return NULL;
 }
 
+static int compare_pmu_events(struct pmu_event *e1, const struct pmu_event *e2)
+{
+       if (!is_same(e1->desc, e2->desc)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched desc, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->desc, e2->desc);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->topic, e2->topic)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched topic, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->topic, e2->topic);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->long_desc, e2->long_desc)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched long_desc, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->long_desc, e2->long_desc);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->unit, e2->unit)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched unit, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->unit, e2->unit);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->perpkg, e2->perpkg)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched perpkg, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->perpkg, e2->perpkg);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->metric_expr, e2->metric_expr)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched metric_expr, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->metric_expr, e2->metric_expr);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->metric_name, e2->metric_name)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched metric_name, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name,     e1->metric_name, e2->metric_name);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->deprecated, e2->deprecated)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched deprecated, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->deprecated, e2->deprecated);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->pmu, e2->pmu)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched pmu string, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->pmu, e2->pmu);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_same(e1->compat, e2->compat)) {
+               pr_debug2("testing event e1 %s: mismatched compat string, %s vs %s\n",
+                         e1->name, e1->compat, e2->compat);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* Verify generated events from pmu-events.c is as expected */
 static int test_pmu_event_table(void)
 {
                        found = true;
                        map_events++;
 
-                       if (!is_same(table->desc, te->desc)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched desc, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->desc, te->desc);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->topic, te->topic)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched topic, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->topic,
-                                         te->topic);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->long_desc, te->long_desc)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched long_desc, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->long_desc,
-                                         te->long_desc);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->unit, te->unit)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched unit, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->unit,
-                                         te->unit);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->perpkg, te->perpkg)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched perpkg, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->perpkg,
-                                         te->perpkg);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->metric_expr, te->metric_expr)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched metric_expr, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->metric_expr,
-                                         te->metric_expr);
+                       if (compare_pmu_events(table, te))
                                return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->metric_name, te->metric_name)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched metric_name, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name,  table->metric_name,
-                                         te->metric_name);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
-
-                       if (!is_same(table->deprecated, te->deprecated)) {
-                               pr_debug2("testing event table %s: mismatched deprecated, %s vs %s\n",
-                                         table->name, table->deprecated,
-                                         te->deprecated);
-                               return -1;
-                       }
 
                        pr_debug("testing event table %s: pass\n", table->name);
                }