if (!parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, pmu->name, terms, true, false))

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index fc683bc41715..796a4be752f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c

@@ -946,6 +946,18 @@ perf_pmu__get_default_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu __maybe_unused)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+char * __weak
+pmu_find_real_name(const char *name)
+{
+	return strdup(name);
+}

+
+char * __weak
+pmu_find_alias_name(const char *name __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static int pmu_max_precise(const char *name)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];

@@ -959,19 +971,25 @@ static int pmu_max_precise(const char *name)
 	return max_precise;
 }
 
-static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
+static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *lookup_name)
 {
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
 	LIST_HEAD(format);
 	LIST_HEAD(aliases);
 	__u32 type;
-	bool is_hybrid = perf_pmu__hybrid_mounted(name);
+	bool is_hybrid;
+	char *name = pmu_find_real_name(lookup_name);
+
+	if (!name)
+		return NULL;
+
+	is_hybrid = perf_pmu__hybrid_mounted(name);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check pmu name for hybrid and the pmu may be invalid in sysfs
 	 */
 	if (!strncmp(name, "cpu_", 4) && !is_hybrid)
-		return NULL;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * The pmu data we store & need consists of the pmu

@@ -979,23 +997,24 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 	 * now.
 	 */
 	if (pmu_format(name, &format))
-		return NULL;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the type first to avoid unnecessary work.
 	 */
 	if (pmu_type(name, &type))
-		return NULL;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (pmu_aliases(name, &aliases))
-		return NULL;
+		goto out;
 
 	pmu = zalloc(sizeof(*pmu));
 	if (!pmu)
-		return NULL;
+		goto out;
 
 	pmu->cpus = pmu_cpumask(name);
-	pmu->name = strdup(name);
+	pmu->name = name;
+	pmu->alias_name = pmu_find_alias_name(name);
 	pmu->type = type;
 	pmu->is_uncore = pmu_is_uncore(name);
 	if (pmu->is_uncore)

@@ -1017,6 +1036,10 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 
 	pmu->default_config = perf_pmu__get_default_config(pmu);
 
+out:
+	if (!pmu)
+		free(name);
+
 	return pmu;
 }
 

@@ -1025,7 +1048,8 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_find(const char *name)
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pmu, &pmus, list)
-		if (!strcmp(pmu->name, name))
+		if (!strcmp(pmu->name, name) ||
+		    (pmu->alias_name && !strcmp(pmu->alias_name, name)))
 			return pmu;
 
 	return NULL;

@@ -1920,6 +1944,9 @@ bool perf_pmu__has_hybrid(void)
 
 int perf_pmu__match(char *pattern, char *name, char *tok)
 {
+	if (!name)
+		return -1;
+
 	if (fnmatch(pattern, name, 0))
 		return -1;
 

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 926da483a141..f6ca9f6a06ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum {
 #define PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS 64
 #define EVENT_SOURCE_DEVICE_PATH "/bus/event_source/devices/"
 #define CPUS_TEMPLATE_CPU	"%s/bus/event_source/devices/%s/cpus"
+#define MAX_PMU_NAME_LEN 128
 
 struct perf_event_attr;
 

@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct perf_pmu_caps {
 
 struct perf_pmu {
 	char *name;
+	char *alias_name;	/* PMU alias name */
 	char *id;
 	__u32 type;
 	bool selectable;

@@ -135,4 +137,7 @@ void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, __u64 config,
 bool perf_pmu__has_hybrid(void);
 int perf_pmu__match(char *pattern, char *name, char *tok);
 
+char *pmu_find_real_name(const char *name);
+char *pmu_find_alias_name(const char *name);
+
 #endif /* __PMU_H */

-- 
2.17.1