diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index e98e14c88532..4734f41f801d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ LIB_H += util/cpumap.h
 LIB_H += util/top.h
 LIB_H += $(ARCH_INCLUDE)
 LIB_H += util/cgroup.h
+LIB_H += util/target.h
 
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/abspath.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/alias.o
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/util.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/xyarray.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/cpumap.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/cgroup.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/target.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-annotate.o
 
@@ -481,6 +483,7 @@ else
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/helpline.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/progress.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/util.o
+		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/tui/setup.o
 		LIB_H += ui/browser.h
 		LIB_H += ui/browsers/map.h
 		LIB_H += ui/helpline.h
@@ -503,6 +506,11 @@ else
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0)
 		EXTLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0)
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/gtk/browser.o
+		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/gtk/setup.o
+		# Make sure that it'd be included only once.
+		ifneq ($(findstring -DNO_NEWT_SUPPORT,$(BASIC_CFLAGS)),)
+			LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/setup.o
+		endif
 	endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 10b1f1f25ed7..d19058a7b84c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ struct perf_record {
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
 	struct perf_session	*session;
 	const char		*progname;
-	const char		*uid_str;
 	int			output;
 	unsigned int		page_size;
 	int			realtime_prio;
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ try_again:
 			if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES) {
 				ui__error_paranoid();
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			} else if (err ==  ENODEV && opts->cpu_list) {
+			} else if (err ==  ENODEV && opts->target.cpu_list) {
 				die("No such device - did you specify"
 					" an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
 			} else if (err == EINVAL) {
@@ -243,9 +242,13 @@ try_again:
 			/*
 			 * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer
 			 * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
-			 * is always available even if no PMU support:
+			 * is always available even if no PMU support.
+			 *
+			 * PPC returns ENXIO until 2.6.37 (behavior changed
+			 * with commit b0a873e).
 			 */
-			if (err == ENOENT && attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
+			if ((err == ENOENT || err == ENXIO)
+					&& attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE
 					&& attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
 
 				if (verbose)
@@ -253,6 +256,10 @@ try_again:
 						    "trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
 				attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
 				attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
+				if (pos->name) {
+					free(pos->name);
+					pos->name = NULL;
+				}
 				goto try_again;
 			}
 
@@ -578,7 +585,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		perf_session__process_machines(session, tool,
 					       perf_event__synthesize_guest_os);
 
-	if (!opts->system_wide)
+	if (!opts->target.system_wide)
 		perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(tool, evsel_list->threads,
 						  process_synthesized_event,
 						  machine);
@@ -765,9 +772,9 @@ const struct option record_options[] = {
 		     parse_events_option),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "filter", &record.evlist, "filter",
 		     "event filter", parse_filter),
-	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &record.opts.target_pid, "pid",
+	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &record.opts.target.pid, "pid",
 		    "record events on existing process id"),
-	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &record.opts.target_tid, "tid",
+	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &record.opts.target.tid, "tid",
 		    "record events on existing thread id"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &record.realtime_prio,
 		    "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
@@ -775,11 +782,11 @@ const struct option record_options[] = {
 		    "collect data without buffering"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('R', "raw-samples", &record.opts.raw_samples,
 		    "collect raw sample records from all opened counters"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &record.opts.system_wide,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &record.opts.target.system_wide,
 			    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "append", &record.append_file,
 			    "append to the output file to do incremental profiling"),
-	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &record.opts.cpu_list, "cpu",
+	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &record.opts.target.cpu_list, "cpu",
 		    "list of cpus to monitor"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &record.force,
 			"overwrite existing data file (deprecated)"),
@@ -813,7 +820,8 @@ const struct option record_options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &record.evlist, "name",
 		     "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.opts.target.uid_str, "user",
+		   "user to profile"),
 
 	OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('b', "branch-any", &record.opts.branch_stack,
 		     "branch any", "sample any taken branches",
@@ -831,6 +839,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 	struct perf_evlist *evsel_list;
 	struct perf_record *rec = &record;
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
 	perf_header__set_cmdline(argc, argv);
 
@@ -842,8 +851,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, record_options, record_usage,
 			    PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
-	if (!argc && !rec->opts.target_pid && !rec->opts.target_tid &&
-		!rec->opts.system_wide && !rec->opts.cpu_list && !rec->uid_str)
+	if (!argc && perf_target__none(&rec->opts.target))
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
 	if (rec->force && rec->append_file) {
@@ -856,7 +864,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		rec->write_mode = WRITE_FORCE;
 	}
 
-	if (nr_cgroups && !rec->opts.system_wide) {
+	if (nr_cgroups && !rec->opts.target.system_wide) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "cgroup monitoring only available in"
 			" system-wide mode\n");
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
@@ -883,17 +891,25 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		goto out_symbol_exit;
 	}
 
-	rec->opts.uid = parse_target_uid(rec->uid_str, rec->opts.target_tid,
-					 rec->opts.target_pid);
-	if (rec->uid_str != NULL && rec->opts.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
+	err = perf_target__validate(&rec->opts.target);
+	if (err) {
+		perf_target__strerror(&rec->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
+		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
+	}
+
+	err = perf_target__parse_uid(&rec->opts.target);
+	if (err) {
+		int saved_errno = errno;
+
+		perf_target__strerror(&rec->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
+		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
+
+		err = -saved_errno;
 		goto out_free_fd;
+	}
 
