rb_erase(&al->sym->rb_node,
-				 &al->map->dso->symbols[al->map->type]);
+				 &al->map->dso->symbols);
 			symbol__delete(al->sym);
 			dso__reset_find_symbol_cache(al->map->dso);
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 68ea336bf311..4c931afb2e80 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -715,10 +715,7 @@ static size_t maps__fprintf_task(struct maps *maps, int indent, FILE *fp)
 
 static int map_groups__fprintf_task(struct map_groups *mg, int indent, FILE *fp)
 {
-	int printed = 0, i;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-		printed += maps__fprintf_task(&mg->maps[i], indent, fp);
-	return printed;
+	return maps__fprintf_task(&mg->maps, indent, fp);
 }
 
 static void task__print_level(struct task *task, FILE *fp, int level)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
index d0366fde72a3..b889a28fd80b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct machine *setup_fake_machine(struct machines *machines)
 			goto out;
 
 		/* emulate dso__load() */
-		dso__set_loaded(dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
+		dso__set_loaded(dso);
 
 		for (k = 0; k < fake_symbols[i].nr_syms; k++) {
 			struct symbol *sym;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct machine *setup_fake_machine(struct machines *machines)
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION], sym);
+			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols, sym);
 		}
 
 		dso__put(dso);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
index e03fa75f108a..5b8b8c637686 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int map__browse(struct map *map)
 {
 	struct map_browser mb = {
 		.b = {
-			.entries = &map->dso->symbols[map->type],
+			.entries = &map->dso->symbols,
 			.refresh = ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh,
 			.seek	 = ui_browser__rb_tree_seek,
 			.write	 = map_browser__write,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
index 12d60703c8fc..7123746edcf4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static int db_ids_from_al(struct db_export *dbe, struct addr_location *al,
 		if (!al->sym) {
 			al->sym = symbol__new(al->addr, 0, 0, 0, "unknown");
 			if (al->sym)
-				dso__insert_symbol(dso, al->map->type, al->sym);
+				dso__insert_symbol(dso, al->sym);
 		}
 
 		if (al->sym) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 36ef45b2e89d..cdfc2e5f55f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ struct map *dso__new_map(const char *name)
 	struct dso *dso = dso__new(name);
 
 	if (dso)
-		map = map__new2(0, dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
+		map = map__new2(0, dso);
 
 	return map;
 }
@@ -1176,19 +1176,19 @@ int dso__name_len(const struct dso *dso)
 	return dso->short_name_len;
 }
 
-bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *dso)
 {
-	return dso->loaded & (1 << type);
+	return dso->loaded;
 }
 
-bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *dso)
 {
-	return dso->sorted_by_name & (1 << type);
+	return dso->sorted_by_name;
 }
 
-void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	dso->sorted_by_name |= (1 << type);
+	dso->sorted_by_name = true;
 }
 
 struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
@@ -1196,12 +1196,10 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 	struct dso *dso = calloc(1, sizeof(*dso) + strlen(name) + 1);
 
 	if (dso != NULL) {
-		int i;
 		strcpy(dso->name, name);
 		dso__set_long_name(dso, dso->name, false);
 		dso__set_short_name(dso, dso->name, false);
-		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-			dso->symbols[i] = dso->symbol_names[i] = RB_ROOT;
+		dso->symbols = dso->symbol_names = RB_ROOT;
 		dso->data.cache = RB_ROOT;
 		dso->inlined_nodes = RB_ROOT;
 		dso->srclines = RB_ROOT;
@@ -1231,8 +1229,6 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 
 void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	int i;
-
 	if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&dso->rb_node))
 		pr_err("DSO %s is still in rbtree when being deleted!\n",
 		       dso->long_name);
@@ -1240,8 +1236,7 @@ void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
 	/* free inlines first, as they reference symbols */
 	inlines__tree_delete(&dso->inlined_nodes);
 	srcline__tree_delete(&dso->srclines);
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-		symbols__delete(&dso->symbols[i]);
+	symbols__delete(&dso->symbols);
 
 	if (dso->short_name_allocated) {
 		zfree((char **)&dso->short_name);
@@ -1451,9 +1446,7 @@ size_t __dsos__fprintf(struct list_head *head, FILE *fp)
 	size_t ret = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, head, node) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-			ret += dso__fprintf(pos, i, fp);
+		ret += dso__fprintf(pos, fp);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1467,18 +1460,17 @@ size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp)
 	return fprintf(fp, "%s", sbuild_id);
 }
 
-size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type, FILE *fp)
+size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	size_t ret = fprintf(fp, "dso: %s (", dso->short_name);
 
 	if (dso->short_name != dso->long_name)
 		ret += fprintf(fp, "%s, ", dso->long_name);
-	ret += fprintf(fp, "%s, %sloaded, ", map_type__name[type],
-		       dso__loaded(dso, type) ? "" : "NOT ");
+	ret += fprintf(fp, "%sloaded, ", dso__loaded(dso) ? "" : "NOT ");
 	ret += dso__fprintf_buildid(dso, fp);
 	ret += fprintf(fp, ")\n");
-	for (nd = rb_first(&dso->symbols[type]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+	for (nd = rb_first(&dso->symbols); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct symbol *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
 		ret += symbol__fprintf(pos, fp);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index 881d572be6aa..ef69de2e69ea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_node	 rb_node;	/* rbtree node sorted by long name */
 	struct rb_root	 *root;		/* root of rbtree that rb_node is in */
-	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
-	struct rb_root	 symbol_names[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	struct rb_root	 symbols;
+	struct rb_root	 symbol_names;
 	struct rb_root	 inlined_nodes;
 	struct rb_root	 srclines;
 	struct {
 		u64		addr;
 		struct symbol	*symbol;
-	} last_find_result[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	} last_find_result;
 	void		 *a2l;
 	char		 *symsrc_filename;
 	unsigned int	 a2l_fails;
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ struct dso {
 	u8		 short_name_allocated:1;
 	u8		 long_name_allocated:1;
 	u8		 is_64_bit:1;
-	u8		 sorted_by_name;
-	u8		 loaded;
+	bool		 sorted_by_name;
+	bool		 loaded;
 	u8		 rel;
 	u8		 build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
 	u64		 text_offset;
@@ -202,14 +202,13 @@ struct dso {
  * @dso: the 'struct dso *' in which symbols itereated
  * @pos: the 'struct symbol *' to use as a loop cursor
  * @n: the 'struct rb_node *' to use as a temporary storage
- * @type: the 'enum map_type' type of symbols
  */
-#define dso__for_each_symbol(dso, pos, n, type)	\
-	symbols__for_each_entry(&(dso)->symbols[(type)], pos, n)
+#define dso__for_each_symbol(dso, pos, n)	\
+	symbols__for_each_entry(&(dso)->symbols, pos, n)
 
-static inline void dso__set_loaded(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+static inline void dso__set_loaded(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	dso->loaded |= (1 << type);
+	dso->loaded = true;
 }
 
 struct dso *dso__new(const char *name);
@@ -231,16 +230,16 @@ static inline void __dso__zput(struct dso **dso)
 
 #define dso__zput(dso) __dso__zput(&dso)
 
-bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
+bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *dso);
 
