+ *eventp = NULL;
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pevent_parse_format - parse the event format
+ * @buf: the buffer storing the event format string
+ * @size: the size of @buf
+ * @sys: the system the event belongs to
+ *
+ * This parses the event format and creates an event structure
+ * to quickly parse raw data for a given event.
+ *
+ * These files currently come from:
+ *
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.../.../format
+ */
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_format(struct event_format **eventp, const char *buf,
+ unsigned long size, const char *sys)
+{
+ return __pevent_parse_format(eventp, NULL, buf, size, sys);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pevent_parse_event - parse the event format
+ * @pevent: the handle to the pevent
+ * @buf: the buffer storing the event format string
+ * @size: the size of @buf
+ * @sys: the system the event belongs to
+ *
+ * This parses the event format and creates an event structure
+ * to quickly parse raw data for a given event.
+ *
+ * These files currently come from:
+ *
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.../.../format
+ */
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
+ unsigned long size, const char *sys)
+{
+ struct event_format *event = NULL;
+ int ret = __pevent_parse_format(&event, pevent, buf, size, sys);
+
+ if (event == NULL)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Add pevent to event so that it can be referenced */
+ event->pevent = pevent;
+
+ if (add_event(pevent, event))
+ goto event_add_failed;
+
+#define PRINT_ARGS 0
+ if (PRINT_ARGS && event->print_fmt.args)
+ print_args(event->print_fmt.args);
+
+ return 0;
+
+event_add_failed:
+ free(event->system);
+ free(event->name);
+ free(event);