-	if (rec->opts.target_pid)
-		rec->opts.target_tid = rec->opts.target_pid;
-
-	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, rec->opts.target_pid,
-				     rec->opts.target_tid, rec->opts.uid,
-				     rec->opts.cpu_list) < 0)
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index cec2b8cee80c..74776558ddfb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct hists *self,
 	if (evname != NULL)
 		ret += fprintf(fp, " of event '%s'", evname);
 
-	ret += fprintf(fp, "\n# Event count (approx.): %lu", nr_events);
+	ret += fprintf(fp, "\n# Event count (approx.): %" PRIu64, nr_events);
 	return ret + fprintf(fp, "\n#\n");
 }
 
@@ -676,14 +676,10 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(report.input_name, "-") != 0) {
-		if (report.use_gtk)
-			perf_gtk_setup_browser(argc, argv, true);
-		else
-			setup_browser(true);
-	} else {
+	if (strcmp(report.input_name, "-") != 0)
+		setup_browser(true);
+	else
 		use_browser = 0;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Only in the newt browser we are doing integrated annotation,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index dde9e17c018b..d0605689bad9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -175,22 +175,21 @@ static struct perf_event_attr very_very_detailed_attrs[] = {
 
 static struct perf_evlist	*evsel_list;
 
-static bool			system_wide			=  false;
-static int			run_idx				=  0;
+static struct perf_target	target = {
+	.uid	= UINT_MAX,
+};
 
+static int			run_idx				=  0;
 static int			run_count			=  1;
 static bool			no_inherit			= false;
 static bool			scale				=  true;
 static bool			no_aggr				= false;
-static const char		*target_pid;
-static const char		*target_tid;
 static pid_t			child_pid			= -1;
 static bool			null_run			=  false;
 static int			detailed_run			=  0;
 static bool			sync_run			=  false;
 static bool			big_num				=  true;
 static int			big_num_opt			=  -1;
-static const char		*cpu_list;
 static const char		*csv_sep			= NULL;
 static bool			csv_output			= false;
 static bool			group				= false;
@@ -293,10 +292,10 @@ static int create_perf_stat_counter(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 
 	attr->inherit = !no_inherit;
 
-	if (system_wide)
+	if (!perf_target__no_cpu(&target))
 		return perf_evsel__open_per_cpu(evsel, evsel_list->cpus,
 						group, group_fd);
-	if (!target_pid && !target_tid && (!group || evsel == first)) {
+	if (perf_target__no_task(&target) && (!group || evsel == first)) {
 		attr->disabled = 1;
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
 	}
@@ -446,7 +445,7 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __used, const char **argv)
 			exit(-1);
 		}
 
-		if (!target_tid && !target_pid && !system_wide)
+		if (perf_target__none(&target))
 			evsel_list->threads->map[0] = child_pid;
 
 		/*
@@ -463,8 +462,13 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __used, const char **argv)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
 		if (create_perf_stat_counter(counter, first) < 0) {
+			/*
+			 * PPC returns ENXIO for HW counters until 2.6.37
+			 * (behavior changed with commit b0a873e).
+			 */
 			if (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOSYS ||
-			    errno == ENOENT || errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
+			    errno == ENOENT || errno == EOPNOTSUPP ||
+			    errno == ENXIO) {
 				if (verbose)
 					ui__warning("%s event is not supported by the kernel.\n",
 						    event_name(counter));
@@ -476,7 +480,7 @@ static int run_perf_stat(int argc __used, const char **argv)
 				error("You may not have permission to collect %sstats.\n"
 				      "\t Consider tweaking"
 				      " /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid or running as root.",
-				      system_wide ? "system-wide " : "");
+				      target.system_wide ? "system-wide " : "");
 			} else {
 				error("open_counter returned with %d (%s). "
 				      "/bin/dmesg may provide additional information.\n",
@@ -968,14 +972,14 @@ static void print_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!csv_output) {
 		fprintf(output, "\n");
 		fprintf(output, " Performance counter stats for ");
-		if (!target_pid && !target_tid) {
+		if (perf_target__no_task(&target)) {
 			fprintf(output, "\'%s", argv[0]);
 			for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
 				fprintf(output, " %s", argv[i]);
-		} else if (target_pid)
-			fprintf(output, "process id \'%s", target_pid);
+		} else if (target.pid)
+			fprintf(output, "process id \'%s", target.pid);
 		else
-			fprintf(output, "thread id \'%s", target_tid);
+			fprintf(output, "thread id \'%s", target.tid);
 
 		fprintf(output, "\'");
 		if (run_count > 1)
@@ -1049,11 +1053,11 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 		     "event filter", parse_filter),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "no-inherit", &no_inherit,
 		    "child tasks do not inherit counters"),
-	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &target_pid, "pid",
+	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &target.pid, "pid",
 		   "stat events on existing process id"),
-	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &target_tid, "tid",
+	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &target.tid, "tid",
 		   "stat events on existing thread id"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &target.system_wide,
 		    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "group", &group,
 		    "put the counters into a counter group"),
@@ -1072,7 +1076,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('B', "big-num", NULL, NULL, 
 			   "print large numbers with thousands\' separators",
 			   stat__set_big_num),
-	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &cpu_list, "cpu",
+	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &target.cpu_list, "cpu",
 		    "list of cpus to monitor in system-wide"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('A', "no-aggr", &no_aggr,
 		    "disable CPU count aggregation"),
@@ -1190,13 +1194,13 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	} else if (big_num_opt == 0) /* User passed --no-big-num */
 		big_num = false;
 
