diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index dc71fe7e3787..72d297156ad0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -13,21 +13,28 @@
 #include <perf/mmap.h>
 #include <structmember.h>
 
+#include "addr_location.h"
+#include "build-id.h"
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "comm.h"
 #include "counts.h"
 #include "data.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "expr.h"
+#include "map.h"
 #include "metricgroup.h"
 #include "mmap.h"
 #include "pmus.h"
 #include "print_binary.h"
 #include "record.h"
+#include "sample.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#include "srccode.h"
+#include "srcline.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "stat.h"
@@ -37,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "tool.h"
 #include "tp_pmu.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
-#include "util/sample.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <event-parse.h>
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(struct evsel *evsel);
+
 #define member_def(type, member, ptype, help) \
 	{ #member, ptype, \
 	  offsetof(struct pyrf_event, event) + offsetof(struct type, member), \
@@ -73,21 +81,53 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
 struct pyrf_event {
 	PyObject_HEAD
+	/** @sample: The parsed sample from the event. */
 	struct perf_sample sample;
-	union perf_event   event;
+	/** @al: The address location from machine__resolve, lazily computed. */
+	struct addr_location al;
+	/** @al_resolved: True when machine__resolve been called. */
+	bool al_resolved;
+	/** @event: The underlying perf_event that may be in a file or ring buffer. */
+	union perf_event event;
 };
 
 #define sample_members \
-	sample_member_def(sample_ip, ip, T_ULONGLONG, "event ip"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_pid, pid, T_INT, "event pid"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_tid, tid, T_INT, "event tid"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_time, time, T_ULONGLONG, "event timestamp"),		 \
-	sample_member_def(sample_addr, addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event addr"),		 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_id, id, T_ULONGLONG, "event id"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_stream_id, stream_id, T_ULONGLONG, "event stream id"), \
 	sample_member_def(sample_period, period, T_ULONGLONG, "event period"),		 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_cpu, cpu, T_UINT, "event cpu"),
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_event__get_evsel(PyObject *self, void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+
+	if (!pevent->sample.evsel)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(pevent->sample.evsel);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_event__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "evsel",
+		.get = pyrf_event__get_evsel,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "tracking event.",
+	},
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static void pyrf_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	if (pevent->al_resolved)
+		addr_location__exit(&pevent->al);
+	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
+	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject *)pevent);
+}
+
 static const char pyrf_mmap_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf mmap event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_mmap_event__members[] = {
@@ -126,9 +166,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_mmap_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.mmap_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_mmap_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_mmap_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_mmap_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -161,9 +203,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_task_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.task_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_task_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_task_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_task_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -190,9 +234,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_comm_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.comm_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_comm_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_comm_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_comm_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -222,9 +268,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_throttle_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.throttle_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_throttle_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_throttle_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_throttle_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -232,6 +280,7 @@ static const char pyrf_lost_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf lost event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_lost_event__members[] = {
 	sample_members
+	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
 	member_def(perf_record_lost, id, T_ULONGLONG, "event id"),
 	member_def(perf_record_lost, lost, T_ULONGLONG, "number of lost events"),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
@@ -257,9 +306,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_lost_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.lost_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_lost_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_lost_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_lost_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -267,6 +318,7 @@ static const char pyrf_read_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf read event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_read_event__members[] = {
 	sample_members
+	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
 	member_def(perf_record_read, pid, T_UINT, "event pid"),
 	member_def(perf_record_read, tid, T_UINT, "event tid"),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
@@ -287,9 +339,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_read_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.read_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_read_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_read_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_read_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -297,16 +351,17 @@ static const char pyrf_sample_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf sample event object
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_sample_event__members[] = {
 	sample_members
+	sample_member_def(sample_ip, ip, T_ULONGLONG, "event ip"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_addr, addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event addr"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_phys_addr, phys_addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event physical addr"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_weight, weight, T_ULONGLONG, "event weight"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_data_src, data_src, T_ULONGLONG, "event data source"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_insn_count, insn_cnt, T_ULONGLONG, "event instruction count"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_cyc_count, cyc_cnt, T_ULONGLONG, "event cycle count"),
 	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
 };
 
