}
 
 /* Compose only probe arg */
-int synthesize_perf_probe_arg(struct perf_probe_arg *pa, char *buf, size_t len)
+char *synthesize_perf_probe_arg(struct perf_probe_arg *pa)
 {
        struct perf_probe_arg_field *field = pa->field;
-       int ret;
-       char *tmp = buf;
+       struct strbuf buf;
+       char *ret;
 
+       strbuf_init(&buf, 64);
        if (pa->name && pa->var)
-               ret = e_snprintf(tmp, len, "%s=%s", pa->name, pa->var);
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s=%s", pa->name, pa->var);
        else
-               ret = e_snprintf(tmp, len, "%s", pa->name ? pa->name : pa->var);
-       if (ret <= 0)
-               goto error;
-       tmp += ret;
-       len -= ret;
+               strbuf_addstr(&buf, pa->name ?: pa->var);
 
        while (field) {
                if (field->name[0] == '[')
-                       ret = e_snprintf(tmp, len, "%s", field->name);
+                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, field->name);
                else
-                       ret = e_snprintf(tmp, len, "%s%s",
-                                        field->ref ? "->" : ".", field->name);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       goto error;
-               tmp += ret;
-               len -= ret;
+                       strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s%s", field->ref ? "->" : ".",
+                                   field->name);
                field = field->next;
        }
 
-       if (pa->type) {
-               ret = e_snprintf(tmp, len, ":%s", pa->type);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       goto error;
-               tmp += ret;
-               len -= ret;
-       }
+       if (pa->type)
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, ":%s", pa->type);
+
+       ret = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 
-       return tmp - buf;
-error:
-       pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe argument: %d\n", ret);
        return ret;
 }
 
 /* Compose only probe point (not argument) */
 static char *synthesize_perf_probe_point(struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 {
-       char *buf, *tmp;
-       char offs[32] = "", line[32] = "", file[32] = "";
-       int ret, len;
-
-       buf = zalloc(MAX_CMDLEN);
-       if (buf == NULL) {
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto error;
-       }
-       if (pp->offset) {
-               ret = e_snprintf(offs, 32, "+%lu", pp->offset);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       goto error;
-       }
-       if (pp->line) {
-               ret = e_snprintf(line, 32, ":%d", pp->line);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       goto error;
+       struct strbuf buf;
+       char *tmp;
+       int len;
+
+       strbuf_init(&buf, 64);
+       if (pp->function) {
+               strbuf_addstr(&buf, pp->function);
+               if (pp->offset)
+                       strbuf_addf(&buf, "+%lu", pp->offset);
+               else if (pp->line)
+                       strbuf_addf(&buf, ":%d", pp->line);
+               else if (pp->retprobe)
+                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, "%return");
        }
        if (pp->file) {
                tmp = pp->file;
                        tmp = strchr(pp->file + len - 30, '/');
                        tmp = tmp ? tmp + 1 : pp->file + len - 30;
                }
-               ret = e_snprintf(file, 32, "@%s", tmp);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       goto error;
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, "@%s", tmp);
+               if (!pp->function && pp->line)
+                       strbuf_addf(&buf, ":%d", pp->line);
        }
 
-       if (pp->function)
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, MAX_CMDLEN, "%s%s%s%s%s", pp->function,
-                                offs, pp->retprobe ? "%return" : "", line,
-                                file);
-       else
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, MAX_CMDLEN, "%s%s", file, line);
-       if (ret <= 0)
-               goto error;
-
-       return buf;
-error:
-       pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %d\n", ret);
-       free(buf);
-       return NULL;
+       return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
 #if 0
 #endif
 
 static int __synthesize_probe_trace_arg_ref(struct probe_trace_arg_ref *ref,
-                                            char **buf, size_t *buflen,
-                                            int depth)
+                                           struct strbuf *buf, int depth)
 {
-       int ret;
        if (ref->next) {
                depth = __synthesize_probe_trace_arg_ref(ref->next, buf,
-                                                        buflen, depth + 1);
+                                                        depth + 1);
                if (depth < 0)
                        goto out;
        }
-
-       ret = e_snprintf(*buf, *buflen, "%+ld(", ref->offset);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               depth = ret;
-       else {
-               *buf += ret;
-               *buflen -= ret;
-       }
+       strbuf_addf(buf, "%+ld(", ref->offset);
 out:
        return depth;
-
 }
 
 static int synthesize_probe_trace_arg(struct probe_trace_arg *arg,
-                                      char *buf, size_t buflen)
+                                     struct strbuf *buf)
 {
        struct probe_trace_arg_ref *ref = arg->ref;
-       int ret, depth = 0;
-       char *tmp = buf;
+       int depth = 0;
 
        /* Argument name or separator */
        if (arg->name)
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, " %s=", arg->name);
+               strbuf_addf(buf, " %s=", arg->name);
        else
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, " ");
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       buf += ret;
-       buflen -= ret;
+               strbuf_addch(buf, ' ');
 
        /* Special case: @XXX */
        if (arg->value[0] == '@' && arg->ref)
 
        /* Dereferencing arguments */
        if (ref) {
-               depth = __synthesize_probe_trace_arg_ref(ref, &buf,
-                                                         &buflen, 1);
+               depth = __synthesize_probe_trace_arg_ref(ref, buf, 1);
                if (depth < 0)
                        return depth;
        }
 
