2 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 0a21da4f990f..140ac3ba8c11 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "util/util.h"
 #include "util/env.h"
 #include "util/intel-tpebs.h"
+#include "util/strbuf.h"
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -2467,23 +2468,25 @@ struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int evlist__scnprintf_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, size_t size, char *bf)
+void evlist__format_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, struct strbuf *sb, size_t max_length)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
-	int printed = 0;
+	bool first = true;
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel__is_dummy_event(evsel))
 			continue;
-		if (size > (strlen(evsel__name(evsel)) + (printed ? 2 : 1))) {
-			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%s", printed ? "," : "", evsel__name(evsel));
-		} else {
-			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s...", printed ? "," : "");
-			break;
+
+		if (!first)
+			strbuf_addch(sb, ',');
+
+		if (sb->len > max_length) {
+			strbuf_addstr(sb, "...");
+			return;
 		}
+		strbuf_addstr(sb, evsel__name(evsel));
+		first = false;
 	}
-
-	return printed;
 }
 
 void evlist__check_mem_load_aux(struct evlist *evlist)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index edcbf1c10e92..21f6bff319fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct pollfd;
 struct thread_map;
 struct perf_cpu_map;
 struct record_opts;
+struct strbuf;
 struct target;
 
 /*
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ int event_enable_timer__process(struct event_enable_timer *eet);
 
 struct evsel *evlist__find_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
-int evlist__scnprintf_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, size_t size, char *bf);
+void evlist__format_evsels(struct evlist *evlist, struct strbuf *sb, size_t max_length);
 void evlist__check_mem_load_aux(struct evlist *evlist);
 void evlist__warn_user_requested_cpus(struct evlist *evlist, const char *cpu_list);
 void evlist__uniquify_name(struct evlist *evlist);