} \
 } while (0)
 
+#define PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | \
+                            PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
+
 static int test__checkevent_tracepoint(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
        struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 1 == evlist->nr_entries);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-               (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-               evsel->attr.sample_type);
+               PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
        return 0;
 }
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type",
                        PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-                       (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-                       == evsel->attr.sample_type);
+                       PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period",
                        1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
        }
        evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-               (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-               evsel->attr.sample_type);
+               PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);