diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 7d39bd2b19b8..7f85c6e159a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -124,71 +124,30 @@ static void hist_hit(struct hist_entry *he, u64 ip)
 			h->ip[offset]);
 }
 
-static int hist_entry__add(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
-			   struct symbol *sym, u64 ip, u64 count, char level)
+static int hist_entry__add(struct addr_location *al, u64 count)
 {
 	bool hit;
-	struct hist_entry *he = __hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, NULL, ip,
-						  count, level, &hit);
+	struct hist_entry *he = __hist_entry__add(al, NULL, count, &hit);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	hist_hit(he, ip);
+	hist_hit(he, al->addr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int process_sample_event(event_t *event)
 {
-	char level;
-	u64 ip = event->ip.ip;
-	struct map *map = NULL;
-	struct symbol *sym = NULL;
-	struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->ip.pid);
+	struct addr_location al;
 
 	dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d: %p\n", event->header.misc,
-		    event->ip.pid, (void *)(long)ip);
+		    event->ip.pid, (void *)(long)event->ip.ip);
 
-	if (thread == NULL) {
+	if (event__preprocess_sample(event, &al, symbol_filter) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			event->header.type);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
-
-	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
-		level = 'k';
-		sym = kernel_maps__find_function(ip, &map, symbol_filter);
-		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
-			    map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
-	} else if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
-		level = '.';
-		map = thread__find_map(thread, MAP__FUNCTION, ip);
-		if (map != NULL) {
-			ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
-			sym = map__find_symbol(map, ip, symbol_filter);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * If this is outside of all known maps,
-			 * and is a negative address, try to look it
-			 * up in the kernel dso, as it might be a
-			 * vsyscall or vdso (which executes in user-mode).
-			 *
-			 * XXX This is nasty, we should have a symbol list in
-			 * the "[vdso]" dso, but for now lets use the old
-			 * trick of looking in the whole kernel symbol list.
-			 */
-			if ((long long)ip < 0)
-				sym = kernel_maps__find_function(ip, &map,
-								 symbol_filter);
-		}
-		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
-			    map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
-	} else {
-		level = 'H';
-		dump_printf(" ...... dso: [hypervisor]\n");
-	}
-
-	if (hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, ip, 1, level)) {
+	if (hist_entry__add(&al, 1)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem incrementing symbol count, "
 				"skipping event\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index e7294c8fc620..047fef74bd52 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void __print_result(struct rb_root *root, int n_lines, int is_caller)
 		if (is_caller) {
 			addr = data->call_site;
 			if (!raw_ip)
-				sym = kernel_maps__find_function(addr, NULL, NULL);
+				sym = thread__find_function(kthread, addr, NULL);
 		} else
 			addr = data->ptr;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 01ef35cac5f9..383c4ab4f9af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -408,55 +408,6 @@ static int thread__set_comm_adjust(struct thread *self, const char *comm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static struct symbol *
-resolve_symbol(struct thread *thread, struct map **mapp, u64 *ipp)
-{
-	struct map *map = mapp ? *mapp : NULL;
-	u64 ip = *ipp;
-
-	if (map)
-		goto got_map;
-
-	if (!thread)
-		return NULL;
-
-	map = thread__find_map(thread, MAP__FUNCTION, ip);
-	if (map != NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * We have to do this here as we may have a dso
-		 * with no symbol hit that has a name longer than
-		 * the ones with symbols sampled.
-		 */
-		if (!sort_dso.elide && !map->dso->slen_calculated)
-			dso__calc_col_width(map->dso);
-
-		if (mapp)
-			*mapp = map;
-got_map:
-		ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If this is outside of all known maps,
-		 * and is a negative address, try to look it
-		 * up in the kernel dso, as it might be a
-		 * vsyscall or vdso (which executes in user-mode).
-		 *
-		 * XXX This is nasty, we should have a symbol list in
-		 * the "[vdso]" dso, but for now lets use the old
-		 * trick of looking in the whole kernel symbol list.
-		 */
-		if ((long long)ip < 0)
-			return kernel_maps__find_function(ip, mapp, NULL);
-	}
-	dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
-		    map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
-	dump_printf(" ...... map: %Lx -> %Lx\n", *ipp, ip);
-	*ipp  = ip;
-
-	return map ? map__find_symbol(map, ip, NULL) : NULL;
-}
-
 static int call__match(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	if (sym->name && !regexec(&parent_regex, sym->name, 0, NULL, 0))
@@ -469,7 +420,7 @@ static struct symbol **resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
 					 struct ip_callchain *chain,
 					 struct symbol **parent)
 {
-	u64 context = PERF_CONTEXT_MAX;
+	u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	struct symbol **syms = NULL;
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -483,30 +434,31 @@ static struct symbol **resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chain->nr; i++) {
 		u64 ip = chain->ips[i];
-		struct symbol *sym = NULL;
+		struct addr_location al;
 
