{
        if (!symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain) {
                return snprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s",
-                               fmt_percent ? 8 : 12, "N/A");
+                               fmt_percent ? len + 2 : len + 1, "N/A");
        }
 
        return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, get_field, fmt, len, print_fn, fmt_percent);
        return ret;
 }
 
-#define __HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str, _min_width, _unit_width)          \
-static int hpp__header_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,        \
-                              struct perf_hpp *hpp,                    \
-                              struct perf_evsel *evsel)                \
-{                                                                      \
-       int len = _min_width;                                           \
-                                                                       \
-       if (symbol_conf.event_group)                                    \
-               len = max(len, evsel->nr_members * _unit_width);        \
-                                                                       \
-       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s", len, _str);        \
-}
-
-#define __HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _min_width, _unit_width)                         \
-static int hpp__width_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused, \
+#define __HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                    \
+static int hpp__width_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                        \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp __maybe_unused,      \
                              struct perf_evsel *evsel)                 \
 {                                                                      \
-       int len = _min_width;                                           \
+       int len = fmt->len;                                             \
                                                                        \
        if (symbol_conf.event_group)                                    \
-               len = max(len, evsel->nr_members * _unit_width);        \
+               len = max(len, evsel->nr_members * len);                \
+                                                                       \
+       if (len < (int)strlen(_str))                                    \
+               len = strlen(_str);                                     \
                                                                        \
        return len;                                                     \
 }
 
+#define __HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                   \
+static int hpp__header_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,               \
+                              struct perf_hpp *hpp,                    \
+                              struct perf_evsel *evsel)                \
+{                                                                      \
+       int len = hpp__width_##_type(fmt, hpp, evsel);                  \
+       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%*s", len, _str);        \
+}
+
 static int hpp_color_scnprintf(struct perf_hpp *hpp, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
        va_list args;
        return he->stat._field;                                                 \
 }                                                                              \
                                                                                \
-static int hpp__color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,         \
+static int hpp__color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                                \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)      \
 {                                                                              \
-       return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, he_get_##_field, " %*.2f%%", 6,              \
+       int len = fmt->len - 2; /* 2 for a space and a % sign */                \
+       return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, he_get_##_field, " %*.2f%%", len,            \
                          hpp_color_scnprintf, true);                           \
 }
 
 #define __HPP_ENTRY_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                                  \
-static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *_fmt __maybe_unused,                \
+static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                                \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)      \
 {                                                                              \
-       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : 6;                                \
+       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : fmt->len - 2;                     \
        return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, he_get_##_field, " %*.2f%%", len,            \
                          hpp_entry_scnprintf, true);                           \
 }
        return he->stat_acc->_field;                                            \
 }                                                                              \
                                                                                \
-static int hpp__color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,         \
+static int hpp__color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                                \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)      \
 {                                                                              \
-       return __hpp__fmt_acc(hpp, he, he_get_acc_##_field, " %*.2f%%", 6,      \
+       int len = fmt->len - 2; /* 2 for a space and a % sign */                \
+       return __hpp__fmt_acc(hpp, he, he_get_acc_##_field, " %*.2f%%", len,    \
                              hpp_color_scnprintf, true);                       \
 }
 
 #define __HPP_ENTRY_ACC_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                              \
-static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *_fmt __maybe_unused,                \
+static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                                \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)      \
 {                                                                              \
-       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : 6;                                \
+       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : fmt->len - 2;                     \
        return __hpp__fmt_acc(hpp, he, he_get_##_field, " %*.2f%%", len,        \
                              hpp_entry_scnprintf, true);                       \
 }
        return he->stat._field;                                                 \
 }                                                                              \
                                                                                \
-static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *_fmt __maybe_unused,                \
+static int hpp__entry_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,                                \
                              struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)      \
 {                                                                              \
-       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : 11;                               \
+       int len = symbol_conf.field_sep ? 1 : fmt->len - 1;                     \
        return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, he_get_raw_##_field, " %*"PRIu64, len,       \
                          hpp_entry_scnprintf, false);                          \
 }
 }
 
 
-#define HPP_PERCENT_FNS(_type, _str, _field, _min_width, _unit_width)  \
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str, _min_width, _unit_width)                  \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _min_width, _unit_width)                         \
+#define HPP_PERCENT_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                           \
+__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
+__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
 __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                                  \
 __HPP_ENTRY_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                                  \
 __HPP_SORT_FN(_type, _field)
 
-#define HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(_type, _str, _field, _min_width, _unit_width)\
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str, _min_width, _unit_width)                  \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _min_width, _unit_width)                         \
+#define HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                       \
+__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
+__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
 __HPP_COLOR_ACC_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                              \
 __HPP_ENTRY_ACC_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)                              \
 __HPP_SORT_ACC_FN(_type, _field)
 
-#define HPP_RAW_FNS(_type, _str, _field, _min_width, _unit_width)      \
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str, _min_width, _unit_width)                  \
-__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _min_width, _unit_width)                         \
+#define HPP_RAW_FNS(_type, _str, _field)                               \
+__HPP_WIDTH_FN(_type, _str)                                            \
+__HPP_HEADER_FN(_type, _str)                                           \
 __HPP_ENTRY_RAW_FN(_type, _field)                                      \
 __HPP_SORT_RAW_FN(_type, _field)
 
-__HPP_HEADER_FN(overhead_self, "Self", 8, 8)
+__HPP_WIDTH_FN(overhead_self, "Self")
+__HPP_HEADER_FN(overhead_self, "Self")
 
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead, "Overhead", period, 8, 8)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_sys, "sys", period_sys, 8, 8)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_us, "usr", period_us, 8, 8)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys, "guest sys", period_guest_sys, 9, 8)
-HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_us, "guest usr", period_guest_us, 9, 8)
-HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(overhead_acc, "Children", period, 8, 8)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead, "Overhead", period)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_sys, "sys", period_sys)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_us, "usr", period_us)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_sys, "guest sys", period_guest_sys)
+HPP_PERCENT_FNS(overhead_guest_us, "guest usr", period_guest_us)
+HPP_PERCENT_ACC_FNS(overhead_acc, "Children", period)
 
-HPP_RAW_FNS(samples, "Samples", nr_events, 12, 12)
-HPP_RAW_FNS(period, "Period", period, 12, 12)
+HPP_RAW_FNS(samples, "Samples", nr_events)
+HPP_RAW_FNS(period, "Period", period)
 
 static int64_t hpp__nop_cmp(struct hist_entry *a __maybe_unused,
                            struct hist_entry *b __maybe_unused)
 
                perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].header =
                                                hpp__header_overhead_self;
+               perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].width =
+                                               hpp__width_overhead_self;
        }
 
        perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD);
 
        perf_hpp__column_disable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_ACC);
        perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].header = hpp__header_overhead;
+       perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].width = hpp__width_overhead;
 }
 
 void perf_hpp__setup_output_field(void)
 
        return ret;
 }
+
+void perf_hpp__reset_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists)
+{
+       int idx;
+
+       if (perf_hpp__is_sort_entry(fmt))
+               return perf_hpp__reset_sort_width(fmt, hists);
+
+       for (idx = 0; idx < PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX; idx++) {
+               if (fmt == &perf_hpp__format[idx])
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (idx == PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX)
+               return;
+
+       switch (idx) {
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD:
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_SYS:
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_US:
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_ACC:
+               fmt->len = 8;
+               break;
+
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_SYS:
+       case PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_GUEST_US:
+               fmt->len = 9;
+               break;
+
+       case PERF_HPP__SAMPLES:
+       case PERF_HPP__PERIOD:
+               fmt->len = 12;
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+}