-	if (!argc && !target_pid && !target_tid)
+	if (!argc && perf_target__no_task(&target))
 		usage_with_options(stat_usage, options);
 	if (run_count <= 0)
 		usage_with_options(stat_usage, options);
 
 	/* no_aggr, cgroup are for system-wide only */
-	if ((no_aggr || nr_cgroups) && !system_wide) {
+	if ((no_aggr || nr_cgroups) && perf_target__no_cpu(&target)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "both cgroup and no-aggregation "
 			"modes only available in system-wide mode\n");
 
@@ -1206,23 +1210,14 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	if (add_default_attributes())
 		goto out;
 
-	if (target_pid)
-		target_tid = target_pid;
+	perf_target__validate(&target);
 
-	evsel_list->threads = thread_map__new_str(target_pid,
-						  target_tid, UINT_MAX);
-	if (evsel_list->threads == NULL) {
-		pr_err("Problems finding threads of monitor\n");
-		usage_with_options(stat_usage, options);
-	}
+	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, &target) < 0) {
+		if (!perf_target__no_task(&target))
+			pr_err("Problems finding threads of monitor\n");
+		if (!perf_target__no_cpu(&target))
+			perror("failed to parse CPUs map");
 
-	if (system_wide)
-		evsel_list->cpus = cpu_map__new(cpu_list);
-	else
-		evsel_list->cpus = cpu_map__dummy_new();
-
-	if (evsel_list->cpus == NULL) {
-		perror("failed to parse CPUs map");
 		usage_with_options(stat_usage, options);
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 1c5b9801ac61..9d9abbbe23be 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -1165,6 +1165,9 @@ realloc:
 static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 {
 	struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+		.target = {
+			.uid = UINT_MAX,
+		},
 		.no_delay   = true,
 		.freq	    = 10,
 		.mmap_pages = 256,
@@ -1207,8 +1210,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 	 * perf_evlist__prepare_workload we'll fill in the only thread
 	 * we're monitoring, the one forked there.
 	 */
-	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, opts.target_pid,
-				       opts.target_tid, UINT_MAX, opts.cpu_list);
+	err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
@@ -1549,8 +1551,6 @@ static int __test__rdpmc(void)
 	sa.sa_sigaction = segfault_handler;
 	sigaction(SIGSEGV, &sa, NULL);
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n\n");
-
 	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		die("Error: sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned "
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ static int __test__rdpmc(void)
 		loops *= 10;
 
 		delta = now - stamp;
-		fprintf(stderr, "%14d: %14Lu\n", n, (long long)delta);
+		pr_debug("%14d: %14Lu\n", n, (long long)delta);
 
 		delta_sum += delta;
 	}
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ static int __test__rdpmc(void)
 	munmap(addr, page_size);
 	close(fd);
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "   ");
+	pr_debug("   ");
 
 	if (!delta_sum)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 8ef59f8262bb..4eb6171e143b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static void *display_thread_tui(void *arg)
 	 * via --uid.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &top->evlist->entries, node)
-		pos->hists.uid_filter_str = top->uid_str;
+		pos->hists.uid_filter_str = top->target.uid_str;
 
 	perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(top->evlist, help,
 				      perf_top__sort_new_samples,
@@ -948,6 +948,10 @@ try_again:
 
 				attr->type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
 				attr->config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
+				if (counter->name) {
+					free(counter->name);
+					counter->name = strdup(event_name(counter));
+				}
 				goto try_again;
 			}
 
@@ -1016,7 +1020,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_delete;
 
-	if (top->target_tid || top->uid != UINT_MAX)
+	if (!perf_target__no_task(&top->target))
 		perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(&top->tool, top->evlist->threads,
 						  perf_event__process,
 						  &top->session->host_machine);
@@ -1150,11 +1154,11 @@ static const char * const top_usage[] = {
 int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
-	int status = -ENOMEM;
+	int status;
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 	struct perf_top top = {
 		.count_filter	     = 5,
 		.delay_secs	     = 2,
-		.uid		     = UINT_MAX,
 		.freq		     = 1000, /* 1 KHz */
 		.mmap_pages	     = 128,
 		.sym_pcnt_filter     = 5,
@@ -1166,13 +1170,13 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		     parse_events_option),
 	OPT_INTEGER('c', "count", &top.default_interval,
 		    "event period to sample"),
-	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &top.target_pid, "pid",
+	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &top.target.pid, "pid",
 		    "profile events on existing process id"),
-	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &top.target_tid, "tid",
+	OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &top.target.tid, "tid",
 		    "profile events on existing thread id"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &top.system_wide,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &top.target.system_wide,
 			    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
-	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &top.cpu_list, "cpu",
+	OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &top.target.cpu_list, "cpu",
 		    "list of cpus to monitor"),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &symbol_conf.vmlinux_name,
 		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
@@ -1227,7 +1231,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		    "Display raw encoding of assembly instructions (default)"),
 	OPT_STRING('M', "disassembler-style", &disassembler_style, "disassembler style",
 		   "Specify disassembler style (e.g. -M intel for intel syntax)"),
-	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &top.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &top.target.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -1253,22 +1257,27 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 
 	setup_browser(false);
 
-	top.uid = parse_target_uid(top.uid_str, top.target_tid, top.target_pid);
-	if (top.uid_str != NULL && top.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
-
-	/* CPU and PID are mutually exclusive */
-	if (top.target_tid && top.cpu_list) {
-		printf("WARNING: PID switch overriding CPU\n");
-		sleep(1);
-		top.cpu_list = NULL;
+	status = perf_target__validate(&top.target);
+	if (status) {
+		perf_target__strerror(&top.target, status, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
+		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
 	}
 