-static inline bool dso__has_symbols(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+static inline bool dso__has_symbols(const struct dso *dso)
 {
-	return !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dso->symbols[type]);
+	return !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dso->symbols);
 }
 
-bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
-void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
-void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
+bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *dso);
+void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *dso);
+void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *dso);
 
 void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *dso, void *build_id);
 bool dso__build_id_equal(const struct dso *dso, u8 *build_id);
@@ -354,9 +353,8 @@ size_t __dsos__fprintf_buildid(struct list_head *head, FILE *fp,
 size_t __dsos__fprintf(struct list_head *head, FILE *fp);
 
 size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp);
-size_t dso__fprintf_symbols_by_name(struct dso *dso,
-				    enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
-size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
+size_t dso__fprintf_symbols_by_name(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp);
+size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp);
 
 static inline bool dso__is_vmlinux(struct dso *dso)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 7831c2266118..244135b5ea43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1488,8 +1488,8 @@ int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return machine__process_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
-static struct map *__thread__find_map(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, enum map_type type,
-				      u64 addr, struct addr_location *al)
+struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, u64 addr,
+			     struct addr_location *al)
 {
 	struct map_groups *mg = thread->mg;
 	struct machine *machine = mg->machine;
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ static struct map *__thread__find_map(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, enum ma
 		return NULL;
 	}
 try_again:
-	al->map = __map_groups__find(mg, type, al->addr);
+	al->map = map_groups__find(mg, al->addr);
 	if (al->map == NULL) {
 		/*
 		 * If this is outside of all known maps, and is a negative
@@ -1565,13 +1565,6 @@ try_again:
 	return al->map;
 }
 
-struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, u64 addr,
-			     struct addr_location *al)
-{
-	struct map *map = __thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, al);
-	return map ?: __thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__VARIABLE, addr, al);
-}
-
 struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
 				   u64 addr, struct addr_location *al)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 53bc2fb88be4..b707041f9a22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 	machine->kptr_restrict_warned = false;
 	machine->comm_exec = false;
 	machine->kernel_start = 0;
-
-	memset(machine->vmlinux_maps, 0, sizeof(machine->vmlinux_maps));
+	machine->vmlinux_map = NULL;
 
 	machine->root_dir = strdup(root_dir);
 	if (machine->root_dir == NULL)
@@ -687,7 +686,7 @@ struct map *machine__findnew_module_map(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
 	if (dso == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	map = map__new2(start, dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
+	map = map__new2(start, dso);
 	if (map == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -855,62 +854,44 @@ static int machine__get_running_kernel_start(struct machine *machine,
 static int
 __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
 {
-	int type;
+	struct kmap *kmap;
+	struct map *map;
 
 	/* In case of renewal the kernel map, destroy previous one */
 	machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
 
-	for (type = 0; type < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++type) {
-		struct kmap *kmap;
-		struct map *map;
+	machine->vmlinux_map = map__new2(0, kernel);
+	if (machine->vmlinux_map == NULL)
+		return -1;
 
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[type] = map__new2(0, kernel, type);
-		if (machine->vmlinux_maps[type] == NULL)
-			return -1;
+	machine->vmlinux_map->map_ip = machine->vmlinux_map->unmap_ip = identity__map_ip;
+	map = machine__kernel_map(machine);
+	kmap = map__kmap(map);
+	if (!kmap)
+		return -1;
 
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[type]->map_ip =
-			machine->vmlinux_maps[type]->unmap_ip =
-				identity__map_ip;
-		map = __machine__kernel_map(machine, type);
-		kmap = map__kmap(map);
-		if (!kmap)
-			return -1;
-
-		kmap->kmaps = &machine->kmaps;
-		map_groups__insert(&machine->kmaps, map);
-	}
+	kmap->kmaps = &machine->kmaps;
+	map_groups__insert(&machine->kmaps, map);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void machine__destroy_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 {
-	int type;
+	struct kmap *kmap;
+	struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(machine);
 
-	for (type = 0; type < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++type) {
-		struct kmap *kmap;
-		struct map *map = __machine__kernel_map(machine, type);
+	if (map == NULL)
+		return;
 
-		if (map == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		kmap = map__kmap(map);
-		map_groups__remove(&machine->kmaps, map);
-		if (kmap && kmap->ref_reloc_sym) {
-			/*
-			 * ref_reloc_sym is shared among all maps, so free just
-			 * on one of them.
-			 */
-			if (type == MAP__FUNCTION) {
-				zfree((char **)&kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name);
-				zfree(&kmap->ref_reloc_sym);
-			} else
-				kmap->ref_reloc_sym = NULL;
-		}
-
-		map__put(machine->vmlinux_maps[type]);
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[type] = NULL;
+	kmap = map__kmap(map);
+	map_groups__remove(&machine->kmaps, map);
+	if (kmap && kmap->ref_reloc_sym) {
+		zfree((char **)&kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name);
+		zfree(&kmap->ref_reloc_sym);
 	}
+
+	map__zput(machine->vmlinux_map);
 }
 
 int machines__create_guest_kernel_maps(struct machines *machines)
@@ -987,20 +968,19 @@ int machines__create_kernel_maps(struct machines *machines, pid_t pid)
 	return machine__create_kernel_maps(machine);
 }
 
-int __machine__load_kallsyms(struct machine *machine, const char *filename,
-			     enum map_type type)
+int machine__load_kallsyms(struct machine *machine, const char *filename)
 {
 	struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(machine);
 	int ret = __dso__load_kallsyms(map->dso, filename, map, true);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		dso__set_loaded(map->dso, type);
+		dso__set_loaded(map->dso);
 		/*
 		 * Since /proc/kallsyms will have multiple sessions for the
 		 * kernel, with modules between them, fixup the end of all
 		 * sections.
 		 */
-		__map_groups__fixup_end(&machine->kmaps, type);
+		map_groups__fixup_end(&machine->kmaps);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1012,7 +992,7 @@ int machine__load_vmlinux_path(struct machine *machine)
 	int ret = dso__load_vmlinux_path(map->dso, map);
 
 	if (ret > 0)
-		dso__set_loaded(map->dso, map->type);
+		dso__set_loaded(map->dso);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1204,19 +1184,14 @@ static int machine__create_modules(struct machine *machine)
 static void machine__set_kernel_mmap(struct machine *machine,
 				     u64 start, u64 end)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; i++) {
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->start = start;
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end   = end;
-
-		/*
-		 * Be a bit paranoid here, some perf.data file came with
-		 * a zero sized synthesized MMAP event for the kernel.
-		 */
-		if (start == 0 && end == 0)
-			machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end = ~0ULL;
-	}
+	machine->vmlinux_map->start = start;
+	machine->vmlinux_map->end   = end;
+	/*
+	 * Be a bit paranoid here, some perf.data file came with
+	 * a zero sized synthesized MMAP event for the kernel.
+	 */
+	if (start == 0 && end == 0)
+		machine->vmlinux_map->end = ~0ULL;
 }
 
 int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
@@ -1246,7 +1221,7 @@ int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 
 	if (!machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, &name, &addr)) {
 		if (name &&
-		    maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps, name, addr)) {
+		    map__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_map, name, addr)) {
 			machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -1376,9 +1351,9 @@ static int machine__process_kernel_mmap_event(struct machine *machine,
 		 * time /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict was non zero.
 		 */
 		if (event->mmap.pgoff != 0) {
-			maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps,
-							 symbol_name,
-							 event->mmap.pgoff);
+			map__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_map,
+							symbol_name,
+							event->mmap.pgoff);
 		}
 
 		if (machine__is_default_guest(machine)) {
@@ -1399,7 +1374,6 @@ int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine,
 {
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct map *map;
-	enum map_type type;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (dump_trace)
@@ -1418,11 +1392,6 @@ int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine,
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		goto out_problem;
 