-static void pyrf_sample_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
-{
-	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
-	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject *)pevent);
-}
-
 static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
 	PyObject *ret;
@@ -324,6 +379,8 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static bool is_tracepoint(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
+	if (!pevent->sample.evsel)
+		return false;
 	return pevent->sample.evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
 }
 
@@ -394,6 +451,199 @@ get_tracepoint_field(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT */
 
+static int pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevent->sample.evsel;
+	struct evlist *evlist = evsel ? evsel->evlist : NULL;
+	struct perf_session *session = evlist ? evlist__session(evlist) : NULL;
+
+	if (pevent->al_resolved)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!session)
+		return -1;
+
+	addr_location__init(&pevent->al);
+	if (machine__resolve(&session->machines.host, &pevent->al, &pevent->sample) < 0) {
+		addr_location__exit(&pevent->al);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pevent->al_resolved = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+					    void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(dso__name(map__dso(pevent->al.map)));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_long_name(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						      void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(dso__long_name(map__dso(pevent->al.map)));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_bid(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	char sbuild_id[SBUILD_ID_SIZE];
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	build_id__snprintf(dso__bid(map__dso(pevent->al.map)), sbuild_id, sizeof(sbuild_id));
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(sbuild_id);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_start(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(map__start(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_end(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(map__end(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_pgoff(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(map__pgoff(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_symbol(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+					       void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(pevent->al.sym->name);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_start(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevent->al.sym->start);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_end(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevent->al.sym->end);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_raw_buf(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pevent->event.header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)pevent->sample.raw_data,
+					 pevent->sample.raw_size);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__srccode(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+	u64 addr = pevent->sample.ip;
+	char *srcfile = NULL;
+	char *srccode = NULL;
+	unsigned int line = 0;
+	int len = 0;
+	PyObject *result;
+	struct addr_location al;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|K", &addr))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	if (addr != pevent->sample.ip) {
+		addr_location__init(&al);
+		thread__find_symbol_fb(pevent->al.thread, pevent->sample.cpumode, addr, &al);
+	} else {
+		addr_location__init(&al);
+		al.thread = thread__get(pevent->al.thread);
+		al.map = map__get(pevent->al.map);
+		al.sym = pevent->al.sym;
+		al.addr = pevent->al.addr;
+	}
+
+	if (al.map) {
+		struct dso *dso = map__dso(al.map);
+
+		if (dso) {
+			srcfile = get_srcline_split(dso, map__rip_2objdump(al.map, addr),
+						    &line);
+		}
+	}
+	addr_location__exit(&al);
+
+	if (srcfile) {
+		srccode = find_sourceline(srcfile, line, &len);
+		result = Py_BuildValue("(sIs#)", srcfile, line, srccode, (Py_ssize_t)len);
+		free(srcfile);
+	} else {
+		result = Py_BuildValue("(sIs#)", NULL, 0, NULL, (Py_ssize_t)0);
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__insn(PyObject *self, PyObject *args __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct machine *machine;
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	thread = pevent->al.thread;
+
+	if (!thread || !thread__maps(thread))
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	machine = maps__machine(thread__maps(thread));
+	if (!machine)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	if (pevent->sample.ip && !pevent->sample.insn_len)
+		perf_sample__fetch_insn(&pevent->sample, thread, machine);
+
+	if (!pevent->sample.insn_len)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)pevent->sample.insn,
+					 pevent->sample.insn_len);
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 pyrf_sample_event__getattro(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 {
@@ -407,13 +657,102 @@ pyrf_sample_event__getattro(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 	return obj ?: PyObject_GenericGetAttr((PyObject *) pevent, attr_name);
 }
 
