4 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
index 1ceb3700ffbb..6f7200fb85cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-evlist.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --group::
 	Show event group information.
 
+--trace-fields::
+	Show tracepoint field names.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-list[1],
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
index 08a7d36a2cf8..8a31f511e1a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
@@ -26,14 +26,22 @@ static int __cmd_evlist(const char *file_name, struct perf_attr_details *details
 		.mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
 		.force = details->force,
 	};
+	bool has_tracepoint = false;
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, 0, NULL);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos)
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
 		perf_evsel__fprintf(pos, details, stdout);
 
+		if (pos->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
+			has_tracepoint = true;
+	}
+
+	if (has_tracepoint && !details->trace_fields)
+		printf("# Tip: use 'perf evlist --trace-fields' to show fields for tracepoint events\n");
+
 	perf_session__delete(session);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -49,6 +57,7 @@ int cmd_evlist(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('g', "group", &details.event_group,
 		    "Show event group information"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &details.force, "don't complain, do it"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "trace-fields", &details.trace_fields, "Show tracepoint fields"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const evlist_usage[] = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 544e4400de13..cdbaf9b51e42 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2298,6 +2298,29 @@ int perf_evsel__fprintf(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		printed += comma_fprintf(fp, &first, " %s=%" PRIu64,
 					 term, (u64)evsel->attr.sample_freq);
 	}
+
+	if (details->trace_fields) {
+		struct format_field *field;
+
+		if (evsel->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+			printed += comma_fprintf(fp, &first, " (not a tracepoint)");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		field = evsel->tp_format->format.fields;
+		if (field == NULL) {
+			printed += comma_fprintf(fp, &first, " (no trace field)");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		printed += comma_fprintf(fp, &first, " trace_fields: %s", field->name);
+
+		field = field->next;
+		while (field) {
+			printed += comma_fprintf(fp, &first, "%s", field->name);
+			field = field->next;
+		}
+	}
 out:
 	fputc('\n', fp);
 	return ++printed;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 5ded1fc0341e..8e75434bd01c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ struct perf_attr_details {
 	bool verbose;
 	bool event_group;
 	bool force;
+	bool trace_fields;
 };
 
 int perf_evsel__fprintf(struct perf_evsel *evsel,