diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index ccc4bd1..57b82c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@
 
 void hist_browser__init_hpp(void)
 {
+	perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD);
+
 	perf_hpp__init();
 
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].color =
@@ -607,12 +609,13 @@
 {
 	char s[256];
 	double percent;
-	int i, printed = 0;
+	int printed = 0;
 	int width = browser->b.width;
 	char folded_sign = ' ';
 	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(&browser->b, row);
 	off_t row_offset = entry->row_offset;
 	bool first = true;
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 
 	if (current_entry) {
 		browser->he_selection = entry;
@@ -629,12 +632,11 @@
 			.buf		= s,
 			.size		= sizeof(s),
 		};
+		int i = 0;
 
 		ui_browser__gotorc(&browser->b, row, 0);
 
-		for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-			if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-				continue;
+		perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
 
 			if (!first) {
 				slsmg_printf("  ");
@@ -642,14 +644,14 @@
 			}
 			first = false;
 
-			if (perf_hpp__format[i].color) {
+			if (fmt->color) {
 				hpp.ptr = &percent;
 				/* It will set percent for us. See HPP__COLOR_FN above. */
-				width -= perf_hpp__format[i].color(&hpp, entry);
+				width -= fmt->color(&hpp, entry);
 
 				ui_browser__set_percent_color(&browser->b, percent, current_entry);
 
-				if (i == PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD && symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
+				if (!i && symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
 					slsmg_printf("%c ", folded_sign);
 					width -= 2;
 				}
@@ -659,9 +661,11 @@
 				if (!current_entry || !browser->b.navkeypressed)
 					ui_browser__set_color(&browser->b, HE_COLORSET_NORMAL);
 			} else {
-				width -= perf_hpp__format[i].entry(&hpp, entry);
+				width -= fmt->entry(&hpp, entry);
 				slsmg_printf("%s", s);
 			}
+
+			i++;
 		}
 
 		/* The scroll bar isn't being used */
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
index 253b621..e59ba33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/browser.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
 void perf_gtk__init_hpp(void)
 {
+	perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD);
+
 	perf_hpp__init();
 
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].color =
@@ -90,13 +92,14 @@
 
 static void perf_gtk__show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists)
 {
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	GType col_types[MAX_COLUMNS];
 	GtkCellRenderer *renderer;
 	struct sort_entry *se;
 	GtkListStore *store;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	GtkWidget *view;
-	int i, col_idx;
+	int col_idx;
 	int nr_cols;
 	char s[512];
 
@@ -107,12 +110,8 @@
 
 	nr_cols = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-			continue;
-
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt)
 		col_types[nr_cols++] = G_TYPE_STRING;
-	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
 		if (se->elide)
@@ -129,12 +128,8 @@
 
 	col_idx = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-			continue;
-
-		perf_hpp__format[i].header(&hpp);
-
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+		fmt->header(&hpp);
 		gtk_tree_view_insert_column_with_attributes(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view),
 							    -1, s,
 							    renderer, "markup",
@@ -166,14 +161,11 @@
 
 		col_idx = 0;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-			if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-				continue;
-
-			if (perf_hpp__format[i].color)
-				perf_hpp__format[i].color(&hpp, h);
+		perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+			if (fmt->color)
+				fmt->color(&hpp, h);
 			else
-				perf_hpp__format[i].entry(&hpp, h);
+				fmt->entry(&hpp, h);
 
 			gtk_list_store_set(store, &iter, col_idx++, s, -1);
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index aa84130..0a5281f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -386,60 +386,71 @@
 	return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, fmt, buf);
 }
 
-#define HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(_name)		\
-	.header	= hpp__header_ ## _name,		\
-	.width	= hpp__width_ ## _name,		\
-	.color	= hpp__color_ ## _name,		\
-	.entry	= hpp__entry_ ## _name
+#define HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(_name)			\
+	{						\
+		.header	= hpp__header_ ## _name,	\
+		.width	= hpp__width_ ## _name,		\
+		.color	= hpp__color_ ## _name,		\
+		.entry	= hpp__entry_ ## _name		\
+	}
 