-	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA)
-		type = MAP__VARIABLE;
-	else
-		type = MAP__FUNCTION;
-
 	map = map__new(machine, event->mmap2.start,
 			event->mmap2.len, event->mmap2.pgoff,
 			event->mmap2.maj,
@@ -1430,7 +1399,7 @@ int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine,
 			event->mmap2.ino_generation,
 			event->mmap2.prot,
 			event->mmap2.flags,
-			event->mmap2.filename, type, thread);
+			event->mmap2.filename, thread);
 
 	if (map == NULL)
 		goto out_problem_map;
@@ -1457,7 +1426,6 @@ int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 {
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct map *map;
-	enum map_type type;
 	u32 prot = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1477,18 +1445,14 @@ int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		goto out_problem;
 
-	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA)
-		type = MAP__VARIABLE;
-	else {
-		type = MAP__FUNCTION;
+	if (!(event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_MMAP_DATA))
 		prot = PROT_EXEC;
-	}
 
 	map = map__new(machine, event->mmap.start,
 			event->mmap.len, event->mmap.pgoff,
 			0, 0, 0, 0, prot, 0,
 			event->mmap.filename,
-			type, thread);
+			thread);
 
 	if (map == NULL)
 		goto out_problem_map;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index ac3b8403df2e..a625a0a6330d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct machine {
 	struct perf_env   *env;
 	struct dsos	  dsos;
 	struct map_groups kmaps;
-	struct map	  *vmlinux_maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	struct map	  *vmlinux_map;
 	u64		  kernel_start;
 	pid_t		  *current_tid;
 	union { /* Tool specific area */
@@ -64,19 +64,13 @@ static inline struct threads *machine__threads(struct machine *machine, pid_t ti
 	return &machine->threads[(unsigned int)tid % THREADS__TABLE_SIZE];
 }
 
-static inline
-struct map *__machine__kernel_map(struct machine *machine, enum map_type type)
-{
-	return machine->vmlinux_maps[type];
-}
-
 /*
  * The main kernel (vmlinux) map
  */
 static inline
 struct map *machine__kernel_map(struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return __machine__kernel_map(machine, MAP__FUNCTION);
+	return machine->vmlinux_map;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -85,7 +79,7 @@ struct map *machine__kernel_map(struct machine *machine)
 static inline
 struct maps *machine__kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return &machine->kmaps.maps[MAP__FUNCTION];
+	return &machine->kmaps.maps;
 }
 
 int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine);
@@ -202,27 +196,25 @@ struct dso *machine__findnew_dso(struct machine *machine, const char *filename);
 size_t machine__fprintf(struct machine *machine, FILE *fp);
 
 static inline
-struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol(struct machine *machine,
-					   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
+struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol(struct machine *machine, u64 addr,
 					   struct map **mapp)
 {
-	return map_groups__find_symbol(&machine->kmaps, type, addr, mapp);
+	return map_groups__find_symbol(&machine->kmaps, addr, mapp);
 }
 
 static inline
 struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol_by_name(struct machine *machine,
-						   enum map_type type, const char *name,
+						   const char *name,
 						   struct map **mapp)
 {
-	return map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(&machine->kmaps, type, name, mapp);
+	return map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(&machine->kmaps, name, mapp);
 }
 
 static inline
 struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_function(struct machine *machine, u64 addr,
 					     struct map **mapp)
 {
-	return machine__find_kernel_symbol(machine, MAP__FUNCTION, addr,
-					   mapp);
+	return machine__find_kernel_symbol(machine,  addr, mapp);
 }
 
 static inline
@@ -237,13 +229,7 @@ struct map *machine__findnew_module_map(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
 					const char *filename);
 int arch__fix_module_text_start(u64 *start, const char *name);
 
-int __machine__load_kallsyms(struct machine *machine, const char *filename,
-			     enum map_type type);
-
-static inline int machine__load_kallsyms(struct machine *machine, const char *filename)
-{
-	return __machine__load_kallsyms(machine, filename, MAP__FUNCTION);
-}
+int machine__load_kallsyms(struct machine *machine, const char *filename);
 
 int machine__load_vmlinux_path(struct machine *machine);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index a164e1ed5462..c8fe836e4c3c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 
 static void __maps__insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *map);
 
-const char *map_type__name[MAP__NR_TYPES] = {
-	[MAP__FUNCTION] = "Functions",
-	[MAP__VARIABLE] = "Variables",
-};
-
 static inline int is_anon_memory(const char *filename, u32 flags)
 {
 	return flags & MAP_HUGETLB ||
@@ -129,10 +124,8 @@ static inline bool replace_android_lib(const char *filename, char *newfilename)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void map__init(struct map *map, enum map_type type,
-	       u64 start, u64 end, u64 pgoff, struct dso *dso)
+void map__init(struct map *map, u64 start, u64 end, u64 pgoff, struct dso *dso)
 {
-	map->type     = type;
 	map->start    = start;
 	map->end      = end;
 	map->pgoff    = pgoff;
@@ -149,7 +142,7 @@ void map__init(struct map *map, enum map_type type,
 struct map *map__new(struct machine *machine, u64 start, u64 len,
 		     u64 pgoff, u32 d_maj, u32 d_min, u64 ino,
 		     u64 ino_gen, u32 prot, u32 flags, char *filename,
-		     enum map_type type, struct thread *thread)
+		     struct thread *thread)
 {
 	struct map *map = malloc(sizeof(*map));
 	struct nsinfo *nsi = NULL;
@@ -203,7 +196,7 @@ struct map *map__new(struct machine *machine, u64 start, u64 len,
 		if (dso == NULL)
 			goto out_delete;
 