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_sample_event__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "raw_buf",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_raw_buf,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event raw buffer.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "evsel",
+		.get = pyrf_event__get_evsel,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "tracking event.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso short name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso_long_name",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_long_name,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso long name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso_bid",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_bid,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso build id.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_start",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_start,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map start address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_end",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_end,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map end address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_pgoff",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_pgoff,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map page offset.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "symbol",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_symbol,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sym_start",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_start,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol start address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sym_end",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_end,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol end address.",
+	},
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyMethodDef pyrf_sample_event__methods[] = {
+	{
+		.ml_name  = "srccode",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_sample_event__srccode,
+		.ml_flags = METH_VARARGS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("Get source code for an address.")
+	},
+	{
+		.ml_name  = "insn",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_sample_event__insn,
+		.ml_flags = METH_NOARGS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("Get instruction bytes for a sample.")
+	},
+	{ .ml_name = NULL, }
+};
+
 static PyTypeObject pyrf_sample_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.sample_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_sample_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_sample_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_sample_event__getset,
+	.tp_methods	= pyrf_sample_event__methods,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_sample_event__repr,
 	.tp_getattro	= (getattrofunc) pyrf_sample_event__getattro,
 };
@@ -449,25 +788,17 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_context_switch_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.context_switch_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_context_switch_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_context_switch_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_context_switch_event__repr,
 };
 
 static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	pyrf_mmap_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_task_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_comm_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_lost_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_read_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_sample_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_context_switch_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_throttle_event__type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
-
-	pyrf_sample_event__type.tp_dealloc = (destructor)pyrf_sample_event__delete,
 
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -511,33 +842,57 @@ static PyTypeObject *pyrf_event__type[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE]  = &pyrf_context_switch_event__type,
 };
 
-static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event)
+static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	struct pyrf_event *pevent;
-	PyTypeObject *ptype;
+	int err;
+	u32 min_size;
+	bool needs_swap;
 
-	if ((event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_MMAP ||
-	     event->header.type > PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) &&
-	    !(event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SWITCH ||
-	      event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE)) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected header type %u",
+	if (event->header.type >= ARRAY_SIZE(pyrf_event__type) ||
+	    pyrf_event__type[event->header.type] == NULL) {
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected header type %u",
 			     event->header.type);
-		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	// FIXME this better be dynamic or we need to parse everything
-	// before calling perf_mmap__consume(), including tracepoint fields.
-	if (sizeof(pevent->event) < event->header.size) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected event size: %zd < %u",
-			     sizeof(pevent->event), event->header.size);
-		return NULL;
+	if (perf_event__too_small(event, &min_size)) {
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "Event size %u too small for type %u",
+				    event->header.size, event->header.type);
 	}
 
-	ptype = pyrf_event__type[event->header.type];
-	pevent = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_event, ptype);
-	if (pevent != NULL) {
-		memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
-		perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/false);
+	size_t copy_size = event->header.size;
+
+	if (copy_size > sizeof(pevent->event)) {
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected event size: %zd < %zu",
+				    sizeof(pevent->event), copy_size);
+	}
+
+	pevent = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_event, pyrf_event__type[event->header.type]);
+	if (pevent == NULL)
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	/* Copy the event for memory safety and initialize variables. */
+	memcpy(&pevent->event, event, copy_size);
+	if (copy_size < sizeof(pevent->event))
+		memset((char *)&pevent->event + copy_size, 0, sizeof(pevent->event) - copy_size);
+
+	perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/true);
+	pevent->al_resolved = false;
+	addr_location__init(&pevent->al);
+
+	if (!evsel)
+		return (PyObject *)pevent;
+
+	/* Parse the sample again so that pointers are within the copied event. */
+	needs_swap = evsel->needs_swap;
+
+	evsel->needs_swap = false;
+	err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
+	evsel->needs_swap = needs_swap;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		Py_DECREF(pevent);
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
+				    "perf: can't parse sample, err=%d", err);
 	}
 	return (PyObject *)pevent;
 }
@@ -1244,7 +1599,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__str(PyObject *self)
 	if (!evsel)
 		return PyUnicode_FromString("evsel(uninitialized)");
 
-	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("evsel(%s/%s/)", evsel__pmu_name(evsel), evsel__name(evsel));
+	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("evsel(%s)", evsel__name(evsel));
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef pyrf_evsel__methods[] = {
@@ -1878,9 +2233,11 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 {
 	struct evlist *evlist;
 	union perf_event *event;
+	struct evsel *evsel;
 	int sample_id_all = 1, cpu;
 	static char *kwlist[] = { "cpu", "sample_id_all", NULL };
 	struct mmap *md;
+	PyObject *pyevent;
 	int err;
 
 	CHECK_INITIALIZED(pevlist->evlist, "evlist");
@@ -1891,44 +2248,33 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 		return NULL;
 
 	md = get_md(evlist, cpu);
-	if (!md) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unknown CPU '%d'", cpu);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!md)
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unknown CPU '%d'", cpu);
 
