@@ -225,26 +221,47 @@ static int perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name, FI
 	alias->unit[0] = '\0';
 	alias->per_pkg = false;
 
-	ret = parse_events_terms(&alias->terms, buf);
+	ret = parse_events_terms(&alias->terms, val);
 	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Cannot parse alias %s: %d\n", val, ret);
 		free(alias);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	alias->name = strdup(name);
+	if (dir) {
+		/*
+		 * load unit name and scale if available
+		 */
+		perf_pmu__parse_unit(alias, dir, name);
+		perf_pmu__parse_scale(alias, dir, name);
+		perf_pmu__parse_per_pkg(alias, dir, name);
+		perf_pmu__parse_snapshot(alias, dir, name);
+	}
+
 	/*
-	 * load unit name and scale if available
+	 * TODO: pickup description from Andi's patchset
 	 */
-	perf_pmu__parse_unit(alias, dir, name);
-	perf_pmu__parse_scale(alias, dir, name);
-	perf_pmu__parse_per_pkg(alias, dir, name);
-	perf_pmu__parse_snapshot(alias, dir, name);
+	//alias->desc = desc ? strdpu(desc) : NULL;