 		if (ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX) {
-			context = ip;
+			switch (ip) {
+			case PERF_CONTEXT_HV:
+				cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_HYPERVISOR;	break;
+			case PERF_CONTEXT_KERNEL:
+				cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;	break;
+			case PERF_CONTEXT_USER:
+				cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;	break;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		switch (context) {
-		case PERF_CONTEXT_HV:
-			break;
-		case PERF_CONTEXT_KERNEL:
-			sym = kernel_maps__find_function(ip, NULL, NULL);
-			break;
-		default:
-			sym = resolve_symbol(thread, NULL, &ip);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (sym) {
-			if (sort__has_parent && !*parent && call__match(sym))
-				*parent = sym;
+		thread__find_addr_location(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
+					   ip, &al, NULL);
+		if (al.sym != NULL) {
+			if (sort__has_parent && !*parent &&
+			    call__match(al.sym))
+				*parent = al.sym;
 			if (!callchain)
 				break;
-			syms[i] = sym;
+			syms[i] = al.sym;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -517,20 +469,17 @@ static struct symbol **resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
  * collect histogram counts
  */
 
-static int
-hist_entry__add(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
-		struct symbol *sym, u64 ip, struct ip_callchain *chain,
-		char level, u64 count)
+static int hist_entry__add(struct addr_location *al,
+			   struct ip_callchain *chain, u64 count)
 {
 	struct symbol **syms = NULL, *parent = NULL;
 	bool hit;
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 
 	if ((sort__has_parent || callchain) && chain)
-		syms = resolve_callchain(thread, chain, &parent);
+		syms = resolve_callchain(al->thread, chain, &parent);
 
-	he = __hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, parent,
-			       ip, count, level, &hit);
+	he = __hist_entry__add(al, parent, count, &hit);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -656,14 +605,12 @@ static int validate_chain(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event)
 
 static int process_sample_event(event_t *event)
 {
-	char level;
-	struct symbol *sym = NULL;
 	u64 ip = event->ip.ip;
 	u64 period = 1;
-	struct map *map = NULL;
 	void *more_data = event->ip.__more_data;
 	struct ip_callchain *chain = NULL;
 	int cpumode;
+	struct addr_location al;
 	struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->ip.pid);
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
@@ -709,32 +656,26 @@ static int process_sample_event(event_t *event)
 
 	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
-		level = 'k';
-		sym = kernel_maps__find_function(ip, &map, NULL);
-		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
-			    map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
-	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
-		level = '.';
-		sym = resolve_symbol(thread, &map, &ip);
-
-	} else {
-		level = 'H';
-		dump_printf(" ...... dso: [hypervisor]\n");
-	}
+	thread__find_addr_location(thread, cpumode,
+				   MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * We have to do this here as we may have a dso with no symbol hit that
+	 * has a name longer than the ones with symbols sampled.
+	 */
+	if (al.map && !sort_dso.elide && !al.map->dso->slen_calculated)
+		dso__calc_col_width(al.map->dso);
 
