rec->opts.target.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
                goto out_free_fd;
 
-       if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, rec->opts.target.pid,
-                                    rec->opts.target.tid, rec->opts.target.uid,
-                                    rec->opts.target.cpu_list) < 0)
+       if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
                usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
        list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
 
 static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 {
        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+               .target = {
+                       .uid = UINT_MAX,
+               },
                .no_delay   = true,
                .freq       = 10,
                .mmap_pages = 256,
         * perf_evlist__prepare_workload we'll fill in the only thread
         * we're monitoring, the one forked there.
         */
-       err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, opts.target.pid,
-                                      opts.target.tid, UINT_MAX,
-                                      opts.target.cpu_list);
+       err = perf_evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
        if (err < 0) {
                pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
                goto out_delete_evlist;
 
        if (top.target.uid_str != NULL && top.target.uid == UINT_MAX - 1)
                goto out_delete_evlist;
 
-       if (perf_evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, top.target.pid,
-                                    top.target.tid, top.target.uid,
-                                    top.target.cpu_list) < 0)
+       if (perf_evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, &top.target) < 0)
                usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
        if (!top.evlist->nr_entries &&
 
        return perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(evlist, prot, mask);
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *target_pid,
-                            const char *target_tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list)
+int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+                            struct perf_target *target)
 {
-       evlist->threads = thread_map__new_str(target_pid, target_tid, uid);
+       evlist->threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid,
+                                             target->uid);
 
        if (evlist->threads == NULL)
                return -1;
 
-       if (uid != UINT_MAX || (cpu_list == NULL && target_tid))
+       if (target->uid != UINT_MAX ||
+           (target->cpu_list == NULL && target->tid))
                evlist->cpus = cpu_map__dummy_new();
        else
-               evlist->cpus = cpu_map__new(cpu_list);
+               evlist->cpus = cpu_map__new(target->cpu_list);
 
        if (evlist->cpus == NULL)
                goto out_delete_threads;
 
        evlist->threads = threads;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *target_pid,
-                            const char *tid, uid_t uid, const char *cpu_list);
+int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+                            struct perf_target *target);
 void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);