-	if (top.target_pid)
-		top.target_tid = top.target_pid;
+	status = perf_target__parse_uid(&top.target);
+	if (status) {
+		int saved_errno = errno;
 
-	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, top.target_pid,
-				     top.target_tid, top.uid, top.cpu_list) < 0)
+		perf_target__strerror(&top.target, status, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
+		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
+
+		status = -saved_errno;
+		goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
+
+	if (perf_target__none(&top.target))
+		top.target.system_wide = true;
+
+	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, &top.target) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
 	if (!top.evlist->nr_entries &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 89e3355ab173..14f1034f14f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ extern const char perf_version_string[];
 
 void pthread__unblock_sigwinch(void);
 
+#include "util/target.h"
+
 struct perf_record_opts {
-	const char   *target_pid;
-	const char   *target_tid;
-	uid_t	     uid;
+	struct perf_target target;
 	bool	     call_graph;
 	bool	     group;
 	bool	     inherit_stat;
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ struct perf_record_opts {
 	bool	     sample_time;
 	bool	     sample_id_all_missing;
 	bool	     exclude_guest_missing;
-	bool	     system_wide;
 	bool	     period;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	unsigned int mmap_pages;
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ struct perf_record_opts {
 	int	     branch_stack;
 	u64	     default_interval;
 	u64	     user_interval;
-	const char   *cpu_list;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index f171b4627cb1..06367c1df720 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *self, int evidx,
 	struct map_symbol *ms = self->b.priv;
 	struct symbol *sym = ms->sym;
 	const char *help = "<-/ESC: Exit, TAB/shift+TAB: Cycle hot lines, "
-			   "H: Go to hottest line, ->/ENTER: Line action, "
-			   "O: Toggle offset view, "
-			   "S: Toggle source code view";
+			   "H: Hottest line, ->/ENTER: Line action, "
+			   "O: Offset view, "
+			   "S: Source view";
 	int key;
 
 	if (ui_browser__show(&self->b, sym->name, help) < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 466827e91b87..a372a4b02635 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			goto zoom_dso;
 		case 't':
 			goto zoom_thread;
-		case 's':
+		case '/':
 			if (ui_browser__input_window("Symbol to show",
 					"Please enter the name of symbol you want to see",
 					buf, "ENTER: OK, ESC: Cancel",
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 					"E             Expand all callchains\n"
 					"d             Zoom into current DSO\n"
 					"t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
-					"s             Filter symbol by name");
+					"/             Filter symbol by name");
 			continue;
 		case K_ENTER:
 		case K_RIGHT:
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
index 258352a2356c..0656c381a89c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
@@ -9,24 +9,13 @@
 
 #define MAX_COLUMNS			32
 
-void perf_gtk_setup_browser(int argc, const char *argv[],
-			    bool fallback_to_pager __used)
-{
-	gtk_init(&argc, (char ***)&argv);
-}
-
-void perf_gtk_exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok __used)
-{
-	gtk_main_quit();
-}
-
-static void perf_gtk_signal(int sig)
+static void perf_gtk__signal(int sig)
 {
 	psignal(sig, "perf");
 	gtk_main_quit();
 }
 
-static void perf_gtk_resize_window(GtkWidget *window)
+static void perf_gtk__resize_window(GtkWidget *window)
 {
 	GdkRectangle rect;
 	GdkScreen *screen;
@@ -46,7 +35,7 @@ static void perf_gtk_resize_window(GtkWidget *window)
 	gtk_window_resize(GTK_WINDOW(window), width, height);
 }
 
-static void perf_gtk_show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists)
+static void perf_gtk__show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists)
 {
 	GType col_types[MAX_COLUMNS];
 	GtkCellRenderer *renderer;
@@ -142,11 +131,11 @@ int perf_evlist__gtk_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	GtkWidget *notebook;
 	GtkWidget *window;
 
-	signal(SIGSEGV, perf_gtk_signal);
-	signal(SIGFPE,  perf_gtk_signal);
-	signal(SIGINT,  perf_gtk_signal);
-	signal(SIGQUIT, perf_gtk_signal);
-	signal(SIGTERM, perf_gtk_signal);
+	signal(SIGSEGV, perf_gtk__signal);
+	signal(SIGFPE,  perf_gtk__signal);
+	signal(SIGINT,  perf_gtk__signal);
+	signal(SIGQUIT, perf_gtk__signal);
+	signal(SIGTERM, perf_gtk__signal);
 
 	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 
@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ int perf_evlist__gtk_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 							GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC,
 							GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
 
-		perf_gtk_show_hists(scrolled_window, hists);
+		perf_gtk__show_hists(scrolled_window, hists);
 
 		tab_label = gtk_label_new(evname);
 
@@ -179,7 +168,7 @@ int perf_evlist__gtk_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 	gtk_widget_show_all(window);
 
-	perf_gtk_resize_window(window);
+	perf_gtk__resize_window(window);
 
 	gtk_window_set_position(GTK_WINDOW(window), GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/setup.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..829529957766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/setup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "gtk.h"
+#include "../../util/cache.h"
+
+int perf_gtk__init(void)
+{
+	return gtk_init_check(NULL, NULL) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+void perf_gtk__exit(bool wait_for_ok __used)
+{
+	gtk_main_quit();
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index 85a69faa09aa..9f5f888f73e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -1,155 +1,45 @@
-#include <newt.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
 #include "../cache.h"
 #include "../debug.h"
-#include "browser.h"
-#include "helpline.h"
-#include "ui.h"
-#include "util.h"
-#include "libslang.h"
-#include "keysyms.h"
 
