1 files changed, 46 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)