diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index cfe366375c4b..814158393656 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct addr_location al;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			   event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 4d72359fd15a..8053a8ceefda 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int diff__process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			   event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 88aeac9aa1da..85db3be4b3cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ dump_raw_samples(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct addr_location al;
 	const char *fmt;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 				event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 7eea49f9ed46..ab47273a5373 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	};
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			 event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 928a4411e023..02a65d15c594 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 		       event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index bd7a7757176f..40cc9bb3506c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static const char *cat_backtrace(union perf_event *event,
 	if (!chain)
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			event->header.type);
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a287800bc495..9b0f2df2faa0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP)
 		top->exact_samples++;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0)
+	if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	if (!top->kptr_restrict_warned &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
index cf7eef73fbe6..ed5aa9eaeb6c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_samples); i++) {
-		const union perf_event event = {
-			.header = {
-				.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-			},
-		};
 		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
 			.evsel = evsel,
 			.sample	= &sample,
@@ -103,8 +98,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 		sample.ip = fake_samples[i].ip;
 		sample.callchain = (struct ip_callchain *)fake_callchains[i];
 
-		if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-						  &sample) < 0)
+		if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 1c9e19352cb6..b825d24f8186 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	 */
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_samples); i++) {
-			const union perf_event event = {
-				.header = {
-					.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-				},
-			};
 			struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
 				.evsel = evsel,
 				.sample = &sample,
@@ -81,8 +76,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			sample.tid = fake_samples[i].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_samples[i].ip;
 
-			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-							  &sample) < 0)
+			if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			al.socket = fake_samples[i].socket;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index 7885b1d324e4..358324e47805 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -76,18 +76,12 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 
 		for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_common_samples); k++) {
-			const union perf_event event = {
-				.header = {
-					.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-				},
-			};
-
 			sample.cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 			sample.pid = fake_common_samples[k].pid;
 			sample.tid = fake_common_samples[k].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_common_samples[k].ip;
-			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-							  &sample) < 0)
+
+			if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			he = __hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
@@ -103,17 +97,10 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 		}
 
 		for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_samples[i]); k++) {
-			const union perf_event event = {
-				.header = {
-					.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-				},
-			};
-
 			sample.pid = fake_samples[i][k].pid;
 			sample.tid = fake_samples[i][k].pid;
 			sample.ip = fake_samples[i][k].ip;
-			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-							  &sample) < 0)
+			if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			he = __hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
index 03e4e9c47a55..d3556fbe8c5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_samples); i++) {
-		const union perf_event event = {
-			.header = {
-				.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-			},
-		};
 		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
 			.evsel = evsel,
 			.sample = &sample,
@@ -69,8 +64,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 		sample.tid = fake_samples[i].pid;
 		sample.ip = fake_samples[i].ip;
 
-		if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-						  &sample) < 0)
+		if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index f679caac12d0..a89c29e2e0a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1295,10 +1295,8 @@ void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread,
  * Callers need to drop the reference to al->thread, obtained in
  * machine__findnew_thread()
  */
-int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
-				  struct machine *machine,
-				  struct addr_location *al,
-				  struct perf_sample *sample)
+int machine__resolve(struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
+		     struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid,
 							sample->tid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index f5a2e67c86aa..22921fd0f5b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -598,10 +598,8 @@ int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 struct addr_location;
 
-int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
-				  struct machine *machine,
-				  struct addr_location *al,
-				  struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__resolve(struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
+		     struct perf_sample *sample);
 
 void addr_location__put(struct addr_location *al);