return ret;
 }
 
-#define __HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                    \
-static int hpp__width_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                        \
-                             struct perf_hpp *hpp __maybe_unused,      \
-                             struct perf_evsel *evsel)                 \
-{                                                                      \
-       int len = fmt->user_len ?: fmt->len;                            \
-                                                                       \
-       if (symbol_conf.event_group)                                    \
-               len = max(len, evsel->nr_members * fmt->len);           \
-                                                                       \
-       if (len < (int)strlen(_str))                                    \
-               len = strlen(_str);                                     \
-                                                                       \
-       return len;                                                     \
-}
-
-#define __HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                   \
-static int hpp__header_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,               \
-                              struct perf_hpp *hpp,                    \
-                              struct perf_evsel *evsel)                \
-{                                                                      \
-       int len = hpp__width_##_type(fmt, hpp, evsel);                  \
-       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s", len, _str);        \
+static int hpp__width_fn(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,
+                        struct perf_hpp *hpp __maybe_unused,
+                        struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+       int len = fmt->user_len ?: fmt->len;
+
+       if (symbol_conf.event_group)
+               len = max(len, evsel->nr_members * fmt->len);
+
+       if (len < (int)strlen(fmt->name))
+               len = strlen(fmt->name);
+
+       return len;
+}
+
+static int hpp__header_fn(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
+                         struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+       int len = hpp__width_fn(fmt, hpp, evsel);
+       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s", len, fmt->name);
 }
 
 static int hpp_color_scnprintf(struct perf_hpp *hpp, const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 
-#define HPP_PERCENT_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                           \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
+#define HPP_PERCENT_FNS(_type, _field)                                 \
 __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                                  \
 __HPP_ENTRY_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                                  \
 __HPP_SORT_FN(_type, _field)
 
-#define HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                       \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
+#define HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(_type, _field)                             \
 __HPP_COLOR_ACC_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                              \
 __HPP_ENTRY_ACC_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                              \
 __HPP_SORT_ACC_FN(_type, _field)
 
-#define HPP_RAW_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                               \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
+#define HPP_RAW_FNS(_type, _field)                                     \
 __HPP_ENTRY_RAW_FN(_type, _field)                                      \
 __HPP_SORT_RAW_FN(_type, _field)
 
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(overhead_self, "Self")
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(overhead_self, "Self")
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead, period)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_sys, period_sys)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_us, period_us)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys, period_guest_sys)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
+HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(overhead_acc, period)
 
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead, "Overhead", period)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_sys, "sys", period_sys)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_us, "usr", period_us)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys, "guest sys", period_guest_sys)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_us, "guest usr", period_guest_us)
-HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(overhead_acc, "Children", period)
-
-HPP_RAW_FNS(samples, "Samples", nr_events)
-HPP_RAW_FNS(period, "Period", period)
+HPP_RAW_FNS(samples, nr_events)
+HPP_RAW_FNS(period, period)
 
 static int64_t hpp__nop_cmp(struct hist_entry *a __maybe_unused,
                            struct hist_entry *b __maybe_unused)
        return 0;
 }
 
-#define HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(_name)                    \
+#define HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(_name, _fn)               \
        {                                               \
-               .header = hpp__header_ ## _name,        \
-               .width  = hpp__width_ ## _name,         \
-               .color  = hpp__color_ ## _name,         \
-               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _name,         \
+               .name   = _name,                        \
+               .header = hpp__header_fn,               \
+               .width  = hpp__width_fn,                \
+               .color  = hpp__color_ ## _fn,           \
+               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _fn,           \
                .cmp    = hpp__nop_cmp,                 \
                .collapse = hpp__nop_cmp,               \
-               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _name,          \
+               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _fn,            \
        }
 
-#define HPP__COLOR_ACC_PRINT_FNS(_name)                        \
+#define HPP__COLOR_ACC_PRINT_FNS(_name, _fn)           \
        {                                               \
-               .header = hpp__header_ ## _name,        \
-               .width  = hpp__width_ ## _name,         \
-               .color  = hpp__color_ ## _name,         \
-               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _name,         \
+               .name   = _name,                        \
+               .header = hpp__header_fn,               \
+               .width  = hpp__width_fn,                \
+               .color  = hpp__color_ ## _fn,           \
+               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _fn,           \
                .cmp    = hpp__nop_cmp,                 \
                .collapse = hpp__nop_cmp,               \
-               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _name,          \
+               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _fn,            \
        }
 
-#define HPP__PRINT_FNS(_name)                          \
+#define HPP__PRINT_FNS(_name, _fn)                     \
        {                                               \
-               .header = hpp__header_ ## _name,        \
-               .width  = hpp__width_ ## _name,         \
-               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _name,         \
+               .name   = _name,                        \
+               .header = hpp__header_fn,               \
+               .width  = hpp__width_fn,                \
+               .entry  = hpp__entry_ ## _fn,           \
                .cmp    = hpp__nop_cmp,                 \
                .collapse = hpp__nop_cmp,               \
-               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _name,          \
+               .sort   = hpp__sort_ ## _fn,            \
        }
 
 struct perf_hpp_fmt perf_hpp__format[] = {
-       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead),
-       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_sys),
-       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_us),
-       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys),
-       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(overhead_guest_us),
-       HPP__COLOR_ACC_PRINT_FNS(overhead_acc),
-       HPP__PRINT_FNS(samples),
-       HPP__PRINT_FNS(period)
+       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS("Overhead", overhead),
+       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS("sys", overhead_sys),
+       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS("usr", overhead_us),
+       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS("guest sys", overhead_guest_sys),
+       HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS("guest usr", overhead_guest_us),
+       HPP__COLOR_ACC_PRINT_FNS("Children", overhead_acc),
+       HPP__PRINT_FNS("Samples", samples),
+       HPP__PRINT_FNS("Period", period)
 };
 
 LIST_HEAD(perf_hpp__list);
 
        if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain) {
                perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_ACC);
-
-               perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].header =
-                                               hpp__header_overhead_self;
-               perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].width =
-                                               hpp__width_overhead_self;
+               perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].name = "Self";
        }
 
        perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD);
                return;
 
        perf_hpp__column_disable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_ACC);
-       perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].header = hpp__header_overhead;
-       perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].width = hpp__width_overhead;
+       perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].name = "Overhead";
 }
 
 void perf_hpp__setup_output_field(void)