-pthread_mutex_t ui__lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
-static volatile int ui__need_resize;
-
-void ui__refresh_dimensions(bool force)
-{
-	if (force || ui__need_resize) {
-		ui__need_resize = 0;
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
-		SLtt_get_screen_size();
-		SLsmg_reinit_smg();
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
-	}
-}
-
-static void ui__sigwinch(int sig __used)
-{
-	ui__need_resize = 1;
-}
-
-static void ui__setup_sigwinch(void)
-{
-	static bool done;
-
-	if (done)
-		return;
-
-	done = true;
-	pthread__unblock_sigwinch();
-	signal(SIGWINCH, ui__sigwinch);
-}
-
-int ui__getch(int delay_secs)
-{
-	struct timeval timeout, *ptimeout = delay_secs ? &timeout : NULL;
-	fd_set read_set;
-	int err, key;
-
-	ui__setup_sigwinch();
-
-	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
-	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
-
-	if (delay_secs) {
-		timeout.tv_sec = delay_secs;
-		timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-	}
-
-        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, ptimeout);
-
-	if (err == 0)
-		return K_TIMER;
-
-	if (err == -1) {
-		if (errno == EINTR)
-			return K_RESIZE;
-		return K_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	key = SLang_getkey();
-	if (key != K_ESC)
-		return key;
-
-	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
-	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
-	timeout.tv_sec = 0;
-	timeout.tv_usec = 20;
-        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-	if (err == 0)
-		return K_ESC;
-
-	SLang_ungetkey(key);
-	return SLkp_getkey();
-}
-
-static void newt_suspend(void *d __used)
-{
-	newtSuspend();
-	raise(SIGTSTP);
-	newtResume();
-}
-
-static int ui__init(void)
-{
-	int err = SLkp_init();
-
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	SLkp_define_keysym((char *)"^(kB)", SL_KEY_UNTAB);
-out:
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void ui__exit(void)
-{
-	SLtt_set_cursor_visibility(1);
-	SLsmg_refresh();
-	SLsmg_reset_smg();
-	SLang_reset_tty();
-}
-
-static void ui__signal(int sig)
-{
-	ui__exit();
-	psignal(sig, "perf");
-	exit(0);
-}
 
 void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 {
-	if (!isatty(1) || !use_browser || dump_trace) {
+	if (!isatty(1) || dump_trace)
 		use_browser = 0;
+
+	/* default to TUI */
+	if (use_browser < 0)
+		use_browser = 1;
+
+	switch (use_browser) {
+	case 2:
+		if (perf_gtk__init() == 0)
+			break;
+		/* fall through */
+	case 1:
+		use_browser = 1;
+		if (ui__init() == 0)
+			break;
+		/* fall through */
+	default:
 		if (fallback_to_pager)
 			setup_pager();
-		return;
+		break;
 	}
-
-	use_browser = 1;
-	newtInit();
-	ui__init();
-	newtSetSuspendCallback(newt_suspend, NULL);
-	ui_helpline__init();
-	ui_browser__init();
-
-	signal(SIGSEGV, ui__signal);
-	signal(SIGFPE, ui__signal);
-	signal(SIGINT, ui__signal);
-	signal(SIGQUIT, ui__signal);
-	signal(SIGTERM, ui__signal);
 }
 
 void exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok)
 {
-	if (use_browser > 0) {
-		if (wait_for_ok)
-			ui__question_window("Fatal Error",
-					    ui_helpline__last_msg,
-					    "Press any key...", 0);
-		ui__exit();
+	switch (use_browser) {
+	case 2:
+		perf_gtk__exit(wait_for_ok);
+		break;
+
+	case 1:
+		ui__exit(wait_for_ok);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d33e943ac434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include <newt.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "../../util/cache.h"
+#include "../../util/debug.h"
+#include "../browser.h"
+#include "../helpline.h"
+#include "../ui.h"
+#include "../util.h"
+#include "../libslang.h"
+#include "../keysyms.h"
+
+pthread_mutex_t ui__lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+static volatile int ui__need_resize;
+
+void ui__refresh_dimensions(bool force)
+{
+	if (force || ui__need_resize) {
+		ui__need_resize = 0;
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
+		SLtt_get_screen_size();
+		SLsmg_reinit_smg();
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
+	}
+}
+
+static void ui__sigwinch(int sig __used)
+{
+	ui__need_resize = 1;
+}
+
+static void ui__setup_sigwinch(void)
+{
+	static bool done;
+
+	if (done)
+		return;
+
+	done = true;
+	pthread__unblock_sigwinch();
+	signal(SIGWINCH, ui__sigwinch);
+}
+
+int ui__getch(int delay_secs)
+{
+	struct timeval timeout, *ptimeout = delay_secs ? &timeout : NULL;
+	fd_set read_set;
+	int err, key;
+
+	ui__setup_sigwinch();
+
+	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
+	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
+
+	if (delay_secs) {
+		timeout.tv_sec = delay_secs;
+		timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+	}
+
+        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, ptimeout);
+
+	if (err == 0)
+		return K_TIMER;
+
+	if (err == -1) {
+		if (errno == EINTR)
+			return K_RESIZE;
+		return K_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	key = SLang_getkey();
+	if (key != K_ESC)
+		return key;
+
+	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
+	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
+	timeout.tv_sec = 0;
+	timeout.tv_usec = 20;
+        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+	if (err == 0)
+		return K_ESC;
+
+	SLang_ungetkey(key);
+	return SLkp_getkey();
+}
+
+static void newt_suspend(void *d __used)
+{
+	newtSuspend();
+	raise(SIGTSTP);
+	newtResume();
+}
+
+static void ui__signal(int sig)
+{
+	ui__exit(false);
+	psignal(sig, "perf");
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+int ui__init(void)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	newtInit();
+	err = SLkp_init();
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_err("TUI initialization failed.\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	SLkp_define_keysym((char *)"^(kB)", SL_KEY_UNTAB);
+
+	newtSetSuspendCallback(newt_suspend, NULL);
+	ui_helpline__init();
+	ui_browser__init();
+
+	signal(SIGSEGV, ui__signal);
+	signal(SIGFPE, ui__signal);
+	signal(SIGINT, ui__signal);
+	signal(SIGQUIT, ui__signal);
+	signal(SIGTERM, ui__signal);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+void ui__exit(bool wait_for_ok)
+{
+	if (wait_for_ok)
+		ui__question_window("Fatal Error",
+				    ui_helpline__last_msg,
+				    "Press any key...", 0);
+
+	SLtt_set_cursor_visibility(1);
+	SLsmg_refresh();
+	SLsmg_reset_smg();
+	SLang_reset_tty();
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 8dd224df3e54..cff18c617d13 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern int pager_use_color;
 
