4 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index b5e2adef49de..db882f630f7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ out_enomem:
  * Print the help text for the event symbols:
  */
 void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
-			bool long_desc, bool details_flag)
+			bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated)
 {
 	print_symbol_events(event_glob, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
 			    event_symbols_hw, PERF_COUNT_HW_MAX, name_only);
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ 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, long_desc,
-			details_flag);
+			details_flag, deprecated);
 
 	if (event_glob != NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 616ca1eda0eb..769e07cddaa2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void parse_events_evlist_error(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			       int idx, const char *str);
 
 void print_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
-		  bool long_desc, bool details_flag);
+		  bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated);
 
 struct event_symbol {
 	const char	*symbol;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 5608da82ad23..adbe97e941dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
 				 char *long_desc, char *topic,
 				 char *unit, char *perpkg,
 				 char *metric_expr,
-				 char *metric_name)
+				 char *metric_name,
+				 char *deprecated)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 	struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
 	alias->unit[0] = '\0';
 	alias->per_pkg = false;
 	alias->snapshot = false;
+	alias->deprecated = false;
 
 	ret = parse_events_terms(&alias->terms, val);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -379,6 +381,9 @@ static int __perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name,
 	alias->per_pkg = perpkg && sscanf(perpkg, "%d", &num) == 1 && num == 1;
 	alias->str = strdup(newval);
 
+	if (deprecated)
+		alias->deprecated = true;
+
 	if (!perf_pmu_merge_alias(alias, list))
 		list_add_tail(&alias->list, list);
 
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ static int perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name, FI
 	strim(buf);
 
 	return __perf_pmu__new_alias(list, dir, name, NULL, buf, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				     NULL, NULL, NULL);
+				     NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline bool pmu_alias_info_file(char *name)
@@ -787,7 +792,8 @@ new_alias:
 				(char *)pe->long_desc, (char *)pe->topic,
 				(char *)pe->unit, (char *)pe->perpkg,
 				(char *)pe->metric_expr,
-				(char *)pe->metric_name);
+				(char *)pe->metric_name,
+				(char *)pe->deprecated);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1383,7 +1389,7 @@ 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,
-			bool long_desc, bool details_flag)
+			bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 	struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -1414,6 +1420,9 @@ void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
 				format_alias(buf, sizeof(buf), pmu, alias);
 			bool is_cpu = !strcmp(pmu->name, "cpu");
 
+			if (alias->deprecated && !deprecated)
+				continue;
+
 			if (event_glob != NULL &&
 			    !(strglobmatch_nocase(name, event_glob) ||
 			      (!is_cpu && strglobmatch_nocase(alias->name,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index f36ade6df76d..3e8cd31a89cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct perf_pmu_alias {
 	double scale;
 	bool per_pkg;
 	bool snapshot;
+	bool deprecated;
 	char *metric_expr;
 	char *metric_name;
 };
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ 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,
-		      bool long_desc, bool details_flag);
+		      bool long_desc, bool details_flag,
+		      bool deprecated);
 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, ...) __scanf(3, 4);