diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index dab8938..47f1fe2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -128,6 +128,105 @@
 	return r + perf_evsel__add_modifiers(evsel, bf + r, size - r);
 }
 
+const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
+				[PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES] = {
+ { "L1-dcache",	"l1-d",		"l1d",		"L1-data",		},
+ { "L1-icache",	"l1-i",		"l1i",		"L1-instruction",	},
+ { "LLC",	"L2",							},
+ { "dTLB",	"d-tlb",	"Data-TLB",				},
+ { "iTLB",	"i-tlb",	"Instruction-TLB",			},
+ { "branch",	"branches",	"bpu",		"btb",		"bpc",	},
+ { "node",								},
+};
+
+const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache_op[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX]
+				   [PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES] = {
+ { "load",	"loads",	"read",					},
+ { "store",	"stores",	"write",				},
+ { "prefetch",	"prefetches",	"speculative-read", "speculative-load",	},
+};
+
+const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache_result[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX]
+				       [PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES] = {
+ { "refs",	"Reference",	"ops",		"access",		},
+ { "misses",	"miss",							},
+};
+
+#define C(x)		PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_##x
+#define CACHE_READ	(1 << C(OP_READ))
+#define CACHE_WRITE	(1 << C(OP_WRITE))
+#define CACHE_PREFETCH	(1 << C(OP_PREFETCH))
+#define COP(x)		(1 << x)
+
+/*
+ * cache operartion stat
+ * L1I : Read and prefetch only
+ * ITLB and BPU : Read-only
+ */
+static unsigned long perf_evsel__hw_cache_stat[C(MAX)] = {
+ [C(L1D)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
+ [C(L1I)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_PREFETCH),
+ [C(LL)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
+ [C(DTLB)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
+ [C(ITLB)]	= (CACHE_READ),
+ [C(BPU)]	= (CACHE_READ),
+ [C(NODE)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
+};
+
+bool perf_evsel__is_cache_op_valid(u8 type, u8 op)
+{
+	if (perf_evsel__hw_cache_stat[type] & COP(op))
+		return true;	/* valid */
+	else
+		return false;	/* invalid */
+}
+
+int __perf_evsel__hw_cache_type_op_res_name(u8 type, u8 op, u8 result,
+					    char *bf, size_t size)
+{
+	if (result) {
+		return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s-%s-%s", perf_evsel__hw_cache[type][0],
+				 perf_evsel__hw_cache_op[op][0],
+				 perf_evsel__hw_cache_result[result][0]);
+	}
+
+	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s-%s", perf_evsel__hw_cache[type][0],
+			 perf_evsel__hw_cache_op[op][1]);
+}
+
+int __perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(u64 config, char *bf, size_t size)
+{
+	u8 op, result, type = (config >>  0) & 0xff;
+	const char *err = "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-type";
+
+	if (type > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	op = (config >>  8) & 0xff;
+	err = "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-op";
+	if (op > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	result = (config >> 16) & 0xff;
+	err = "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-result";
+	if (result > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	err = "invalid-cache";
+	if (!perf_evsel__is_cache_op_valid(type, op))
+		goto out_err;
+
+	return __perf_evsel__hw_cache_type_op_res_name(type, op, result, bf, size);
+out_err:
+	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s", err);
+}
+
+static int perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *bf, size_t size)
+{
+	int ret = __perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(evsel->attr.config, bf, size);
+	return ret + perf_evsel__add_modifiers(evsel, bf + ret, size - ret);
+}
+
 int perf_evsel__name(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *bf, size_t size)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -140,6 +239,11 @@
 	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
 		ret = perf_evsel__hw_name(evsel, bf, size);
 		break;
+
+	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
+		ret = perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(evsel, bf, size);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		/*
 		 * FIXME
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 4ba8b56..5bf946a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -83,7 +83,21 @@
 			struct perf_record_opts *opts,
 			struct perf_evsel *first);
 
-const char* __perf_evsel__hw_name(u64 config);
+bool perf_evsel__is_cache_op_valid(u8 type, u8 op);
+
+#define PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES 8
+
+extern const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
+				       [PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES];
+extern const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache_op[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX]
+					  [PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES];
+const char *perf_evsel__hw_cache_result[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX]
+				       [PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES];
+int __perf_evsel__hw_cache_type_op_res_name(u8 type, u8 op, u8 result,
+					    char *bf, size_t size);
+int __perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(u64 config, char *bf, size_t size);
+
+const char *__perf_evsel__hw_name(u64 config);
 int perf_evsel__name(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *bf, size_t size);
 
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 05dbc8b..c8f8cf4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -74,51 +74,6 @@
 	"emulation-faults",
 };
 