 extern int use_browser;
 
-#ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
+#if defined(NO_NEWT_SUPPORT) && defined(NO_GTK2_SUPPORT)
 static inline void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 {
 	if (fallback_to_pager)
@@ -43,19 +43,29 @@ static inline void exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok __used) {}
 #else
 void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager);
 void exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok);
+
+#ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
+static inline int ui__init(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+static inline void ui__exit(bool wait_for_ok __used) {}
+#else
+int ui__init(void);
+void ui__exit(bool wait_for_ok);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef NO_GTK2_SUPPORT
-static inline void perf_gtk_setup_browser(int argc __used, const char *argv[] __used, bool fallback_to_pager)
+static inline int perf_gtk__init(void)
 {
-	if (fallback_to_pager)
-		setup_pager();
+	return -1;
 }
-static inline void perf_gtk_exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok __used) {}
+static inline void perf_gtk__exit(bool wait_for_ok __used) {}
 #else
-void perf_gtk_setup_browser(int argc, const char *argv[], bool fallback_to_pager);
-void perf_gtk_exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok);
+int perf_gtk__init(void);
+void perf_gtk__exit(bool wait_for_ok);
 #endif
+#endif /* NO_NEWT_SUPPORT && NO_GTK2_SUPPORT */
 
 char *alias_lookup(const char *alias);
 int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 26817daa2961..efb1fce259a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "event.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "target.h"
 
 int verbose;
 bool dump_trace = false, quiet = false;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 1986d8051bd1..1201daf71719 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"
+#include "target.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -599,18 +600,19 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 	return perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(evlist, prot, mask);
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *target_pid,
-			     const char *target_tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list)
+int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     struct perf_target *target)
 {
-	evlist->threads = thread_map__new_str(target_pid, target_tid, uid);
+	evlist->threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid,
+					      target->uid);
 
 	if (evlist->threads == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (uid != UINT_MAX || (cpu_list == NULL && target_tid))
-		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__dummy_new();
+	if (!perf_target__no_cpu(target))
+		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__new(target->cpu_list);
 	else
-		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__new(cpu_list);
+		evlist->cpus = cpu_map__dummy_new();
 
 	if (evlist->cpus == NULL)
 		goto out_delete_threads;
@@ -827,7 +829,7 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	if (!opts->system_wide && !opts->target_tid && !opts->target_pid)
+	if (perf_target__none(&opts->target))
 		evlist->threads->map[0] = evlist->workload.pid;
 
 	close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 21f1c9e57f13..58abb63ac13a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ static inline void perf_evlist__set_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	evlist->threads	= threads;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *target_pid,
-			     const char *tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list);
+int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			     struct perf_target *target);
 void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 8c13dbcb84b9..21eaab240396 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"
+#include "target.h"
 
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 #define GROUP_FD(group_fd, cpu) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(group_fd, cpu, 0))
@@ -106,15 +107,15 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts,
 	if (opts->call_graph)
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
 
-	if (opts->system_wide)
+	if (opts->target.system_wide)
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
 
 	if (opts->period)
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
 
 	if (!opts->sample_id_all_missing &&
-	    (opts->sample_time || opts->system_wide ||
-	     !opts->no_inherit || opts->cpu_list))
+	    (opts->sample_time || !opts->no_inherit ||
+	     !perf_target__no_cpu(&opts->target)))
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
 
 	if (opts->raw_samples) {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts,
 	attr->mmap = track;
 	attr->comm = track;
 
-	if (!opts->target_pid && !opts->target_tid && !opts->system_wide &&
+	if (perf_target__none(&opts->target) &&
 	    (!opts->group || evsel == first)) {
 		attr->disabled = 1;
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 4c7c2d73251f..6e618ba21382 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -31,21 +31,16 @@ static const char **header_argv;
 
 int perf_header__push_event(u64 id, const char *name)
 {
+	struct perf_trace_event_type *nevents;
+
 	if (strlen(name) > MAX_EVENT_NAME)
 		pr_warning("Event %s will be truncated\n", name);
 
