return false;
 }
 
+#define for_each_event(dir, dent, tps)                         \
+       while ((dent = readdir(dir)))                           \
+               if (dent->d_type == DT_DIR &&                   \
+                   (strcmp(dent->d_name, ".")) &&              \
+                   (strcmp(dent->d_name, "..")))               \
+
 static int copy_event_system(const char *sys, struct tracepoint_path *tps)
 {
        struct dirent *dent;
                return -errno;
        }
 
-       while ((dent = readdir(dir))) {
-               if (dent->d_type != DT_DIR ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "..") == 0 ||
-                   !name_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
+       for_each_event(dir, dent, tps) {
+               if (!name_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
                        continue;
+
                if (asprintf(&format, "%s/%s/format", sys, dent->d_name) < 0) {
                        err = -ENOMEM;
                        goto out;
        }
 
        rewinddir(dir);
-       while ((dent = readdir(dir))) {
-               if (dent->d_type != DT_DIR ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "..") == 0 ||
-                   !name_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
+       for_each_event(dir, dent, tps) {
+               if (!name_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
                        continue;
+
                if (asprintf(&format, "%s/%s/format", sys, dent->d_name) < 0) {
                        err = -ENOMEM;
                        goto out;
                goto out;
        }
 
-       while ((dent = readdir(dir))) {
-               if (dent->d_type != DT_DIR ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "..") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "ftrace") == 0 ||
+       for_each_event(dir, dent, tps) {
+               if (strcmp(dent->d_name, "ftrace") == 0 ||
                    !system_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
                        continue;
+
                count++;
        }
 
        }
 
        rewinddir(dir);
-       while ((dent = readdir(dir))) {
-               if (dent->d_type != DT_DIR ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, ".") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "..") == 0 ||
-                   strcmp(dent->d_name, "ftrace") == 0 ||
+       for_each_event(dir, dent, tps) {
+               if (strcmp(dent->d_name, "ftrace") == 0 ||
                    !system_in_tp_list(dent->d_name, tps))
                        continue;
+
                if (asprintf(&sys, "%s/%s", path, dent->d_name) < 0) {
                        err = -ENOMEM;
                        goto out;