-#define MAX_ALIASES 8
-
-static const char *hw_cache[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX][MAX_ALIASES] = {
- { "L1-dcache",	"l1-d",		"l1d",		"L1-data",		},
- { "L1-icache",	"l1-i",		"l1i",		"L1-instruction",	},
- { "LLC",	"L2",							},
- { "dTLB",	"d-tlb",	"Data-TLB",				},
- { "iTLB",	"i-tlb",	"Instruction-TLB",			},
- { "branch",	"branches",	"bpu",		"btb",		"bpc",	},
- { "node",								},
-};
-
-static const char *hw_cache_op[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX][MAX_ALIASES] = {
- { "load",	"loads",	"read",					},
- { "store",	"stores",	"write",				},
- { "prefetch",	"prefetches",	"speculative-read", "speculative-load",	},
-};
-
-static const char *hw_cache_result[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX]
-				  [MAX_ALIASES] = {
- { "refs",	"Reference",	"ops",		"access",		},
- { "misses",	"miss",							},
-};
-
-#define C(x)		PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_##x
-#define CACHE_READ	(1 << C(OP_READ))
-#define CACHE_WRITE	(1 << C(OP_WRITE))
-#define CACHE_PREFETCH	(1 << C(OP_PREFETCH))
-#define COP(x)		(1 << x)
-
-/*
- * cache operartion stat
- * L1I : Read and prefetch only
- * ITLB and BPU : Read-only
- */
-static unsigned long hw_cache_stat[C(MAX)] = {
- [C(L1D)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
- [C(L1I)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_PREFETCH),
- [C(LL)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
- [C(DTLB)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
- [C(ITLB)]	= (CACHE_READ),
- [C(BPU)]	= (CACHE_READ),
- [C(NODE)]	= (CACHE_READ | CACHE_WRITE | CACHE_PREFETCH),
-};
-
 #define for_each_subsystem(sys_dir, sys_dirent, sys_next)	       \
 	while (!readdir_r(sys_dir, &sys_dirent, &sys_next) && sys_next)	       \
 	if (sys_dirent.d_type == DT_DIR &&				       \
@@ -236,30 +191,6 @@
 	return buf;
 }
 
-static int is_cache_op_valid(u8 cache_type, u8 cache_op)
-{
-	if (hw_cache_stat[cache_type] & COP(cache_op))
-		return 1;	/* valid */
-	else
-		return 0;	/* invalid */
-}
-
-static char *event_cache_name(u8 cache_type, u8 cache_op, u8 cache_result)
-{
-	static char name[50];
-
-	if (cache_result) {
-		sprintf(name, "%s-%s-%s", hw_cache[cache_type][0],
-			hw_cache_op[cache_op][0],
-			hw_cache_result[cache_result][0]);
-	} else {
-		sprintf(name, "%s-%s", hw_cache[cache_type][0],
-			hw_cache_op[cache_op][1]);
-	}
-
-	return name;
-}
-
 const char *event_type(int type)
 {
 	switch (type) {
@@ -287,7 +218,7 @@
 	u64 config = evsel->attr.config;
 	int type = evsel->attr.type;
 
-	if (type == PERF_TYPE_RAW || type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
+	if (type == PERF_TYPE_RAW || type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE || type == PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE) {
 		/*
  		 * XXX minimal fix, see comment on perf_evsen__name, this static buffer
  		 * will go away together with event_name in the next devel cycle.
@@ -316,26 +247,9 @@
 	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
 		return __perf_evsel__hw_name(config);
 
-	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE: {
-		u8 cache_type, cache_op, cache_result;
-
-		cache_type   = (config >>  0) & 0xff;
-		if (cache_type > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX)
-			return "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-type";
-
-		cache_op     = (config >>  8) & 0xff;
-		if (cache_op > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX)
-			return "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-op";
-
-		cache_result = (config >> 16) & 0xff;
-		if (cache_result > PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX)
-			return "unknown-ext-hardware-cache-result";
-
-		if (!is_cache_op_valid(cache_type, cache_op))
-			return "invalid-cache";
-
-		return event_cache_name(cache_type, cache_op, cache_result);
-	}
+	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
+		__perf_evsel__hw_cache_name(config, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		return buf;
 
 	case PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE:
 		if (config < PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX && sw_event_names[config])
@@ -379,13 +293,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_aliases(char *str, const char *names[][MAX_ALIASES], int size)
+static int parse_aliases(char *str, const char *names[][PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES], int size)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	int n, longest = -1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < MAX_ALIASES && names[i][j]; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < PERF_EVSEL__MAX_ALIASES && names[i][j]; j++) {
 			n = strlen(names[i][j]);
 			if (n > longest && !strncasecmp(str, names[i][j], n))
 				longest = n;
@@ -410,7 +324,7 @@
 	 * No fallback - if we cannot get a clear cache type
 	 * then bail out:
 	 */
-	cache_type = parse_aliases(type, hw_cache,
+	cache_type = parse_aliases(type, perf_evsel__hw_cache,
 				   PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX);
 	if (cache_type == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -423,18 +337,18 @@
 		snprintf(name + n, MAX_NAME_LEN - n, "-%s\n", str);
 
 		if (cache_op == -1) {
-			cache_op = parse_aliases(str, hw_cache_op,
+			cache_op = parse_aliases(str, perf_evsel__hw_cache_op,
 						 PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX);
 			if (cache_op >= 0) {
-				if (!is_cache_op_valid(cache_type, cache_op))
+				if (!perf_evsel__is_cache_op_valid(cache_type, cache_op))
 					return -EINVAL;
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (cache_result == -1) {
-			cache_result = parse_aliases(str, hw_cache_result,
-						PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX);
+			cache_result = parse_aliases(str, perf_evsel__hw_cache_result,
+						     PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX);
 			if (cache_result >= 0)
 				continue;
 		}
@@ -970,16 +884,17 @@
 int print_hwcache_events(const char *event_glob)
 {
 	unsigned int type, op, i, printed = 0;
+	char name[64];
 
 	for (type = 0; type < PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX; type++) {
 		for (op = 0; op < PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX; op++) {
 			/* skip invalid cache type */
-			if (!is_cache_op_valid(type, op))
+			if (!perf_evsel__is_cache_op_valid(type, op))
 				continue;
 
 			for (i = 0; i < PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX; i++) {
-				char *name = event_cache_name(type, op, i);
-
+				__perf_evsel__hw_cache_type_op_res_name(type, op, i,
+									name, sizeof(name));
 				if (event_glob != NULL && !strglobmatch(name, event_glob))
 					continue;