-		map__init(map, type, start, start + len, pgoff, dso);
+		map__init(map, start, start + len, pgoff, dso);
 
 		if (anon || no_dso) {
 			map->map_ip = map->unmap_ip = identity__map_ip;
@@ -214,7 +207,7 @@ struct map *map__new(struct machine *machine, u64 start, u64 len,
 			 * unnecessary map__load warning.
 			 */
 			if (!(prot & PROT_EXEC))
-				dso__set_loaded(dso, map->type);
+				dso__set_loaded(dso);
 		}
 		dso->nsinfo = nsi;
 		dso__put(dso);
@@ -231,7 +224,7 @@ out_delete:
  * they are loaded) and for vmlinux, where only after we load all the
  * symbols we'll know where it starts and ends.
  */
-struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso)
 {
 	struct map *map = calloc(1, (sizeof(*map) +
 				     (dso->kernel ? sizeof(struct kmap) : 0)));
@@ -239,7 +232,7 @@ struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
 		/*
 		 * ->end will be filled after we load all the symbols
 		 */
-		map__init(map, type, start, 0, 0, dso);
+		map__init(map, start, 0, 0, dso);
 	}
 
 	return map;
@@ -256,12 +249,12 @@ struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
  */
 bool __map__is_kernel(const struct map *map)
 {
-	return __machine__kernel_map(map->groups->machine, map->type) == map;
+	return machine__kernel_map(map->groups->machine) == map;
 }
 
 bool map__has_symbols(const struct map *map)
 {
-	return dso__has_symbols(map->dso, map->type);
+	return dso__has_symbols(map->dso);
 }
 
 static void map__exit(struct map *map)
@@ -284,7 +277,7 @@ void map__put(struct map *map)
 
 void map__fixup_start(struct map *map)
 {
-	struct rb_root *symbols = &map->dso->symbols[map->type];
+	struct rb_root *symbols = &map->dso->symbols;
 	struct rb_node *nd = rb_first(symbols);
 	if (nd != NULL) {
 		struct symbol *sym = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
@@ -294,7 +287,7 @@ void map__fixup_start(struct map *map)
 
 void map__fixup_end(struct map *map)
 {
-	struct rb_root *symbols = &map->dso->symbols[map->type];
+	struct rb_root *symbols = &map->dso->symbols;
 	struct rb_node *nd = rb_last(symbols);
 	if (nd != NULL) {
 		struct symbol *sym = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
@@ -309,7 +302,7 @@ int map__load(struct map *map)
 	const char *name = map->dso->long_name;
 	int nr;
 
-	if (dso__loaded(map->dso, map->type))
+	if (dso__loaded(map->dso))
 		return 0;
 
 	nr = dso__load(map->dso, map);
@@ -353,7 +346,7 @@ struct symbol *map__find_symbol(struct map *map, u64 addr)
 	if (map__load(map) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return __dso__find_symbol(map->dso, map->type, addr);
+	return dso__find_symbol(map->dso, addr);
 }
 
 struct symbol *map__find_symbol_by_name(struct map *map, const char *name)
@@ -361,10 +354,10 @@ struct symbol *map__find_symbol_by_name(struct map *map, const char *name)
 	if (map__load(map) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!dso__sorted_by_name(map->dso, map->type))
-		dso__sort_by_name(map->dso, map->type);
+	if (!dso__sorted_by_name(map->dso))
+		dso__sort_by_name(map->dso);
 
-	return __dso__find_symbol_by_name(map->dso, map->type, name);
+	return dso__find_symbol_by_name(map->dso, name);
 }
 
 struct map *map__clone(struct map *from)
@@ -499,10 +492,7 @@ static void maps__init(struct maps *maps)
 
 void map_groups__init(struct map_groups *mg, struct machine *machine)
 {
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i) {
-		maps__init(&mg->maps[i]);
-	}
+	maps__init(&mg->maps);
 	mg->machine = machine;
 	refcount_set(&mg->refcnt, 1);
 }
@@ -530,22 +520,12 @@ static void maps__exit(struct maps *maps)
 
 void map_groups__exit(struct map_groups *mg)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-		maps__exit(&mg->maps[i]);
+	maps__exit(&mg->maps);
 }
 
 bool map_groups__empty(struct map_groups *mg)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i) {
-		if (maps__first(&mg->maps[i]))
-			return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
+	return !maps__first(&mg->maps);
 }
 
 struct map_groups *map_groups__new(struct machine *machine)
@@ -571,10 +551,9 @@ void map_groups__put(struct map_groups *mg)
 }
 
 struct symbol *map_groups__find_symbol(struct map_groups *mg,
-				       enum map_type type, u64 addr,
-				       struct map **mapp)
+				       u64 addr, struct map **mapp)
 {
-	struct map *map = __map_groups__find(mg, type, addr);
+	struct map *map = map_groups__find(mg, addr);
 
 	/* Ensure map is loaded before using map->map_ip */
 	if (map != NULL && map__load(map) >= 0) {
@@ -613,13 +592,10 @@ out:
 }
 
 struct symbol *map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(struct map_groups *mg,
-					       enum map_type type,
 					       const char *name,
 					       struct map **mapp)
 {
-	struct symbol *sym = maps__find_symbol_by_name(&mg->maps[type], name, mapp);
-
-	return sym;
+	return maps__find_symbol_by_name(&mg->maps, name, mapp);
 }
 
 int map_groups__find_ams(struct addr_map_symbol *ams)
@@ -627,7 +603,7 @@ int map_groups__find_ams(struct addr_map_symbol *ams)
 	if (ams->addr < ams->map->start || ams->addr >= ams->map->end) {
 		if (ams->map->groups == NULL)
 			return -1;
-		ams->map = __map_groups__find(ams->map->groups, ams->map->type, ams->addr);
+		ams->map = map_groups__find(ams->map->groups, ams->addr);
 		if (ams->map == NULL)
 			return -1;
 	}
@@ -650,7 +626,7 @@ static size_t maps__fprintf(struct maps *maps, FILE *fp)
 		printed += fprintf(fp, "Map:");
 		printed += map__fprintf(pos, fp);
 		if (verbose > 2) {
-			printed += dso__fprintf(pos->dso, pos->type, fp);
+			printed += dso__fprintf(pos->dso, fp);
 			printed += fprintf(fp, "--\n");
 		}
 	}
@@ -660,24 +636,14 @@ static size_t maps__fprintf(struct maps *maps, FILE *fp)
 	return printed;
 }
 
-size_t __map_groups__fprintf_maps(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type,
-				  FILE *fp)
-{
-	size_t printed = fprintf(fp, "%s:\n", map_type__name[type]);
-	return printed += maps__fprintf(&mg->maps[type], fp);
-}
-
 size_t map_groups__fprintf(struct map_groups *mg, FILE *fp)
 {
-	size_t printed = 0, i;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-		printed += __map_groups__fprintf_maps(mg, i, fp);
-	return printed;
+	return maps__fprintf(&mg->maps, fp);
 }
 
 static void __map_groups__insert(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map)
 {
-	__maps__insert(&mg->maps[map->type], map);
+	__maps__insert(&mg->maps, map);
 	map->groups = mg;
 }
 
@@ -762,19 +728,18 @@ out:
 int map_groups__fixup_overlappings(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map,
 				   FILE *fp)
 {
-	return maps__fixup_overlappings(&mg->maps[map->type], map, fp);
+	return maps__fixup_overlappings(&mg->maps, map, fp);
 }
 
 /*
  * XXX This should not really _copy_ te maps, but refcount them.
  */
-int map_groups__clone(struct thread *thread,
-		      struct map_groups *parent, enum map_type type)
+int map_groups__clone(struct thread *thread, struct map_groups *parent)
 {
 	struct map_groups *mg = thread->mg;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	struct map *map;
-	struct maps *maps = &parent->maps[type];
+	struct maps *maps = &parent->maps;
 
 	down_read(&maps->lock);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index d035d8f0d5b2..6eaa9f19dd47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "rwsem.h"
 
