return 0;
 }
 
-struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id)
+struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id)
 {
        struct hlist_head *head;
        struct perf_sample_id *sid;
        int hash;
 
-       if (evlist->nr_entries == 1)
-               return perf_evlist__first(evlist);
-
        hash = hash_64(id, PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS);
        head = &evlist->heads[hash];
 
        hlist_for_each_entry(sid, head, node)
                if (sid->id == id)
-                       return sid->evsel;
+                       return sid;
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id)
+{
+       struct perf_sample_id *sid;
+
+       if (evlist->nr_entries == 1)
+               return perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+       sid = perf_evlist__id2sid(evlist, id);
+       if (sid)
+               return sid->evsel;
 
        if (!perf_evlist__sample_id_all(evlist))
                return perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
+struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
+
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *self, int idx);
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);