diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index a67dd5c5b6d3..2aabe43c1d04 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ enum perf_counter_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_CPU				= 1U << 7,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD			= 1U << 8,
 	PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID			= 1U << 9,
-	PERF_SAMPLE_TP_RECORD			= 1U << 10,
+	PERF_SAMPLE_RAW				= 1U << 10,
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 11,		/* non-ABI */
 };
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ struct perf_callchain_entry {
 	__u64				ip[PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH];
 };
 
-struct perf_tracepoint_record {
-	int				size;
-	char				*record;
+struct perf_raw_record {
+	u32				size;
+	void				*data;
 };
 
 struct task_struct;
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ struct perf_sample_data {
 	struct pt_regs			*regs;
 	u64				addr;
 	u64				period;
-	void				*private;
+	struct perf_raw_record		*raw;
 };
 
 extern int perf_counter_overflow(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 117622cb73a3..002310540417 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@ static void perf_counter_output(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,
 		u64 counter;
 	} group_entry;
 	struct perf_callchain_entry *callchain = NULL;
-	struct perf_tracepoint_record *tp = NULL;
+	struct perf_raw_record *raw = NULL;
 	int callchain_size = 0;
 	u64 time;
 	struct {
@@ -2715,10 +2715,10 @@ static void perf_counter_output(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,
 			header.size += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 
-	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TP_RECORD) {
-		tp = data->private;
-		if (tp)
-			header.size += tp->size;
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
+		raw = data->raw;
+		if (raw)
+			header.size += raw->size;
 	}
 
 	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, counter, header.size, nmi, 1);
@@ -2784,8 +2784,8 @@ static void perf_counter_output(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TP_RECORD) && tp)
-		perf_output_copy(&handle, tp->record, tp->size);
+	if ((sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) && raw)
+		perf_output_copy(&handle, raw->data, raw->size);
 
 	perf_output_end(&handle);
 }
@@ -3740,15 +3740,15 @@ static const struct pmu perf_ops_task_clock = {
 void perf_tpcounter_event(int event_id, u64 addr, u64 count, void *record,
 			  int entry_size)
 {
-	struct perf_tracepoint_record tp = {
+	struct perf_raw_record raw = {
 		.size = entry_size,
-		.record = record,
+		.data = record,
 	};
 
 	struct perf_sample_data data = {
 		.regs = get_irq_regs(),
 		.addr = addr,
-		.private = &tp,
+		.raw = &raw,
 	};
 
 	if (!data.regs)