-	if (!events) {
-		events = malloc(sizeof(struct perf_trace_event_type));
-		if (events == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	} else {
-		struct perf_trace_event_type *nevents;
+	nevents = realloc(events, (event_count + 1) * sizeof(*events));
+	if (nevents == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	events = nevents;
 
-		nevents = realloc(events, (event_count + 1) * sizeof(*events));
-		if (nevents == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		events = nevents;
-	}
 	memset(&events[event_count], 0, sizeof(struct perf_trace_event_type));
 	events[event_count].event_id = id;
 	strncpy(events[event_count].name, name, MAX_EVENT_NAME - 1);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index ca069f893381..5cb002894a17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
  * Parse symbolic events/counts passed in as options:
  */
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "../../../include/linux/perf_event.h"
+#include "types.h"
 
 struct list_head;
 struct perf_evsel;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 1efd3bee6336..4dcc8f3190cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1108,16 +1108,10 @@ more:
 	}
 
 	if ((skip = perf_session__process_event(self, &event, tool, head)) < 0) {
-		dump_printf("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
-			    head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
-		/*
-		 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
-		 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
-		 */
-		if (unlikely(head & 7))
-			head &= ~7ULL;
-
-		size = 8;
+		pr_err("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: failed to process type: %d\n",
+		       head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	head += size;
@@ -1226,17 +1220,11 @@ more:
 
 	if (size == 0 ||
 	    perf_session__process_event(session, event, tool, file_pos) < 0) {
-		dump_printf("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
-			    file_offset + head, event->header.size,
-			    event->header.type);
-		/*
-		 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
-		 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
-		 */
-		if (unlikely(head & 7))
-			head &= ~7ULL;
-
-		size = 8;
+		pr_err("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: failed to process type: %d\n",
+		       file_offset + head, event->header.size,
+		       event->header.type);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	head += size;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.c b/tools/perf/util/target.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1064d5b148ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Helper functions for handling target threads/cpus
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, LG Electronics, Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@lge.com>
+ *
+ * Released under the GPL v2.
+ */
+
+#include "target.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+enum perf_target_errno perf_target__validate(struct perf_target *target)
+{
+	enum perf_target_errno ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS;
+
+	if (target->pid)
+		target->tid = target->pid;
+
+	/* CPU and PID are mutually exclusive */
+	if (target->tid && target->cpu_list) {
+		target->cpu_list = NULL;
+		if (ret == PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS)
+			ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_CPU;
+	}
+
+	/* UID and PID are mutually exclusive */
+	if (target->tid && target->uid_str) {
+		target->uid_str = NULL;
+		if (ret == PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS)
+			ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_UID;
+	}
+
+	/* UID and CPU are mutually exclusive */
+	if (target->uid_str && target->cpu_list) {
+		target->cpu_list = NULL;
+		if (ret == PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS)
+			ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__UID_OVERRIDE_CPU;
+	}
+
+	/* PID and SYSTEM are mutually exclusive */
+	if (target->tid && target->system_wide) {
+		target->system_wide = false;
+		if (ret == PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS)
+			ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM;
+	}
+
+	/* UID and SYSTEM are mutually exclusive */
+	if (target->uid_str && target->system_wide) {
+		target->system_wide = false;
+		if (ret == PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS)
+			ret = PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__UID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+enum perf_target_errno perf_target__parse_uid(struct perf_target *target)
+{
+	struct passwd pwd, *result;
+	char buf[1024];
+	const char *str = target->uid_str;
+
+	target->uid = UINT_MAX;
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS;
+
+	/* Try user name first */
+	getpwnam_r(str, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
+
+	if (result == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * The user name not found. Maybe it's a UID number.
+		 */
+		char *endptr;
+		int uid = strtol(str, &endptr, 10);
+
+		if (*endptr != '\0')
+			return PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__INVALID_UID;
+
+		getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
+
+		if (result == NULL)
+			return PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__USER_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	target->uid = result->pw_uid;
+	return PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This must have a same ordering as the enum perf_target_errno.
+ */
+static const char *perf_target__error_str[] = {
+	"PID/TID switch overriding CPU",
+	"PID/TID switch overriding UID",
+	"UID switch overriding CPU",
+	"PID/TID switch overriding SYSTEM",
+	"UID switch overriding SYSTEM",
+	"Invalid User: %s",
+	"Problems obtaining information for user %s",
+};
+
+int perf_target__strerror(struct perf_target *target, int errnum,
+			  char *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	int idx;
+	const char *msg;
+
+	if (errnum >= 0) {
+		strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (errnum <  __PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__START ||
+	    errnum >= __PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__END)
+		return -1;
+
+	idx = errnum - __PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__START;
+	msg = perf_target__error_str[idx];
+
+	switch (errnum) {
+	case PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_CPU
+	 ... PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__UID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM:
+		snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", msg);
+		break;
+
+	case PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__INVALID_UID:
+	case PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__USER_NOT_FOUND:
+		snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, target->uid_str);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		/* cannot reach here */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.h b/tools/perf/util/target.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..127cff3f8ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#ifndef _PERF_TARGET_H
+#define _PERF_TARGET_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+struct perf_target {
+	const char   *pid;
+	const char   *tid;
+	const char   *cpu_list;
+	const char   *uid_str;
+	uid_t	     uid;
+	bool	     system_wide;
+};
+
+enum perf_target_errno {
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__SUCCESS		= 0,
+
+	/*
+	 * Choose an arbitrary negative big number not to clash with standard
+	 * errno since SUS requires the errno has distinct positive values.
+	 * See 'Issue 6' in the link below.
+	 *
+	 * http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/errno.h.html
+	 */
+	__PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__START		= -10000,
+
+
+	/* for perf_target__validate() */
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_CPU	= __PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__START,
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_UID,
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__UID_OVERRIDE_CPU,
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__PID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM,
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__UID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM,
+
+	/* for perf_target__parse_uid() */
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__INVALID_UID,
+	PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__USER_NOT_FOUND,
+
+	__PERF_ERRNO_TARGET__END,
+};
+
+enum perf_target_errno perf_target__validate(struct perf_target *target);
+enum perf_target_errno perf_target__parse_uid(struct perf_target *target);
+
+int perf_target__strerror(struct perf_target *target, int errnum, char *buf,
+			  size_t buflen);
+
+static inline bool perf_target__no_task(struct perf_target *target)
+{
+	return !target->pid && !target->tid && !target->uid_str;
+}
+
+static inline bool perf_target__no_cpu(struct perf_target *target)
+{
+	return !target->system_wide && !target->cpu_list;
+}
+
+static inline bool perf_target__none(struct perf_target *target)
+{
+	return perf_target__no_task(target) && perf_target__no_cpu(target);
+}
+
+#endif /* _PERF_TARGET_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.c b/tools/perf/util/top.c
index 09fe579ccafb..abe0e8e95068 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.c
@@ -69,23 +69,24 @@ size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size)
 
