diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index c83abb1..42ae475 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int test__perf_time_to_tsc(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe
 
 	CHECK__(evlist__open(evlist));
 
-	CHECK__(perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX));
+	CHECK__(evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX));
 
 	pc = evlist->mmap[0].base;
 	ret = perf_read_tsc_conversion(pc, &tc);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 7354b77..72debb7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static int kvm_live_open_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, kvm->opts.mmap_pages) < 0) {
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, kvm->opts.mmap_pages) < 0) {
 		ui__error("Failed to mmap the events: %s\n",
 			  str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		evlist__close(evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 1528fb6..093d9ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int record__mmap_flush_parse(const struct option *opt,
 	if (!opts->mmap_flush)
 		opts->mmap_flush = MMAP_FLUSH_DEFAULT;
 
-	flush_max = perf_evlist__mmap_size(opts->mmap_pages);
+	flush_max = evlist__mmap_size(opts->mmap_pages);
 	flush_max /= 4;
 	if (opts->mmap_flush > flush_max)
 		opts->mmap_flush = flush_max;
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int record__mmap_evlist(struct record *rec,
 	if (opts->affinity != PERF_AFFINITY_SYS)
 		cpu__setup_cpunode_map();
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages,
+	if (evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages,
 				 opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages,
 				 opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode,
 				 opts->nr_cblocks, opts->affinity,
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ static int record__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt,
 
 static void switch_output_size_warn(struct record *rec)
 {
-	u64 wakeup_size = perf_evlist__mmap_size(rec->opts.mmap_pages);
+	u64 wakeup_size = evlist__mmap_size(rec->opts.mmap_pages);
 	struct switch_output *s = &rec->switch_output;
 
 	wakeup_size /= 2;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 834a927..771b3ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, opts->mmap_pages) < 0) {
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, opts->mmap_pages) < 0) {
 		ui__error("Failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n",
 			    errno, str_error_r(errno, msg, sizeof(msg)));
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 2f85387..ff98935 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (trace->dump.map)
 		bpf_map__fprintf(trace->dump.map, trace->output);
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, trace->opts.mmap_pages);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, trace->opts.mmap_pages);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_error_mmap;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
index 0a04609..f1eb7e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ static int do_test(struct evlist *evlist, int mmap_pages,
 	int err;
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, mmap_pages);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, mmap_pages);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return TEST_FAIL;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
index cf9776a..9647319 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ static int do_test(struct bpf_object *obj, int (*func)(void),
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, opts.mmap_pages);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, opts.mmap_pages);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index df96cbb..413783b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ret = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
+	ret = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap failed\n");
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap failed\n");
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 67a87f5..8e2ec5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int test__keep_tracking(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_un
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	CHECK__(perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX));
+	CHECK__(evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX));
 
 	/*
 	 * First, test that a 'comm' event can be found when the event is
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index accca3d..4d42e45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int test__basic_mmap(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unuse
 		expected_nr_events[i] = 1 + rand() % 127;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap events: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
index e5ef74d..5c257617 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 49d2d4c..669fd88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unus
 	 * fds in the same CPU to be injected in the same mmap ring buffer
 	 * (using ioctl(PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT)).
 	 */
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, opts.mmap_pages);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, opts.mmap_pages);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index 7abe0b6..fbff608 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, 128);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, 128);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap event: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index e7888dd..c92e287 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ int test__switch_tracking(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
+	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap failed!\n");
+		pr_debug("evlist__mmap failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index cff9970..718838b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int test__task_exit(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap events: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index ceab9fb..e8afe4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ perf_evlist__should_poll(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx,
+static int evlist__mmap_per_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx,
 				       struct mmap_params *mp, int cpu_idx,
 				       int thread, int *_output, int *_output_overwrite)
 {
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(struct evlist *evlist, int idx,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(struct evlist *evlist,
+static int evlist__mmap_per_cpu(struct evlist *evlist,
 				     struct mmap_params *mp)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(struct evlist *evlist,
 					      true);
 
 		for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
-			if (perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(evlist, cpu, mp, cpu,
+			if (evlist__mmap_per_evsel(evlist, cpu, mp, cpu,
 							thread, &output, &output_overwrite))
 				goto out_unmap;
 		}
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(struct evlist *evlist,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_thread(struct evlist *evlist,
+static int evlist__mmap_per_thread(struct evlist *evlist,
 					struct mmap_params *mp)
 {
 	int thread;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_thread(struct evlist *evlist,
 		auxtrace_mmap_params__set_idx(&mp->auxtrace_mp, evlist, thread,
 					      false);
 