 	if (dso_list &&
-	    (!map || !map->dso ||
-	     !(strlist__has_entry(dso_list, map->dso->short_name) ||
-	       (map->dso->short_name != map->dso->long_name &&
-		strlist__has_entry(dso_list, map->dso->long_name)))))
+	    (!al.map || !al.map->dso ||
+	     !(strlist__has_entry(dso_list, al.map->dso->short_name) ||
+	       (al.map->dso->short_name != al.map->dso->long_name &&
+		strlist__has_entry(dso_list, al.map->dso->long_name)))))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (sym_list && sym && !strlist__has_entry(sym_list, sym->name))
+	if (sym_list && al.sym && !strlist__has_entry(sym_list, al.sym->name))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, ip,
-			    chain, level, period)) {
+	if (hist_entry__add(&al, chain, period)) {
 		pr_debug("problem incrementing symbol count, skipping event\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 7a3c0c7aad3d..e0a374d0e43a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -929,55 +929,28 @@ static int symbol_filter(struct map *map, struct symbol *sym)
 static void event__process_sample(const event_t *self, int counter)
 {
 	u64 ip = self->ip.ip;
-	struct map *map;
 	struct sym_entry *syme;
-	struct symbol *sym;
+	struct addr_location al;
 	u8 origin = self->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
 	switch (origin) {
-	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER: {
-		struct thread *thread;
-
+	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER:
 		if (hide_user_symbols)
 			return;
-
-		thread = threads__findnew(self->ip.pid);
-		if (thread == NULL)
-			return;
-
-		map = thread__find_map(thread, MAP__FUNCTION, ip);
-		if (map != NULL) {
-			ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
-			sym = map__find_symbol(map, ip, symbol_filter);
-			if (sym == NULL)
-				return;
-			userspace_samples++;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-		/*
-		 * If this is outside of all known maps,
-		 * and is a negative address, try to look it
-		 * up in the kernel dso, as it might be a
-		 * vsyscall or vdso (which executes in user-mode).
-		 */
-		if ((long long)ip >= 0)
-			return;
-		/* Fall thru */
+		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL:
 		if (hide_kernel_symbols)
 			return;
-
-		sym = kernel_maps__find_function(ip, &map, symbol_filter);
-		if (sym == NULL)
-			return;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return;
 	}
 
-	syme = symbol__priv(sym);
+	if (event__preprocess_sample(self, &al, symbol_filter) < 0 ||
+	    al.sym == NULL)
+		return;
 
+	syme = symbol__priv(al.sym);
 	if (!syme->skip) {
 		syme->count[counter]++;
 		syme->origin = origin;
@@ -986,8 +959,9 @@ static void event__process_sample(const event_t *self, int counter)
 		if (list_empty(&syme->node) || !syme->node.next)
 			__list_insert_active_sym(syme);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&active_symbols_lock);
+		if (origin == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER)
+			++userspace_samples;
 		++samples;
-		return;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 70b4aa03b472..233d7ad9bd7f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -249,3 +249,65 @@ int event__process_task(event_t *self)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *self, u8 cpumode,
+				enum map_type type, u64 addr,
+				struct addr_location *al,
+				symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	struct thread *thread = al->thread = self;
+
+	al->addr = addr;
+
+	if (cpumode & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
+		al->level = 'k';
+		thread = kthread;
+	} else if (cpumode & PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER)
+		al->level = '.';
+	else {
+		al->level = 'H';
+		al->map = NULL;
+		al->sym = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
+try_again:
+	al->map = thread__find_map(thread, type, al->addr);
+	if (al->map == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * If this is outside of all known maps, and is a negative
+		 * address, try to look it up in the kernel dso, as it might be
+		 * a vsyscall or vdso (which executes in user-mode).
+		 *
+		 * XXX This is nasty, we should have a symbol list in the
+		 * "[vdso]" dso, but for now lets use the old trick of looking
+		 * in the whole kernel symbol list.
+		 */
+		if ((long long)al->addr < 0 && thread != kthread) {
+			thread = kthread;
+			goto try_again;
+		}
+		al->sym = NULL;
+	} else {
+		al->addr = al->map->map_ip(al->map, al->addr);
+		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr, filter);
+	}
+}
+
+int event__preprocess_sample(const event_t *self, struct addr_location *al,
+			     symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	u8 cpumode = self->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+	struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(self->ip.pid);
+
+	if (thread == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
+
+	thread__find_addr_location(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
+				   self->ip.ip, al, filter);
+	dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
+		    al->map ? al->map->dso->long_name :
+			al->level == 'H' ? "[hypervisor]" : "<not found>");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 13c12c75f970..a4cc8105cf67 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -152,4 +152,8 @@ int event__process_lost(event_t *self);
 int event__process_mmap(event_t *self);
 int event__process_task(event_t *self);
 
+struct addr_location;
+int event__preprocess_sample(const event_t *self, struct addr_location *al,
+			     symbol_filter_t filter);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_RECORD_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index f26cd9ba00fd..0ebf6ee16caa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ struct callchain_param	callchain_param = {
  * histogram, sorted on item, collects counts
  */
 
