#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
 
+void perf_evlist__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE; ++i)
+               INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&evlist->heads[i]);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->entries);
+}
+
 struct perf_evlist *perf_evlist__new(void)
 {
        struct perf_evlist *evlist = zalloc(sizeof(*evlist));
 
-       if (evlist != NULL) {
-               int i;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE; ++i)
-                       INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&evlist->heads[i]);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->entries);
-       }
+       if (evlist != NULL)
+               perf_evlist__init(evlist);
 
        return evlist;
 }
        evlist->nr_entries = 0;
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+void perf_evlist__exit(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
-       perf_evlist__purge(evlist);
        free(evlist->mmap);
        free(evlist->pollfd);
+       evlist->mmap = NULL;
+       evlist->pollfd = NULL;
+}
+
+void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+       perf_evlist__purge(evlist);
+       perf_evlist__exit(evlist);
        free(evlist);
 }
 
 
 struct perf_evsel;
 
 struct perf_evlist *perf_evlist__new(void);
+void perf_evlist__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+void perf_evlist__exit(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 #define SID(e, x, y) xyarray__entry(e->id, x, y)
 
+void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                     struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
+{
+       evsel->idx         = idx;
+       evsel->attr        = *attr;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
+}
+
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
        struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(sizeof(*evsel));
 
-       if (evsel != NULL) {
-               evsel->idx         = idx;
-               evsel->attr        = *attr;
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
-       }
+       if (evsel != NULL)
+               perf_evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);
 
        return evsel;
 }
        return evlist->mmap != NULL ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
        assert(list_empty(&evsel->node));
        xyarray__delete(evsel->fd);
        xyarray__delete(evsel->id);
+}
+
+void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+       perf_evsel__exit(evsel);
        free(evsel);
 }
 
 
 struct perf_evlist;
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
+void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                     struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
+void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);