return TEST_FAIL;
        }
        parse_events_error__init(&err);
-       ret = __parse_events(evlist, e->name, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, &err, /*fake_pmu=*/NULL,
+       ret = __parse_events(evlist, e->name, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, &err, /*fake_pmu=*/false,
                             /*warn_if_reordered=*/true, /*fake_tp=*/true);
        if (ret) {
                pr_debug("failed to parse event '%s', err %d\n", e->name, ret);
 
        parse_events_error__init(&err);
        ret = __parse_events(evlist, str, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, &err,
-                            &perf_pmu__fake, /*warn_if_reordered=*/true,
+                            /*fake_pmu=*/true, /*warn_if_reordered=*/true,
                             /*fake_tp=*/true);
        if (ret) {
                pr_debug("failed to parse event '%s', err %d\n",
 
        return errno == 0 && end_ptr != str;
 }
 
-static int check_parse_id(const char *id, struct parse_events_error *error,
-                         struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu)
+static int check_parse_id(const char *id, struct parse_events_error *error)
 {
        struct evlist *evlist;
        int ret;
        for (cur = strchr(dup, '@') ; cur; cur = strchr(++cur, '@'))
                *cur = '/';
 
-       ret = __parse_events(evlist, dup, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, error, fake_pmu,
+       ret = __parse_events(evlist, dup, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, error, /*fake_pmu=*/true,
                             /*warn_if_reordered=*/true, /*fake_tp=*/false);
        free(dup);
 
        int ret;
 
        parse_events_error__init(&error);
-       ret = check_parse_id(id, &error, &perf_pmu__fake);
+       ret = check_parse_id(id, &error);
        parse_events_error__exit(&error);
        return ret;
 }
 }
 
 /*
- * Parse all the metrics for current architecture,
- * or all defined cpus via the 'fake_pmu'
- * in parse_events.
+ * Parse all the metrics for current architecture, or all defined cpus via the
+ * 'fake_pmu' in parse_events.
  */
 static int test__parsing_fake(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
                              int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
  * parse_ids - Build the event string for the ids and parse them creating an
  *             evlist. The encoded metric_ids are decoded.
  * @metric_no_merge: is metric sharing explicitly disabled.
- * @fake_pmu: used when testing metrics not supported by the current CPU.
+ * @fake_pmu: use a fake PMU when testing metrics not supported by the current CPU.
  * @ids: the event identifiers parsed from a metric.
  * @modifier: any modifiers added to the events.
  * @group_events: should events be placed in a weak group.
  *               the overall list of metrics.
  * @out_evlist: the created list of events.
  */
-static int parse_ids(bool metric_no_merge, struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu,
+static int parse_ids(bool metric_no_merge, bool fake_pmu,
                     struct expr_parse_ctx *ids, const char *modifier,
                     bool group_events, const bool tool_events[PERF_TOOL_MAX],
                     struct evlist **out_evlist)
                        bool metric_no_threshold,
                        const char *user_requested_cpu_list,
                        bool system_wide,
-                       struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu,
+                       bool fake_pmu,
                        struct rblist *metric_events_list,
                        const struct pmu_metrics_table *table)
 {
 
        return parse_groups(perf_evlist, pmu, str, metric_no_group, metric_no_merge,
                            metric_no_threshold, user_requested_cpu_list, system_wide,
-                           /*fake_pmu=*/NULL, metric_events, table);
+                           /*fake_pmu=*/false, metric_events, table);
 }
 
 int metricgroup__parse_groups_test(struct evlist *evlist,
                            /*metric_no_threshold=*/false,
                            /*user_requested_cpu_list=*/NULL,
                            /*system_wide=*/false,
-                           &perf_pmu__fake, metric_events, table);
+                           /*fake_pmu=*/true, metric_events, table);
 }
 
 struct metricgroup__has_metric_data {
 
        }
 
        /* Look for event names in the terms and rewrite into format based terms. */
-       if (!parse_state->fake_pmu && perf_pmu__check_alias(pmu, &parsed_terms,
-                                                           &info, &alias_rewrote_terms, err)) {
+       if (perf_pmu__check_alias(pmu, &parsed_terms,
+                                 &info, &alias_rewrote_terms, err)) {
                parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       if (!parse_state->fake_pmu &&
-           perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &parsed_terms, parse_state->error)) {
+       if (perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, &parsed_terms, parse_state->error)) {
                free_config_terms(&config_terms);
                parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
                return -EINVAL;
 
        evsel->percore = config_term_percore(&evsel->config_terms);
 
-       if (parse_state->fake_pmu) {
-               parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
-               return 0;
-       }
-
        parse_events_terms__exit(&parsed_terms);
        free((char *)evsel->unit);
        evsel->unit = strdup(info.unit);
        }
 
        if (parse_state->fake_pmu) {
-               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, parse_state->fake_pmu, &parsed_terms,
+               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, list, perf_pmus__fake_pmu(), &parsed_terms,
                                          /*auto_merge_stats=*/true)) {
                        struct strbuf sb;
 
                        strbuf_init(&sb, /*hint=*/ 0);
                        parse_events_terms__to_strbuf(&parsed_terms, &sb);
-                       pr_debug("%s -> %s/%s/\n", event_name, "fake_pmu", sb.buf);
+                       pr_debug("%s -> fake/%s/\n", event_name, sb.buf);
                        strbuf_release(&sb);
                        ok++;
                }
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(*listp);
 
