2 files changed, 50 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index e0868a901c4a..0580b13df2e6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -32,6 +32,48 @@ static struct {
         bool cloexec;
 } perf_missing_features;
 
+static int perf_evsel__no_extra_init(struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static void perf_evsel__no_extra_fini(struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused)
+{
+}
+
+static struct {
+        size_t  size;
+        int     (*init)(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+        void    (*fini)(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+} perf_evsel__object = {
+        .size = sizeof(struct perf_evsel),
+        .init = perf_evsel__no_extra_init,
+        .fini = perf_evsel__no_extra_fini,
+};
+
+int perf_evsel__object_config(size_t object_size,
+                              int (*init)(struct perf_evsel *evsel),
+                              void (*fini)(struct perf_evsel *evsel))
+{
+
+        if (object_size == 0)
+                goto set_methods;
+
+        if (perf_evsel__object.size > object_size)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        perf_evsel__object.size = object_size;
+
+set_methods:
+        if (init != NULL)
+                perf_evsel__object.init = init;
+
+        if (fini != NULL)
+                perf_evsel__object.fini = fini;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 
 int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type)
@@ -169,13 +211,14 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
         evsel->scale       = 1.0;
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
         hists__init(&evsel->hists);
+        perf_evsel__object.init(evsel);
         evsel->sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(attr->sample_type);
         perf_evsel__calc_id_pos(evsel);
 }
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
-        struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(sizeof(*evsel));
+        struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(perf_evsel__object.size);
 
         if (evsel != NULL)
                 perf_evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);
@@ -185,7 +228,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx)
 {
-        struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(sizeof(*evsel));
+        struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(perf_evsel__object.size);
 
         if (evsel != NULL) {
                 struct perf_event_attr attr = {
@@ -817,6 +860,7 @@ void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
         assert(list_empty(&evsel->node));
         perf_evsel__free_fd(evsel);
         perf_evsel__free_id(evsel);
+        perf_evsel__object.fini(evsel);
 }
 
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index ff72ce058724..d6325106c8fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ struct thread_map;
 struct perf_evlist;
 struct record_opts;
 
+int perf_evsel__object_config(size_t object_size,
+                              int (*init)(struct perf_evsel *evsel),
+                              void (*fini)(struct perf_evsel *evsel));
+
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 
 static inline struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)