 	ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, "], ");
 
-	if (top->target_pid)
+	if (top->target.pid)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (target_pid: %s",
-				top->target_pid);
-	else if (top->target_tid)
+				top->target.pid);
+	else if (top->target.tid)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (target_tid: %s",
-				top->target_tid);
-	else if (top->uid_str != NULL)
+				top->target.tid);
+	else if (top->target.uid_str != NULL)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (uid: %s",
-				top->uid_str);
+				top->target.uid_str);
 	else
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (all");
 
-	if (top->cpu_list)
+	if (top->target.cpu_list)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, ", CPU%s: %s)",
-				top->evlist->cpus->nr > 1 ? "s" : "", top->cpu_list);
+				top->evlist->cpus->nr > 1 ? "s" : "",
+				top->target.cpu_list);
 	else {
-		if (top->target_tid)
+		if (top->target.tid)
 			ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, ")");
 		else
 			ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, ", %d CPU%s)",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index ce61cb2d1acf..33347ca89ee4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct perf_session;
 struct perf_top {
 	struct perf_tool   tool;
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
+	struct perf_target target;
 	/*
 	 * Symbols will be added here in perf_event__process_sample and will
 	 * get out after decayed.
@@ -23,10 +24,7 @@ struct perf_top {
 	u64		   guest_us_samples, guest_kernel_samples;
 	int		   print_entries, count_filter, delay_secs;
 	int		   freq;
-	const char	   *target_pid, *target_tid;
-	uid_t		   uid;
 	bool		   hide_kernel_symbols, hide_user_symbols, zero;
-	bool		   system_wide;
 	bool		   use_tui, use_stdio;
 	bool		   sort_has_symbols;
 	bool		   dont_use_callchains;
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ struct perf_top {
 	bool		   sample_id_all_missing;
 	bool		   exclude_guest_missing;
 	bool		   dump_symtab;
-	const char	   *cpu_list;
 	struct hist_entry  *sym_filter_entry;
 	struct perf_evsel  *sym_evsel;
 	struct perf_session *session;
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ struct perf_top {
 	int		   realtime_prio;
 	int		   sym_pcnt_filter;
 	const char	   *sym_filter;
-	const char	   *uid_str;
 };
 
 size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/usage.c b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
index 52bb07c6442a..4007aca8e0ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/usage.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/usage.c
@@ -82,41 +82,3 @@ void warning(const char *warn, ...)
 	warn_routine(warn, params);
 	va_end(params);
 }
-
-uid_t parse_target_uid(const char *str, const char *tid, const char *pid)
-{
-	struct passwd pwd, *result;
-	char buf[1024];
-
-	if (str == NULL)
-		return UINT_MAX;
-
-	/* UID and PID are mutually exclusive */
-	if (tid || pid) {
-		ui__warning("PID/TID switch overriding UID\n");
-		sleep(1);
-		return UINT_MAX;
-	}
-
-	getpwnam_r(str, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
-
-	if (result == NULL) {
-		char *endptr;
-		int uid = strtol(str, &endptr, 10);
-
-		if (*endptr != '\0') {
-			ui__error("Invalid user %s\n", str);
-			return UINT_MAX - 1;
-		}
-
-		getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
-
-		if (result == NULL) {
-			ui__error("Problems obtaining information for user %s\n",
-				  str);
-			return UINT_MAX - 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result->pw_uid;
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 6121e24fefc0..2daaedb83d84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include "../../../include/linux/magic.h"
 #include "types.h"
@@ -249,8 +248,6 @@ struct perf_event_attr;
 
 void event_attr_init(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
-uid_t parse_target_uid(const char *str, const char *tid, const char *pid);
-
 #define _STR(x) #x
 #define STR(x) _STR(x)