        /* Attempt to add to list assuming event_or_pmu is a PMU name. */
-       pmu = parse_state->fake_pmu ?: perf_pmus__find(event_or_pmu);
+       pmu = perf_pmus__find(event_or_pmu);
        if (pmu && !parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, pmu, const_parsed_terms,
                                        /*auto_merge_stats=*/false))
                return 0;
 
+       if (parse_state->fake_pmu) {
+               if (!parse_events_add_pmu(parse_state, *listp, perf_pmus__fake_pmu(),
+                                         const_parsed_terms,
+                                         /*auto_merge_stats=*/false))
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
        pmu = NULL;
        /* Failed to add, try wildcard expansion of event_or_pmu as a PMU name. */
        while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
                        }
                }
        }
-       /* Assign the actual name taking care that the fake PMU lacks a name. */
-       evsel->group_pmu_name = strdup(group_pmu_name ?: "fake");
+       /* Record computed name. */
+       evsel->group_pmu_name = strdup(group_pmu_name);
        return evsel->group_pmu_name ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 }
 
 int __parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, const char *pmu_filter,
-                  struct parse_events_error *err, struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu,
+                  struct parse_events_error *err, bool fake_pmu,
                   bool warn_if_reordered, bool fake_tp)
 {
        struct parse_events_state parse_state = {
 
        parse_events_error__init(&err);
        ret = __parse_events(*args->evlistp, str, args->pmu_filter, &err,
-                            /*fake_pmu=*/NULL, /*warn_if_reordered=*/true,
+                            /*fake_pmu=*/false, /*warn_if_reordered=*/true,
                             /*fake_tp=*/false);
 
        if (ret) {
 
 int parse_events_option_new_evlist(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
 __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2, 4)))
 int __parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, const char *pmu_filter,
-                  struct parse_events_error *error, struct perf_pmu *fake_pmu,
+                  struct parse_events_error *error, bool fake_pmu,
                   bool warn_if_reordered, bool fake_tp);
 
 __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2, 3)))
 static inline int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
                               struct parse_events_error *err)
 {
-       return __parse_events(evlist, str, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, err, /*fake_pmu=*/NULL,
+       return __parse_events(evlist, str, /*pmu_filter=*/NULL, err, /*fake_pmu=*/false,
                              /*warn_if_reordered=*/true, /*fake_tp=*/false);
 }
 
        struct parse_events_terms *terms;
        /* Start token. */
        int                        stoken;
-       /* Special fake PMU marker for testing. */
-       struct perf_pmu           *fake_pmu;
+       /* Use the fake PMU marker for testing. */
+       bool                       fake_pmu;
        /* Skip actual tracepoint processing for testing. */
        bool                       fake_tp;
        /* If non-null, when wildcard matching only match the given PMU. */
 
 #include "util/evsel_config.h"
 #include <regex.h>
 
-struct perf_pmu perf_pmu__fake = {
-       .name = "fake",
-};
-
 #define UNIT_MAX_LEN   31 /* max length for event unit name */
 
 enum event_source {
        return pmu;
 }
 
+static bool perf_pmu__is_fake(const struct perf_pmu *pmu)
+{
+       return pmu->type == PERF_PMU_TYPE_FAKE;
+}
+
 void perf_pmu__warn_invalid_formats(struct perf_pmu *pmu)
 {
        struct perf_pmu_format *format;
        pmu->formats_checked = true;
 
        /* fake pmu doesn't have format list */
-       if (pmu == &perf_pmu__fake)
+       if (perf_pmu__is_fake(pmu))
                return;
 
        list_for_each_entry(format, &pmu->format, list) {
 {
        bool zero = !!pmu->perf_event_attr_init_default;
 
+       /* Fake PMU doesn't have proper terms so nothing to configure in attr. */
+       if (perf_pmu__is_fake(pmu))
+               return 0;
+
        return perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu, attr, head_terms, zero, err);
 }
 
        info->scale    = 0.0;
        info->snapshot = false;
 
+       /* Fake PMU doesn't rewrite terms. */
+       if (perf_pmu__is_fake(pmu))
+               goto out;
+
        list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, &head_terms->terms, list) {
                alias = pmu_find_alias(pmu, term);
                if (!alias)
                list_del_init(&term->list);
                parse_events_term__delete(term);
        }
-
+out:
        /*
         * if no unit or scale found in aliases, then
         * set defaults as for evsel
 
        struct list_head list;
 };
 
+enum {
+       PERF_PMU_TYPE_FAKE = 0xFFFFFFFF,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct perf_pmu
  */
        struct perf_mem_event *mem_events;
 };
 
-/** @perf_pmu__fake: A special global PMU used for testing. */
-extern struct perf_pmu perf_pmu__fake;
-
 struct perf_pmu_info {
        const char *unit;
        double scale;
 
         */
        return perf_pmu__lookup(&other_pmus, test_sysfs_dirfd, name, /*eager_load=*/true);
 }
+
+struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__fake_pmu(void)
+{
+       static struct perf_pmu fake = {
+               .name = "fake",
+               .type = PERF_PMU_TYPE_FAKE,
+               .format = LIST_HEAD_INIT(fake.format),
+       };
+
+       return &fake;
+}
 
 char *perf_pmus__default_pmu_name(void);
 
 struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__add_test_pmu(int test_sysfs_dirfd, const char *name);
+struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__fake_pmu(void);
 
 #endif /* __PMUS_H */