        /* Print argument value */
        if (arg->value[0] == '@' && arg->ref)
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s%+ld", arg->value,
-                                arg->ref->offset);
+               strbuf_addf(buf, "%s%+ld", arg->value, arg->ref->offset);
        else
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", arg->value);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       buf += ret;
-       buflen -= ret;
+               strbuf_addstr(buf, arg->value);
 
        /* Closing */
-       while (depth--) {
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, ")");
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               buf += ret;
-               buflen -= ret;
-       }
+       while (depth--)
+               strbuf_addch(buf, ')');
        /* Print argument type */
-       if (arg->type) {
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf, buflen, ":%s", arg->type);
-               if (ret <= 0)
-                       return ret;
-               buf += ret;
-       }
+       if (arg->type)
+               strbuf_addf(buf, ":%s", arg->type);
 
-       return buf - tmp;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 char *synthesize_probe_trace_command(struct probe_trace_event *tev)
 {
        struct probe_trace_point *tp = &tev->point;
-       char *buf;
-       int i, len, ret;
-
-       buf = zalloc(MAX_CMDLEN);
-       if (buf == NULL)
-               return NULL;
-
-       len = e_snprintf(buf, MAX_CMDLEN, "%c:%s/%s ", tp->retprobe ? 'r' : 'p',
-                        tev->group, tev->event);
-       if (len <= 0)
-               goto error;
+       struct strbuf buf;
+       char *ret = NULL;
+       int i;
 
        /* Uprobes must have tp->module */
        if (tev->uprobes && !tp->module)
-               goto error;
+               return NULL;
+
+       strbuf_init(&buf, 32);
+       strbuf_addf(&buf, "%c:%s/%s ", tp->retprobe ? 'r' : 'p',
+                   tev->group, tev->event);
        /*
         * If tp->address == 0, then this point must be a
         * absolute address uprobe.
 
        /* Use the tp->address for uprobes */
        if (tev->uprobes)
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf + len, MAX_CMDLEN - len, "%s:0x%lx",
-                                tp->module, tp->address);
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s:0x%lx", tp->module, tp->address);
        else if (!strncmp(tp->symbol, "0x", 2))
                /* Absolute address. See try_to_find_absolute_address() */
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf + len, MAX_CMDLEN - len, "%s%s0x%lx",
-                                tp->module ?: "", tp->module ? ":" : "",
-                                tp->address);
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s%s0x%lx", tp->module ?: "",
+                           tp->module ? ":" : "", tp->address);
        else
-               ret = e_snprintf(buf + len, MAX_CMDLEN - len, "%s%s%s+%lu",
-                                tp->module ?: "", tp->module ? ":" : "",
-                                tp->symbol, tp->offset);
-
-       if (ret <= 0)
-               goto error;
-       len += ret;
+               strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s%s%s+%lu", tp->module ?: "",
+                           tp->module ? ":" : "", tp->symbol, tp->offset);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < tev->nargs; i++) {
-               ret = synthesize_probe_trace_arg(&tev->args[i], buf + len,
-                                                 MAX_CMDLEN - len);
-               if (ret <= 0)
+       for (i = 0; i < tev->nargs; i++)
+               if (synthesize_probe_trace_arg(&tev->args[i], &buf) < 0)
                        goto error;
-               len += ret;
-       }
 
-       return buf;
+       ret = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 error:
-       free(buf);
-       return NULL;
+       strbuf_release(&buf);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int find_perf_probe_point_from_map(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
 static int convert_to_perf_probe_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
                               struct perf_probe_event *pev, bool is_kprobe)
 {
-       char buf[64] = "";
+       struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        int i, ret;
 
        /* Convert event/group name */
                if (tev->args[i].name)
                        pev->args[i].name = strdup(tev->args[i].name);
                else {
-                       ret = synthesize_probe_trace_arg(&tev->args[i],
-                                                         buf, 64);
-                       pev->args[i].name = strdup(buf);
+                       strbuf_init(&buf, 32);
+                       ret = synthesize_probe_trace_arg(&tev->args[i], &buf);
+                       pev->args[i].name = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
                }
                if (pev->args[i].name == NULL && ret >= 0)
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                                     const char *module,
                                     struct strbuf *result)
 {
-       int i, ret;
-       char buf[128];
-       char *place;
+       int i;
+       char *buf;
 
-       /* Synthesize only event probe point */
-       place = synthesize_perf_probe_point(&pev->point);
-       if (!place)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (asprintf(&buf, "%s:%s", group, event) < 0)
+               return -errno;
+       strbuf_addf(result, "  %-20s (on ", buf);
+       free(buf);
 
-       ret = e_snprintf(buf, 128, "%s:%s", group, event);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               goto out;
+       /* Synthesize only event probe point */
+       buf = synthesize_perf_probe_point(&pev->point);
+       if (!buf)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       strbuf_addstr(result, buf);
+       free(buf);
 
-       strbuf_addf(result, "  %-20s (on %s", buf, place);
        if (module)
                strbuf_addf(result, " in %s", module);
 
        if (pev->nargs > 0) {
                strbuf_add(result, " with", 5);
                for (i = 0; i < pev->nargs; i++) {
-                       ret = synthesize_perf_probe_arg(&pev->args[i],
-                                                       buf, 128);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               goto out;
+                       buf = synthesize_perf_probe_arg(&pev->args[i]);
+                       if (!buf)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
                        strbuf_addf(result, " %s", buf);
+                       free(buf);
                }
        }
        strbuf_addch(result, ')');
-out:
-       free(place);
-       return ret;
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /* Show an event */