-#define HPP__PRINT_FNS(_name)			\
-	.header	= hpp__header_ ## _name,		\
-	.width	= hpp__width_ ## _name,		\
-	.entry	= hpp__entry_ ## _name
+#define HPP__PRINT_FNS(_name)				\
+	{						\
+		.header	= hpp__header_ ## _name,	\
+		.width	= hpp__width_ ## _name,		\
+		.entry	= hpp__entry_ ## _name		\
+	}
 
 struct perf_hpp_fmt perf_hpp__format[] = {
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(baseline) },
-	{ .cond = true,  HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_sys) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_us) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_us) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(samples) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(period) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(period_baseline) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(delta) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(ratio) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(wdiff) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(displ) },
-	{ .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(formula) }
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(baseline),
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead),
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_sys),
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_us),
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys),
+	HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_us),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(samples),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(period),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(period_baseline),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(delta),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(ratio),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(wdiff),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(displ),
+	HPP__PRINT_FNS(formula)
 };
 
+LIST_HEAD(perf_hpp__list);
+
 #undef HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS
 #undef HPP__PRINT_FNS
 
 void perf_hpp__init(void)
 {
 	if (symbol_conf.show_cpu_utilization) {
-		perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_SYS].cond = true;
-		perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_US].cond = true;
+		perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_SYS);
+		perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_US);
 
 		if (perf_guest) {
-			perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_SYS].cond = true;
-			perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_US].cond = true;
+			perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_SYS);
+			perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_US);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_nr_samples)
-		perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__SAMPLES].cond = true;
+		perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__SAMPLES);
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_total_period)
-		perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__PERIOD].cond = true;
+		perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__PERIOD);
 }
 
-void perf_hpp__column_enable(unsigned col, bool enable)
+void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+	list_add_tail(&format->list, &perf_hpp__list);
+}
+
+void perf_hpp__column_enable(unsigned col)
 {
 	BUG_ON(col >= PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX);
-	perf_hpp__format[col].cond = enable;
+	perf_hpp__column_register(&perf_hpp__format[col]);
 }
 
 static inline void advance_hpp(struct perf_hpp *hpp, int inc)
@@ -452,27 +463,25 @@
 				bool color)
 {
 	const char *sep = symbol_conf.field_sep;
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	char *start = hpp->buf;
-	int i, ret;
+	int ret;
 	bool first = true;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.exclude_other && !he->parent)
 		return 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-			continue;
-
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
 		if (!sep || !first) {
 			ret = scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
 			advance_hpp(hpp, ret);
 			first = false;
 		}
 
-		if (color && perf_hpp__format[i].color)
-			ret = perf_hpp__format[i].color(hpp, he);
+		if (color && fmt->color)
+			ret = fmt->color(hpp, he);
 		else
-			ret = perf_hpp__format[i].entry(hpp, he);
+			ret = fmt->entry(hpp, he);
 
 		advance_hpp(hpp, ret);
 	}
@@ -504,16 +513,15 @@
  */
 unsigned int hists__sort_list_width(struct hists *hists)
 {
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	struct sort_entry *se;
-	int i, ret = 0;
+	int i = 0, ret = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; i++) {
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
-			continue;
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
 		if (i)
 			ret += 2;
 
-		ret += perf_hpp__format[i].width(NULL);
+		ret += fmt->width(NULL);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index ebb4cc1..166f13d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		if (fallback_to_pager)
 			setup_pager();
 
+		perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD);
 		perf_hpp__init();
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index f0ee204..0eae3b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -335,13 +335,14 @@
 size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 		      int max_cols, FILE *fp)
 {
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	struct sort_entry *se;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	unsigned int width;
 	const char *sep = symbol_conf.field_sep;
 	const char *col_width = symbol_conf.col_width_list_str;
-	int idx, nr_rows = 0;
+	int nr_rows = 0;
 	char bf[96];
 	struct perf_hpp dummy_hpp = {
 		.buf	= bf,
@@ -355,16 +356,14 @@
 		goto print_entries;
 
 	fprintf(fp, "# ");
-	for (idx = 0; idx < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; idx++) {
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[idx].cond)
-			continue;
 
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
 		if (!first)
 			fprintf(fp, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
 		else
 			first = false;
 
-		perf_hpp__format[idx].header(&dummy_hpp);
+		fmt->header(&dummy_hpp);
 		fprintf(fp, "%s", bf);
 	}
 
@@ -400,18 +399,16 @@
 	first = true;
 
 	fprintf(fp, "# ");
-	for (idx = 0; idx < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; idx++) {
-		unsigned int i;
 
-		if (!perf_hpp__format[idx].cond)
-			continue;
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+		unsigned int i;
 
 		if (!first)
 			fprintf(fp, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
 		else
 			first = false;
 
-		width = perf_hpp__format[idx].width(&dummy_hpp);
+		width = fmt->width(&dummy_hpp);
 		for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
 			fprintf(fp, ".");
 	}