-enum map_type {
-	MAP__FUNCTION = 0,
-	MAP__VARIABLE,
-};
-
-#define MAP__NR_TYPES (MAP__VARIABLE + 1)
-
-extern const char *map_type__name[MAP__NR_TYPES];
-
 struct dso;
 struct ip_callchain;
 struct ref_reloc_sym;
@@ -35,7 +26,6 @@ struct map {
 	};
 	u64			start;
 	u64			end;
-	u8 /* enum map_type */	type;
 	bool			erange_warned;
 	u32			priv;
 	u32			prot;
@@ -67,7 +57,7 @@ struct maps {
 };
 
 struct map_groups {
-	struct maps	 maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	struct maps	 maps;
 	struct machine	 *machine;
 	refcount_t	 refcnt;
 };
@@ -125,7 +115,7 @@ struct thread;
  * Note: caller must ensure map->dso is not NULL (map is loaded).
  */
 #define map__for_each_symbol(map, pos, n)	\
-	dso__for_each_symbol(map->dso, pos, n, map->type)
+	dso__for_each_symbol(map->dso, pos, n)
 
 /* map__for_each_symbol_with_name - iterate over the symbols in the given map
  *                                  that have the given name
@@ -144,13 +134,13 @@ struct thread;
 #define map__for_each_symbol_by_name(map, sym_name, pos)		\
 	__map__for_each_symbol_by_name(map, sym_name, (pos))
 
-void map__init(struct map *map, enum map_type type,
+void map__init(struct map *map,
 	       u64 start, u64 end, u64 pgoff, struct dso *dso);
 struct map *map__new(struct machine *machine, u64 start, u64 len,
 		     u64 pgoff, u32 d_maj, u32 d_min, u64 ino,
 		     u64 ino_gen, u32 prot, u32 flags,
-		     char *filename, enum map_type type, struct thread *thread);
-struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
+		     char *filename, struct thread *thread);
+struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso);
 void map__delete(struct map *map);
 struct map *map__clone(struct map *map);
 
@@ -185,8 +175,6 @@ void map__fixup_end(struct map *map);
 
 void map__reloc_vmlinux(struct map *map);
 
-size_t __map_groups__fprintf_maps(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type,
-				  FILE *fp);
 void maps__insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *map);
 void maps__remove(struct maps *maps, struct map *map);
 struct map *maps__find(struct maps *maps, u64 addr);
@@ -197,33 +185,26 @@ struct symbol *maps__find_symbol_by_name(struct maps *maps, const char *name,
 void map_groups__init(struct map_groups *mg, struct machine *machine);
 void map_groups__exit(struct map_groups *mg);
 int map_groups__clone(struct thread *thread,
-		      struct map_groups *parent, enum map_type type);
+		      struct map_groups *parent);
 size_t map_groups__fprintf(struct map_groups *mg, FILE *fp);
 
-int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps, const char *symbol_name,
-				     u64 addr);
+int map__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map *map, const char *symbol_name,
+				    u64 addr);
 
 static inline void map_groups__insert(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map)
 {
-	maps__insert(&mg->maps[map->type], map);
+	maps__insert(&mg->maps, map);
 	map->groups = mg;
 }
 
 static inline void map_groups__remove(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map)
 {
-	maps__remove(&mg->maps[map->type], map);
-}
-
-static inline struct map *__map_groups__find(struct map_groups *mg,
-					     enum map_type type, u64 addr)
-{
-	return maps__find(&mg->maps[type], addr);
+	maps__remove(&mg->maps, map);
 }
 
 static inline struct map *map_groups__find(struct map_groups *mg, u64 addr)
 {
-	struct map *map = __map_groups__find(mg, MAP__FUNCTION, addr);
-	return map ?: __map_groups__find(mg, MAP__VARIABLE, addr);
+	return maps__find(&mg->maps, addr);
 }
 
 struct map *map_groups__first(struct map_groups *mg);
@@ -234,11 +215,9 @@ static inline struct map *map_groups__next(struct map *map)
 }
 
 struct symbol *map_groups__find_symbol(struct map_groups *mg,
-				       enum map_type type, u64 addr,
-				       struct map **mapp);
+				       u64 addr, struct map **mapp);
 
 struct symbol *map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(struct map_groups *mg,
-					       enum map_type type,
 					       const char *name,
 					       struct map **mapp);
 
@@ -250,18 +229,13 @@ static inline
 struct symbol *map_groups__find_function_by_name(struct map_groups *mg,
 						 const char *name, struct map **mapp)
 {
-	return map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(mg, MAP__FUNCTION, name, mapp);
+	return map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(mg, name, mapp);
 }
 
 int map_groups__fixup_overlappings(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map,
 				   FILE *fp);
 
-struct map *__map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type, const char *name);
-
-static inline struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, const char *name)
-{
-	return __map_groups__find_by_name(mg, MAP__FUNCTION, name);
-}
+struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, const char *name);
 
 bool __map__is_kernel(const struct map *map);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 50139764c6d7..fefe2fdd1b83 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -3503,19 +3503,18 @@ int show_available_funcs(const char *target, struct nsinfo *nsi,
 			       (target) ? : "kernel");
 		goto end;
 	}
-	if (!dso__sorted_by_name(map->dso, map->type))
-		dso__sort_by_name(map->dso, map->type);
+	if (!dso__sorted_by_name(map->dso))
+		dso__sort_by_name(map->dso);
 
 	/* Show all (filtered) symbols */
 	setup_pager();
 
-        for (nd = rb_first(&map->dso->symbol_names[map->type]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+	for (nd = rb_first(&map->dso->symbol_names); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct symbol_name_rb_node *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node);
 
 		if (strfilter__compare(_filter, pos->sym.name))
 			printf("%s\n", pos->sym.name);
-        }
-
+	}
 end:
 	map__put(map);
 	exit_probe_symbol_maps();
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index f4a7a437ee87..b998bb475589 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1973,12 +1973,11 @@ bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *session, const char *msg)
 	return false;
 }
 
-int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
-				     const char *symbol_name, u64 addr)
+int map__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map *map, const char *symbol_name, u64 addr)
 {
 	char *bracket;
-	int i;
 	struct ref_reloc_sym *ref;
+	struct kmap *kmap;
 
 	ref = zalloc(sizeof(struct ref_reloc_sym));
 	if (ref == NULL)
@@ -1996,13 +1995,9 @@ int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
 
 	ref->addr = addr;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i) {
-		struct kmap *kmap = map__kmap(maps[i]);
-
-		if (!kmap)
-			continue;
+	kmap = map__kmap(map);
+	if (kmap)
 		kmap->ref_reloc_sym = ref;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 82a1aadc245f..5fd81c19eebf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -114,16 +114,9 @@ static inline int elf_sym__is_label(const GElf_Sym *sym)
 		sym->st_shndx != SHN_ABS;
 }
 
-static bool elf_sym__is_a(GElf_Sym *sym, enum map_type type)
+static bool elf_sym__filter(GElf_Sym *sym)
 {
-	switch (type) {
-	case MAP__FUNCTION:
-		return elf_sym__is_function(sym);
-	case MAP__VARIABLE:
-		return elf_sym__is_object(sym);
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
+	return elf_sym__is_function(sym) || elf_sym__is_object(sym);
 }
 
 static inline const char *elf_sym__name(const GElf_Sym *sym,
@@ -150,17 +143,10 @@ static inline bool elf_sec__is_data(const GElf_Shdr *shdr,
 	return strstr(elf_sec__name(shdr, secstrs), "data") != NULL;
 }
 
