4 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 3966ad7..8f88f63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,8 @@ out_enomem:
 /*
  * Print the help text for the event symbols:
  */
-void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag)
+void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
+			bool long_desc)
 {
 	print_symbol_events(event_glob, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
 			    event_symbols_hw, PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX, name_only);
@@ -2273,7 +2274,7 @@ void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag)
 
 	print_hwcache_events(event_glob, name_only);
 
-	print_pmu_events(event_glob, name_only, quiet_flag);
+	print_pmu_events(event_glob, name_only, quiet_flag, long_desc);
 
 	if (event_glob != NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 3bf376b..da246a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ void parse_events_update_lists(struct list_head *list_event,
 void parse_events_evlist_error(struct parse_events_evlist *data,
 			       int idx, const char *str);
 
-void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet);
+void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
+		  bool long_desc);
 
 struct event_symbol {
 	const char	*symbol;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 79242cf..8ff382c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int perf_pmu__parse_snapshot(struct perf_pmu_alias *alias,
 }
 
 static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
-				 char *desc, char *val)
+				 char *desc, char *val, char *long_desc)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
 	int ret;
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
 	}
 
 	alias->desc = desc ? strdup(desc) : NULL;
+	alias->long_desc = long_desc ? strdup(long_desc) :
+				desc ? strdup(desc) : NULL;
 
 	list_add_tail(&alias->list, list);
 
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ static int perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name, FI
 
 	buf[ret] = 0;
 
-	return __perf_pmu__new_alias(list, dir, name, NULL, buf);
+	return __perf_pmu__new_alias(list, dir, name, NULL, buf, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline bool pmu_alias_info_file(char *name)
@@ -532,7 +534,8 @@ static void pmu_add_cpu_aliases(struct list_head *head)
 
 		/* need type casts to override 'const' */
 		__perf_pmu__new_alias(head, NULL, (char *)pe->name,
-				(char *)pe->desc, (char *)pe->event);
+				(char *)pe->desc, (char *)pe->event,
+				(char *)pe->long_desc);
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -1090,7 +1093,8 @@ static void wordwrap(char *s, int start, int max, int corr)
 	}
 }
 
-void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag)
+void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
+			bool long_desc)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 	struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -1138,7 +1142,8 @@ void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag)
 			if (!aliases[j].name)
 				goto out_enomem;
 
-			aliases[j].desc = alias->desc;
+			aliases[j].desc = long_desc ? alias->long_desc :
+						alias->desc;
 			j++;
 		}
 		if (pmu->selectable &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 7b47192..2fb8aa0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct perf_pmu_info {
 struct perf_pmu_alias {
 	char *name;
 	char *desc;
+	char *long_desc;
 	struct list_head terms; /* HEAD struct parse_events_term -> list */
 	struct list_head list;  /* ELEM */
 	char unit[UNIT_MAX_LEN+1];
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ int perf_pmu__format_parse(char *dir, struct list_head *head);
 
 struct perf_pmu *perf_pmu__scan(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 
-void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet);
+void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
+		      bool long_desc);
 bool pmu_have_event(const char *pname, const char *name);
 
 int perf_pmu__scan_file(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name, const char *fmt,