1 files changed, 14 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 1ec741615814..a33087328bd4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ struct sort_entry {
         size_t  (*print)(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *);
 };
 
+static int64_t cmp_null(void *l, void *r)
+{
+        if (!l && !r)
+                return 0;
+        else if (!l)
+                return -1;
+        else
+                return 1;
+}
+
 /* --sort pid */
 
 static int64_t
@@ -116,14 +126,8 @@ sort__comm_collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
         char *comm_l = left->thread->comm;
         char *comm_r = right->thread->comm;
 
-        if (!comm_l || !comm_r) {
-                if (!comm_l && !comm_r)
-                        return 0;
-                else if (!comm_l)
-                        return -1;
-                else
-                        return 1;
-        }
+        if (!comm_l || !comm_r)
+                return cmp_null(comm_l, comm_r);
 
         return strcmp(comm_l, comm_r);
 }
@@ -149,14 +153,8 @@ sort__dso_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
         struct dso *dso_l = left->dso;
         struct dso *dso_r = right->dso;
 
-        if (!dso_l || !dso_r) {
-                if (!dso_l && !dso_r)
-                        return 0;
-                else if (!dso_l)
-                        return -1;
-                else
-                        return 1;
-        }
+        if (!dso_l || !dso_r)
+                return cmp_null(dso_l, dso_r);
 
         return strcmp(dso_l->name, dso_r->name);
 }