-static bool elf_sec__is_a(GElf_Shdr *shdr, Elf_Data *secstrs,
-			  enum map_type type)
+static bool elf_sec__filter(GElf_Shdr *shdr, Elf_Data *secstrs)
 {
-	switch (type) {
-	case MAP__FUNCTION:
-		return elf_sec__is_text(shdr, secstrs);
-	case MAP__VARIABLE:
-		return elf_sec__is_data(shdr, secstrs);
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
+	return elf_sec__is_text(shdr, secstrs) || 
+	       elf_sec__is_data(shdr, secstrs);
 }
 
 static size_t elf_addr_to_index(Elf *elf, GElf_Addr addr)
@@ -256,7 +242,7 @@ static char *demangle_sym(struct dso *dso, int kmodule, const char *elf_name)
  * And always look at the original dso, not at debuginfo packages, that
  * have the PLT data stripped out (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_NOBITS).
  */
-int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss, struct map *map)
+int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss)
 {
 	uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
 	GElf_Sym sym;
@@ -369,7 +355,7 @@ int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss, struct map *
 				goto out_elf_end;
 
 			plt_offset += plt_entry_size;
-			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols[map->type], f);
+			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols, f);
 			++nr;
 		}
 	} else if (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_REL) {
@@ -395,7 +381,7 @@ int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss, struct map *
 				goto out_elf_end;
 
 			plt_offset += plt_entry_size;
-			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols[map->type], f);
+			symbols__insert(&dso->symbols, f);
 			++nr;
 		}
 	}
@@ -844,7 +830,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 	 * have the wrong values for the dso maps, so remove them.
 	 */
 	if (kmodule && syms_ss->symtab)
-		symbols__delete(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
+		symbols__delete(&dso->symbols);
 
 	if (!syms_ss->symtab) {
 		/*
@@ -936,7 +922,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 		const char *section_name;
 		bool used_opd = false;
 
-		if (!is_label && !elf_sym__is_a(&sym, map->type))
+		if (!is_label && !elf_sym__filter(&sym))
 			continue;
 
 		/* Reject ARM ELF "mapping symbols": these aren't unique and
@@ -974,7 +960,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 
 		gelf_getshdr(sec, &shdr);
 
-		if (is_label && !elf_sec__is_a(&shdr, secstrs, map->type))
+		if (is_label && !elf_sec__filter(&shdr, secstrs))
 			continue;
 
 		section_name = elf_sec__name(&shdr, secstrs);
@@ -1042,7 +1028,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 			snprintf(dso_name, sizeof(dso_name),
 				 "%s%s", dso->short_name, section_name);
 
-			curr_map = __map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, map->type, dso_name);
+			curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, dso_name);
 			if (curr_map == NULL) {
 				u64 start = sym.st_value;
 
@@ -1055,8 +1041,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 				curr_dso->kernel = dso->kernel;
 				curr_dso->long_name = dso->long_name;
 				curr_dso->long_name_len = dso->long_name_len;
-				curr_map = map__new2(start, curr_dso,
-						     map->type);
+				curr_map = map__new2(start, curr_dso);
 				dso__put(curr_dso);
 				if (curr_map == NULL) {
 					goto out_elf_end;
@@ -1081,7 +1066,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 				dsos__add(&map->groups->machine->dsos, curr_dso);
 				/* kmaps already got it */
 				map__put(curr_map);
-				dso__set_loaded(curr_dso, map->type);
+				dso__set_loaded(curr_dso);
 			} else
 				curr_dso = curr_map->dso;
 
@@ -1110,7 +1095,7 @@ new_symbol:
 
 		arch__sym_update(f, &sym);
 
-		__symbols__insert(&curr_dso->symbols[curr_map->type], f, dso->kernel);
+		__symbols__insert(&curr_dso->symbols, f, dso->kernel);
 		nr++;
 	}
 
@@ -1118,14 +1103,14 @@ new_symbol:
 	 * For misannotated, zeroed, ASM function sizes.
 	 */
 	if (nr > 0) {
-		symbols__fixup_end(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
-		symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
+		symbols__fixup_end(&dso->symbols);
+		symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols);
 		if (kmap) {
 			/*
 			 * We need to fixup this here too because we create new
 			 * maps here, for things like vsyscall sections.
 			 */
-			__map_groups__fixup_end(kmaps, map->type);
+			map_groups__fixup_end(kmaps);
 		}
 	}
 	err = nr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
index ff48d0d49584..7119df77dc0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ void symsrc__destroy(struct symsrc *ss)
 }
 
 int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused,
-				struct symsrc *ss __maybe_unused,
-				struct map *map __maybe_unused)
+				struct symsrc *ss __maybe_unused)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index fe0e0d84a586..efc16a3e0b45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -71,18 +71,10 @@ static enum dso_binary_type binary_type_symtab[] = {
 
 #define DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYMTAB_CNT ARRAY_SIZE(binary_type_symtab)
 
-static bool symbol_type__is_a(char symbol_type, enum map_type map_type)
+static bool symbol_type__filter(char symbol_type)
 {
 	symbol_type = toupper(symbol_type);
-
-	switch (map_type) {
-	case MAP__FUNCTION:
-		return symbol_type == 'T' || symbol_type == 'W';
-	case MAP__VARIABLE:
-		return symbol_type == 'D';
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
+	return symbol_type == 'T' || symbol_type == 'W' || symbol_type == 'D';
 }
 
 static int prefix_underscores_count(const char *str)
@@ -229,9 +221,9 @@ void symbols__fixup_end(struct rb_root *symbols)
 		curr->end = roundup(curr->start, 4096) + 4096;
 }
 
-void __map_groups__fixup_end(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type)
+void map_groups__fixup_end(struct map_groups *mg)
 {
-	struct maps *maps = &mg->maps[type];
+	struct maps *maps = &mg->maps;
 	struct map *next, *curr;
 
 	down_write(&maps->lock);
@@ -486,55 +478,40 @@ static struct symbol *symbols__find_by_name(struct rb_root *symbols,
 
 void dso__reset_find_symbol_cache(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	enum map_type type;
-
-	for (type = MAP__FUNCTION; type <= MAP__VARIABLE; ++type) {
-		dso->last_find_result[type].addr   = 0;
-		dso->last_find_result[type].symbol = NULL;
-	}
+	dso->last_find_result.addr   = 0;
+	dso->last_find_result.symbol = NULL;
 }
 
-void dso__insert_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type, struct symbol *sym)
+void dso__insert_symbol(struct dso *dso, struct symbol *sym)
 {
-	__symbols__insert(&dso->symbols[type], sym, dso->kernel);
+	__symbols__insert(&dso->symbols, sym, dso->kernel);
 