-	if (perf_mmap__read_init(&md->core) < 0)
-		goto end;
+	err = perf_mmap__read_init(&md->core);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		if (err == -EAGAIN)
+			Py_RETURN_NONE;
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
+				    "perf: error mmap read init, err=%d", err);
+	}
 
 	event = perf_mmap__read_event(&md->core);
-	if (event != NULL) {
-		PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
-		struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
-		struct evsel *evsel;
-
-		if (pyevent == NULL)
-			return PyErr_NoMemory();
-
-		evsel = evlist__event2evsel(evlist, event);
-		if (!evsel) {
-			Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-			Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-			return Py_None;
-		}
+	if (event == NULL)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
+	evsel = evlist__event2evsel(evlist, event);
+	if (!evsel) {
+		/* Unknown evsel. */
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
-
-		err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
-		if (err) {
-			Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-			return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
-					    "perf: can't parse sample, err=%d", err);
-		}
-
-		return pyevent;
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
 	}
-end:
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, evsel);
+	perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
+	if (pyevent == NULL)
+		return PyErr_Occurred() ? NULL : PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	return pyevent;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
@@ -2140,10 +2486,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__str(PyObject *self)
 	evlist__for_each_entry(pevlist->evlist, pos) {
 		if (!first)
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, ',');
-		if (!pos->pmu)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, evsel__name(pos));
-		else
-			strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/%s/", pos->pmu->name, evsel__name(pos));
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, evsel__name(pos));
 		first = false;
 	}
 	strbuf_addstr(&sb, "])");
@@ -2225,6 +2568,7 @@ static const struct perf_constant perf__constants[] = {
 	PERF_CONST(TYPE_BREAKPOINT),
 
 	PERF_CONST(COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES),
+	PERF_CONST(COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES),
 	PERF_CONST(COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS),
 	PERF_CONST(COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES),
 	PERF_CONST(COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES),
@@ -2696,26 +3040,12 @@ static int pyrf_session_tool__sample(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 				     struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct pyrf_session *psession = container_of(tool, struct pyrf_session, tool);
-	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
-	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
+	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, sample->evsel);
 	PyObject *ret;
-	bool needs_swap;
 
 	if (pyevent == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	needs_swap = sample->evsel->needs_swap;
-
-	memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
-	/* The event is already swapped, disable swapping temporarily */
-	sample->evsel->needs_swap = false;
-	if (evsel__parse_sample(sample->evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample) < 0) {
-		sample->evsel->needs_swap = needs_swap;
-		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	sample->evsel->needs_swap = needs_swap;
-
 	ret = PyObject_CallFunction(psession->sample, "O", pyevent);
 	if (!ret) {
 		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
@@ -2989,10 +3319,13 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void)
 	page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_evlist__type);
-	PyModule_AddObject(module, "evlist", (PyObject*)&pyrf_evlist__type);
+	PyModule_AddObject(module, "evlist", (PyObject *)&pyrf_evlist__type);
 
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_evsel__type);
-	PyModule_AddObject(module, "evsel", (PyObject*)&pyrf_evsel__type);
+	PyModule_AddObject(module, "evsel", (PyObject *)&pyrf_evsel__type);
+
+	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_thread__type);
+	PyModule_AddObject(module, "thread", (PyObject *)&pyrf_thread__type);
 
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(module, "mmap_event", (PyObject *)&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 4129e15e4654..3237870a1a34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static const u32 perf_event__min_size[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX] = {
  * Caller must ensure event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX.
  * If min is non-NULL, stores the required minimum on failure.
  */
-static bool perf_event__too_small(const union perf_event *event, u32 *min)
+bool perf_event__too_small(const union perf_event *event, u32 *min)
 {
 	u32 min_sz = perf_event__min_size[event->header.type];
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index d554e2a1a50e..ac5803d5fb4e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session);
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr);
 
+bool perf_event__too_small(const union perf_event *event, u32 *min);
+
 int perf_session__peek_event(struct perf_session *session, off_t file_offset,
 			     void *buf, size_t buf_sz,
 			     union perf_event **event_ptr,