-struct hist_entry *__hist_entry__add(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
-				     struct symbol *sym,
+struct hist_entry *__hist_entry__add(struct addr_location *al,
 				     struct symbol *sym_parent,
-				     u64 ip, u64 count, char level, bool *hit)
+				     u64 count, bool *hit)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &hist.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
-		.thread	= thread,
-		.map	= map,
-		.sym	= sym,
-		.ip	= ip,
-		.level	= level,
+		.thread	= al->thread,
+		.map	= al->map,
+		.sym	= al->sym,
+		.ip	= al->addr,
+		.level	= al->level,
 		.count	= count,
 		.parent = sym_parent,
 	};
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index ac2149c559b0..3020db0c9292 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ extern unsigned long total_fork;
 extern unsigned long total_unknown;
 extern unsigned long total_lost;
 
-struct hist_entry *__hist_entry__add(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
-				     struct symbol *sym, struct symbol *parent,
-				     u64 ip, u64 count, char level, bool *hit);
+struct hist_entry *__hist_entry__add(struct addr_location *al,
+				     struct symbol *parent,
+				     u64 count, bool *hit);
 extern int64_t hist_entry__cmp(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
 extern int64_t hist_entry__collapse(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
 extern void hist_entry__free(struct hist_entry *);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index b788c2f5d672..fffcb937cdcb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static struct symbol_conf symbol_conf__defaults = {
 	.try_vmlinux_path = true,
 };
 
-static struct thread kthread_mem, *kthread = &kthread_mem;
+static struct thread kthread_mem;
+struct thread *kthread = &kthread_mem;
 
 bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
 {
@@ -1178,29 +1179,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *self, u64 ip,
-					  enum map_type type, struct map **mapp,
-					  symbol_filter_t filter)
-{
-	struct map *map = thread__find_map(self, type, ip);
-
-	if (mapp)
-		*mapp = map;
-
-	if (map) {
-		ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
-		return map__find_symbol(map, ip, filter);
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-struct symbol *kernel_maps__find_function(u64 ip, struct map **mapp,
-					  symbol_filter_t filter)
-{
-	return thread__find_symbol(kthread, ip, MAP__FUNCTION, mapp, filter);
-}
-
 static struct map *thread__find_map_by_name(struct thread *self, char *name)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 3f9e4a4d83dd..17003efa0b39 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ static inline void *symbol__priv(struct symbol *self)
 	return ((void *)self) - symbol__priv_size;
 }
 
+struct addr_location {
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct map    *map;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	u64	      addr;
+	char	      level;
+};
+
 struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
@@ -105,6 +113,8 @@ size_t kernel_maps__fprintf(FILE *fp);
 
 int symbol__init(struct symbol_conf *conf);
 
+struct thread;
+struct thread *kthread;
 extern struct list_head dsos__user, dsos__kernel;
 extern struct dso *vdso;
 #endif /* __PERF_SYMBOL */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 2229f82cd630..603f5610861b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -285,3 +285,15 @@ size_t threads__fprintf(FILE *fp)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *self,
+				   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
+				   symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	struct map *map = thread__find_map(self, type, addr);
+
+	if (map != NULL)
+		return map__find_symbol(map, map->map_ip(map, addr), filter);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 59b0d9b577d6..686d6e914d9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -27,19 +27,30 @@ size_t thread__fprintf_maps(struct thread *self, FILE *fp);
 size_t threads__fprintf(FILE *fp);
 
 void maps__insert(struct rb_root *maps, struct map *map);
-struct map *maps__find(struct rb_root *maps, u64 ip);
-
-struct symbol *kernel_maps__find_function(const u64 ip, struct map **mapp,
-					  symbol_filter_t filter);
+struct map *maps__find(struct rb_root *maps, u64 addr);
 
 static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,
-					   enum map_type type, u64 ip)
+					   enum map_type type, u64 addr)
 {
-	return self ? maps__find(&self->maps[type], ip) : NULL;
+	return self ? maps__find(&self->maps[type], addr) : NULL;
 }
 
 static inline void __thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map)
 {
 	 maps__insert(&self->maps[map->type], map);
 }
+
+void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *self, u8 cpumode,
+				enum map_type type, u64 addr,
+				struct addr_location *al,
+				symbol_filter_t filter);
+struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *self,
+				   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
+				   symbol_filter_t filter);
+
+static inline struct symbol *
+thread__find_function(struct thread *self, u64 addr, symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	return thread__find_symbol(self, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, filter);
+}
 #endif	/* __PERF_THREAD_H */