 	/* update the symbol cache if necessary */
-	if (dso->last_find_result[type].addr >= sym->start &&
-	    (dso->last_find_result[type].addr < sym->end ||
+	if (dso->last_find_result.addr >= sym->start &&
+	    (dso->last_find_result.addr < sym->end ||
 	    sym->start == sym->end)) {
-		dso->last_find_result[type].symbol = sym;
+		dso->last_find_result.symbol = sym;
 	}
 }
 
-struct symbol *__dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso,
-				  enum map_type type, u64 addr)
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, u64 addr)
 {
-	if (dso->last_find_result[type].addr != addr || dso->last_find_result[type].symbol == NULL) {
-		dso->last_find_result[type].addr   = addr;
-		dso->last_find_result[type].symbol = symbols__find(&dso->symbols[type], addr);
+	if (dso->last_find_result.addr != addr || dso->last_find_result.symbol == NULL) {
+		dso->last_find_result.addr   = addr;
+		dso->last_find_result.symbol = symbols__find(&dso->symbols, addr);
 	}
 
-	return dso->last_find_result[type].symbol;
-}
-
-static struct symbol *__dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
-{
-	return symbols__first(&dso->symbols[type]);
+	return dso->last_find_result.symbol;
 }
 
 struct symbol *dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	return __dso__first_symbol(dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
-}
-
-static struct symbol *__dso__last_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
-{
-	return symbols__last(&dso->symbols[type]);
+	return symbols__first(&dso->symbols);
 }
 
 struct symbol *dso__last_symbol(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	return __dso__last_symbol(dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
+	return symbols__last(&dso->symbols);
 }
 
 struct symbol *dso__next_symbol(struct symbol *sym)
@@ -553,22 +530,20 @@ struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym)
  /*
   * Returns first symbol that matched with @name.
   */
-struct symbol *__dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
-					  const char *name)
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, const char *name)
 {
-	struct symbol *s = symbols__find_by_name(&dso->symbol_names[type], name,
+	struct symbol *s = symbols__find_by_name(&dso->symbol_names, name,
 						 SYMBOL_TAG_INCLUDE__NONE);
 	if (!s)
-		s = symbols__find_by_name(&dso->symbol_names[type], name,
+		s = symbols__find_by_name(&dso->symbol_names, name,
 					  SYMBOL_TAG_INCLUDE__DEFAULT_ONLY);
 	return s;
 }
 
-void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *dso)
 {
-	dso__set_sorted_by_name(dso, type);
-	return symbols__sort_by_name(&dso->symbol_names[type],
-				     &dso->symbols[type]);
+	dso__set_sorted_by_name(dso);
+	return symbols__sort_by_name(&dso->symbol_names, &dso->symbols);
 }
 
 int modules__parse(const char *filename, void *arg,
@@ -674,9 +649,9 @@ static int map__process_kallsym_symbol(void *arg, const char *name,
 {
 	struct symbol *sym;
 	struct process_kallsyms_args *a = arg;
-	struct rb_root *root = &a->dso->symbols[a->map->type];
+	struct rb_root *root = &a->dso->symbols;
 
-	if (!symbol_type__is_a(type, a->map->type))
+	if (!symbol_type__filter(type))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -714,8 +689,8 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms_for_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 	struct map *curr_map;
 	struct symbol *pos;
 	int count = 0;
-	struct rb_root old_root = dso->symbols[map->type];
-	struct rb_root *root = &dso->symbols[map->type];
+	struct rb_root old_root = dso->symbols;
+	struct rb_root *root = &dso->symbols;
 	struct rb_node *next = rb_first(root);
 
 	if (!kmaps)
@@ -735,7 +710,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms_for_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 		if (module)
 			*module = '\0';
 
-		curr_map = __map_groups__find(kmaps, map->type, pos->start);
+		curr_map = map_groups__find(kmaps, pos->start);
 
 		if (!curr_map) {
 			symbol__delete(pos);
@@ -745,7 +720,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms_for_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 		pos->start -= curr_map->start - curr_map->pgoff;
 		if (pos->end)
 			pos->end -= curr_map->start - curr_map->pgoff;
-		symbols__insert(&curr_map->dso->symbols[curr_map->type], pos);
+		symbols__insert(&curr_map->dso->symbols, pos);
 		++count;
 	}
 
@@ -767,7 +742,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, u64 delta)
 	struct map *curr_map = map;
 	struct symbol *pos;
 	int count = 0, moved = 0;
-	struct rb_root *root = &dso->symbols[map->type];
+	struct rb_root *root = &dso->symbols;
 	struct rb_node *next = rb_first(root);
 	int kernel_range = 0;
 
@@ -800,11 +775,10 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, u64 delta)
 					 * symbols are in its kmap. Mark it as
 					 * loaded.
 					 */
-					dso__set_loaded(curr_map->dso,
-							curr_map->type);
+					dso__set_loaded(curr_map->dso);
 				}
 
-				curr_map = __map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, map->type, module);
+				curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, module);
 				if (curr_map == NULL) {
 					pr_debug("%s/proc/{kallsyms,modules} "
 					         "inconsistency while looking "
@@ -854,7 +828,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, u64 delta)
 
 			ndso->kernel = dso->kernel;
 
-			curr_map = map__new2(pos->start, ndso, map->type);
+			curr_map = map__new2(pos->start, ndso);
 			if (curr_map == NULL) {
 				dso__put(ndso);
 				return -1;
@@ -871,7 +845,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, u64 delta)
 add_symbol:
 		if (curr_map != map) {
 			rb_erase(&pos->rb_node, root);
-			symbols__insert(&curr_map->dso->symbols[curr_map->type], pos);
+			symbols__insert(&curr_map->dso->symbols, pos);
 			++moved;
 		} else
 			++count;
@@ -885,7 +859,7 @@ discard_symbol:
 	if (curr_map != map &&
 	    dso->kernel == DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL &&
 	    machine__is_default_guest(kmaps->machine)) {
-		dso__set_loaded(curr_map->dso, curr_map->type);
+		dso__set_loaded(curr_map->dso);
 	}
 
 	return count + moved;
@@ -1046,14 +1020,9 @@ out_delete_from:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct map *__map_groups__first(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type)
-{
-	return maps__first(&mg->maps[type]);
-}
-
 struct map *map_groups__first(struct map_groups *mg)
 {
-	return __map_groups__first(mg, MAP__FUNCTION);
+	return maps__first(&mg->maps);
 }
 
 static int do_validate_kcore_modules(const char *filename, struct map *map,
@@ -1067,7 +1036,7 @@ static int do_validate_kcore_modules(const char *filename, struct map *map,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	old_map = __map_groups__first(kmaps, map->type);
+	old_map = map_groups__first(kmaps);
 	while (old_map) {
 		struct map *next = map_groups__next(old_map);
 		struct module_info *mi;
@@ -1159,7 +1128,6 @@ static int validate_kcore_addresses(const char *kallsyms_filename,
 
 struct kcore_mapfn_data {
 	struct dso *dso;
-	enum map_type type;
 	struct list_head maps;
 };
 
@@ -1168,7 +1136,7 @@ static int kcore_mapfn(u64 start, u64 len, u64 pgoff, void *data)
 	struct kcore_mapfn_data *md = data;
 	struct map *map;
 
