.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
                .force = force,
        };
-       struct evlist *evlist = NULL;
+       struct lock_contention con = {
+               .target = &target,
+               .result = &lockhash_table[0],
+       };
 
        session = perf_session__new(use_bpf ? NULL : &data, &eops);
        if (IS_ERR(session)) {
                signal(SIGCHLD, sighandler);
                signal(SIGTERM, sighandler);
 
-               evlist = evlist__new();
-               if (evlist == NULL) {
+               con.machine = &session->machines.host;
+
+               con.evlist = evlist__new();
+               if (con.evlist == NULL) {
                        err = -ENOMEM;
                        goto out_delete;
                }
 
-               err = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &target);
+               err = evlist__create_maps(con.evlist, &target);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto out_delete;
 
                if (argc) {
-                       err = evlist__prepare_workload(evlist, &target,
+                       err = evlist__prepare_workload(con.evlist, &target,
                                                       argv, false, NULL);
                        if (err < 0)
                                goto out_delete;
                }
 
-               if (lock_contention_prepare(evlist, &target) < 0) {
+               if (lock_contention_prepare(&con) < 0) {
                        pr_err("lock contention BPF setup failed\n");
                        goto out_delete;
                }
        if (use_bpf) {
                lock_contention_start();
                if (argc)
-                       evlist__start_workload(evlist);
+                       evlist__start_workload(con.evlist);
 
                /* wait for signal */
                pause();
 
                lock_contention_stop();
-               lock_contention_read(&session->machines.host, &lockhash_table[0]);
+               lock_contention_read(&con);
        } else {
                err = perf_session__process_events(session);
                if (err)
        print_contention_result();
 
 out_delete:
-       evlist__delete(evlist);
+       evlist__delete(con.evlist);
        lock_contention_finish();
        perf_session__delete(session);
        return err;
 
        u32 flags;
 };
 
-int lock_contention_prepare(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
+int lock_contention_prepare(struct lock_contention *con)
 {
        int i, fd;
        int ncpus = 1, ntasks = 1;
+       struct evlist *evlist = con->evlist;
+       struct target *target = con->target;
 
        skel = lock_contention_bpf__open();
        if (!skel) {
        return 0;
 }
 
-int lock_contention_read(struct machine *machine, struct hlist_head *head)
+int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con)
 {
        int fd, stack;
        u32 prev_key, key;
        struct lock_contention_data data;
        struct lock_stat *st;
+       struct machine *machine = con->machine;
        u64 stack_trace[CONTENTION_STACK_DEPTH];
 
        fd = bpf_map__fd(skel->maps.lock_stat);
                        return -1;
                }
 
-               hlist_add_head(&st->hash_entry, head);
+               hlist_add_head(&st->hash_entry, con->result);
                prev_key = key;
        }
 
 
 struct machine;
 struct target;
 
+struct lock_contention {
+       struct evlist *evlist;
+       struct target *target;
+       struct machine *machine;
+       struct hlist_head *result;
+};
+
 #ifdef HAVE_BPF_SKEL
 
-int lock_contention_prepare(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target);
+int lock_contention_prepare(struct lock_contention *con);
 int lock_contention_start(void);
 int lock_contention_stop(void);
-int lock_contention_read(struct machine *machine, struct hlist_head *head);
+int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con);
 int lock_contention_finish(void);
 
 #else  /* !HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
 
-static inline int lock_contention_prepare(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
-                                         struct target *target __maybe_unused)
+static inline int lock_contention_prepare(struct lock_contention *con __maybe_unused)
 {
        return 0;
 }
 static inline int lock_contention_stop(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int lock_contention_finish(void) { return 0; }
 
-static inline int lock_contention_read(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
-                                      struct hlist_head *head __maybe_unused)
+static inline int lock_contention_read(struct lock_contention *con __maybe_unused)
 {
        return 0;
 }