.arg2_type      = ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
 
-static u64 bpf_perf_event_output(u64 r1, u64 r2, u64 flags, u64 r4, u64 size)
+static __always_inline u64
+__bpf_perf_event_output(struct pt_regs *regs, struct bpf_map *map,
+                       u64 flags, struct perf_raw_record *raw)
 {
-       struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *) (long) r1;
-       struct bpf_map *map = (struct bpf_map *) (long) r2;
        struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
        unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
        u64 index = flags & BPF_F_INDEX_MASK;
-       void *data = (void *) (long) r4;
        struct perf_sample_data sample_data;
        struct bpf_event_entry *ee;
        struct perf_event *event;
-       struct perf_raw_record raw = {
-               .frag = {
-                       .size = size,
-                       .data = data,
-               },
-       };
 
-       if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INDEX_MASK)))
-               return -EINVAL;
        if (index == BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU)
                index = cpu;
        if (unlikely(index >= array->map.max_entries))
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
        perf_sample_data_init(&sample_data, 0, 0);
-       sample_data.raw = &raw;
+       sample_data.raw = raw;
        perf_event_output(event, &sample_data, regs);
        return 0;
 }
 
+static u64 bpf_perf_event_output(u64 r1, u64 r2, u64 flags, u64 r4, u64 size)
+{
+       struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)(long) r1;
+       struct bpf_map *map  = (struct bpf_map *)(long) r2;
+       void *data = (void *)(long) r4;
+       struct perf_raw_record raw = {
+               .frag = {
+                       .size = size,
+                       .data = data,
+               },
+       };
+
+       if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_INDEX_MASK)))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       return __bpf_perf_event_output(regs, map, flags, &raw);
+}
+
 static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_perf_event_output_proto = {
        .func           = bpf_perf_event_output,
        .gpl_only       = true,