-	map = map__new2(start, md->dso, md->type);
+	map = map__new2(start, md->dso);
 	if (map == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1207,7 +1175,6 @@ static int dso__load_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	md.dso = dso;
-	md.type = map->type;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&md.maps);
 
 	fd = open(kcore_filename, O_RDONLY);
@@ -1230,7 +1197,7 @@ static int dso__load_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	}
 
 	/* Remove old maps */
-	old_map = __map_groups__first(kmaps, map->type);
+	old_map = map_groups__first(kmaps);
 	while (old_map) {
 		struct map *next = map_groups__next(old_map);
 
@@ -1240,7 +1207,7 @@ static int dso__load_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	}
 
 	/* Find the kernel map using the first symbol */
-	sym = __dso__first_symbol(dso, map->type);
+	sym = dso__first_symbol(dso);
 	list_for_each_entry(new_map, &md.maps, node) {
 		if (sym && sym->start >= new_map->start &&
 		    sym->start < new_map->end) {
@@ -1339,8 +1306,8 @@ int __dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, const char *filename,
 	if (kallsyms__delta(map, filename, &delta))
 		return -1;
 
-	symbols__fixup_end(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
-	symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
+	symbols__fixup_end(&dso->symbols);
+	symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols);
 
 	if (dso->kernel == DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL)
 		dso->symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KALLSYMS;
@@ -1359,8 +1326,7 @@ int dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, const char *filename,
 	return __dso__load_kallsyms(dso, filename, map, false);
 }
 
-static int dso__load_perf_map(const char *map_path, struct dso *dso,
-			      struct map *map)
+static int dso__load_perf_map(const char *map_path, struct dso *dso)
 {
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t n;
@@ -1402,7 +1368,7 @@ static int dso__load_perf_map(const char *map_path, struct dso *dso,
 		if (sym == NULL)
 			goto out_delete_line;
 
-		symbols__insert(&dso->symbols[map->type], sym);
+		symbols__insert(&dso->symbols, sym);
 		nr_syms++;
 	}
 
@@ -1527,7 +1493,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&dso->lock);
 
 	/* check again under the dso->lock */
-	if (dso__loaded(dso, map->type)) {
+	if (dso__loaded(dso)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1560,7 +1526,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		ret = dso__load_perf_map(map_path, dso, map);
+		ret = dso__load_perf_map(map_path, dso);
 		dso->symtab_type = ret > 0 ? DSO_BINARY_TYPE__JAVA_JIT :
 					     DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND;
 		goto out;
@@ -1669,7 +1635,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		int nr_plt;
 
-		nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(dso, runtime_ss, map);
+		nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(dso, runtime_ss);
 		if (nr_plt > 0)
 			ret += nr_plt;
 	}
@@ -1681,16 +1647,16 @@ out_free:
 	if (ret < 0 && strstr(dso->name, " (deleted)") != NULL)
 		ret = 0;
 out:
-	dso__set_loaded(dso, map->type);
+	dso__set_loaded(dso);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dso->lock);
 	nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct map *__map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type, const char *name)
+struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, const char *name)
 {
-	struct maps *maps = &mg->maps[type];
+	struct maps *maps = &mg->maps;
 	struct map *map;
 
 	down_read(&maps->lock);
@@ -1737,7 +1703,7 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		else
 			dso->binary_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__VMLINUX;
 		dso__set_long_name(dso, vmlinux, vmlinux_allocated);
-		dso__set_loaded(dso, map->type);
+		dso__set_loaded(dso);
 		pr_debug("Using %s for symbols\n", symfs_vmlinux);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 3e2ac485c6d9..1a16438eb3ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -260,16 +260,11 @@ int __dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, const char *filename, struct map *map,
 			 bool no_kcore);
 int dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, const char *filename, struct map *map);
 
-void dso__insert_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
+void dso__insert_symbol(struct dso *dso,
 			struct symbol *sym);
 
-struct symbol *__dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type, u64 addr);
-struct symbol *__dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type, const char *name);
-
-static inline struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, u64 addr)
-{
-	return __dso__find_symbol(dso, MAP__FUNCTION, addr);
-}
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, u64 addr);
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, const char *name);
 
 struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym);
 
@@ -312,8 +307,7 @@ int symbol__config_symfs(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
 
 int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
 		  struct symsrc *runtime_ss, int kmodule);
-int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss,
-				struct map *map);
+int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, struct symsrc *ss);
 
 char *dso__demangle_sym(struct dso *dso, int kmodule, const char *elf_name);
 
@@ -321,7 +315,7 @@ void __symbols__insert(struct rb_root *symbols, struct symbol *sym, bool kernel)
 void symbols__insert(struct rb_root *symbols, struct symbol *sym);
 void symbols__fixup_duplicate(struct rb_root *symbols);
 void symbols__fixup_end(struct rb_root *symbols);
-void __map_groups__fixup_end(struct map_groups *mg, enum map_type type);
+void map_groups__fixup_end(struct map_groups *mg);
 
 typedef int (*mapfn_t)(u64 start, u64 len, u64 pgoff, void *data);
 int file__read_maps(int fd, bool exe, mapfn_t mapfn, void *data,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol_fprintf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol_fprintf.c
index 6dd2cb88ccbe..ed0205cc7942 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol_fprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol_fprintf.c
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ size_t symbol__fprintf_symname(const struct symbol *sym, FILE *fp)
 }
 
 size_t dso__fprintf_symbols_by_name(struct dso *dso,
-				    enum map_type type, FILE *fp)
+				    FILE *fp)
 {
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct symbol_name_rb_node *pos;
 
-	for (nd = rb_first(&dso->symbol_names[type]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+	for (nd = rb_first(&dso->symbol_names); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		pos = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node);
 		fprintf(fp, "%s\n", pos->sym.name);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index ddbf0470b048..2048d393ece6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -302,23 +302,20 @@ int thread__insert_map(struct thread *thread, struct map *map)
 static int __thread__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	bool initialized = false;
-	int i, err = 0;
+	int err = 0;
+	struct maps *maps = &thread->mg->maps;
+	struct map *map;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i) {
-		struct maps *maps = &thread->mg->maps[i];
-		struct map *map;
+	down_read(&maps->lock);
 
-		down_read(&maps->lock);
-
-		for (map = maps__first(maps); map; map = map__next(map)) {
-			err = unwind__prepare_access(thread, map, &initialized);
-			if (err || initialized)
-				break;
-		}
-
-		up_read(&maps->lock);
+	for (map = maps__first(maps); map; map = map__next(map)) {
+		err = unwind__prepare_access(thread, map, &initialized);
+		if (err || initialized)
+			break;
 	}
 
+	up_read(&maps->lock);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -335,8 +332,6 @@ static int thread__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
 static int thread__clone_map_groups(struct thread *thread,
 				    struct thread *parent)
 {
-	int i;
-
 	/* This is new thread, we share map groups for process. */
 	if (thread->pid_ == parent->pid_)
 		return thread__prepare_access(thread);
@@ -348,9 +343,8 @@ static int thread__clone_map_groups(struct thread *thread,
 	}
 
 	/* But this one is new process, copy maps. */
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-		if (map_groups__clone(thread, parent->mg, i) < 0)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+	if (map_groups__clone(thread, parent->mg) < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
 }