-		if (perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(evlist, thread, mp, 0, thread,
+		if (evlist__mmap_per_evsel(evlist, thread, mp, 0, thread,
 						&output, &output_overwrite))
 			goto out_unmap;
 	}
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ unsigned long perf_event_mlock_kb_in_pages(void)
 	return pages;
 }
 
-size_t perf_evlist__mmap_size(unsigned long pages)
+size_t evlist__mmap_size(unsigned long pages)
 {
 	if (pages == UINT_MAX)
 		pages = perf_event_mlock_kb_in_pages();
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 }
 
 /**
- * perf_evlist__mmap_ex - Create mmaps to receive events.
+ * evlist__mmap_ex - Create mmaps to receive events.
  * @evlist: list of events
  * @pages: map length in pages
  * @overwrite: overwrite older events?
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
  * @auxtrace_overwrite - overwrite older auxtrace data?
  *
  * If @overwrite is %false the user needs to signal event consumption using
- * perf_mmap__write_tail().  Using perf_evlist__mmap_read() does this
+ * perf_mmap__write_tail().  Using evlist__mmap_read() does this
  * automatically.
  *
  * Similarly, if @auxtrace_overwrite is %false the user needs to signal data
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
  *
  * Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
  */
-int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
+int evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 			 unsigned int auxtrace_pages,
 			 bool auxtrace_overwrite, int nr_cblocks, int affinity, int flush,
 			 int comp_level)
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 	if (evlist->pollfd.entries == NULL && perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(evlist) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	evlist->mmap_len = perf_evlist__mmap_size(pages);
+	evlist->mmap_len = evlist__mmap_size(pages);
 	pr_debug("mmap size %zuB\n", evlist->mmap_len);
 	mp.mask = evlist->mmap_len - page_size - 1;
 
@@ -1026,14 +1026,14 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 	}
 
 	if (perf_cpu_map__empty(cpus))
-		return perf_evlist__mmap_per_thread(evlist, &mp);
+		return evlist__mmap_per_thread(evlist, &mp);
 
-	return perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(evlist, &mp);
+	return evlist__mmap_per_cpu(evlist, &mp);
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__mmap(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages)
+int evlist__mmap(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages)
 {
-	return perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, pages, 0, false, 0, PERF_AFFINITY_SYS, 1, 0);
+	return evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, pages, 0, false, 0, PERF_AFFINITY_SYS, 1, 0);
 }
 
 int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ int perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist,
 			goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX))
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX))
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 1297863..aaf0618 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
 void perf_evlist__toggle_bkw_mmap(struct evlist *evlist, enum bkw_mmap_state state);
 
-void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
+void evlist__mmap_consume(struct evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 int evlist__open(struct evlist *evlist);
 void evlist__close(struct evlist *evlist);
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt,
 
 unsigned long perf_event_mlock_kb_in_pages(void);
 
-int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
+int evlist__mmap_ex(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 			 unsigned int auxtrace_pages,
 			 bool auxtrace_overwrite, int nr_cblocks,
 			 int affinity, int flush, int comp_level);
-int perf_evlist__mmap(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages);
+int evlist__mmap(struct evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages);
 void perf_evlist__munmap(struct evlist *evlist);
 
-size_t perf_evlist__mmap_size(unsigned long pages);
+size_t evlist__mmap_size(unsigned long pages);
 
 void evlist__disable(struct evlist *evlist);
 void evlist__enable(struct evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 1e1247c..b102d17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__mmap(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 					 &pages, &overwrite))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, pages) < 0) {
+	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, pages) < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
 		return NULL;
 	}