found_libc_mmap = false,
             found_vdso_mmap = false,
             found_ld_mmap = false;
-       int err = -1, i, wakeups = 0, sample_size;
+       int err = -1, errs = 0, i, wakeups = 0, sample_size;
        u32 cpu;
        int total_events = 0, nr_events[PERF_RECORD_MAX] = { 0, };
 
         */
        perf_evlist__start_workload(evlist);
 
-       err = -1;
-
        while (1) {
                int before = total_events;
 
                                if (type < PERF_RECORD_MAX)
                                        nr_events[type]++;
 
-                               if (perf_event__parse_sample(event, sample_type,
-                                                            sample_size, true,
-                                                            &sample, false) < 0) {
+                               err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, sample_type,
+                                                              sample_size, true,
+                                                              &sample, false);
+                               if (err < 0) {
                                        if (verbose)
                                                perf_event__fprintf(event, stderr);
                                        pr_debug("Couldn't parse sample\n");
                                if (prev_time > sample.time) {
                                        pr_debug("%s going backwards in time, prev=%" PRIu64 ", curr=%" PRIu64 "\n",
                                                 name, prev_time, sample.time);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                prev_time = sample.time;
                                if (sample.cpu != cpu) {
                                        pr_debug("%s with unexpected cpu, expected %d, got %d\n",
                                                 name, cpu, sample.cpu);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                if ((pid_t)sample.pid != evlist->workload.pid) {
                                        pr_debug("%s with unexpected pid, expected %d, got %d\n",
                                                 name, evlist->workload.pid, sample.pid);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                if ((pid_t)sample.tid != evlist->workload.pid) {
                                        pr_debug("%s with unexpected tid, expected %d, got %d\n",
                                                 name, evlist->workload.pid, sample.tid);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                if ((type == PERF_RECORD_COMM ||
                                     type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT) &&
                                     (pid_t)event->comm.pid != evlist->workload.pid) {
                                        pr_debug("%s with unexpected pid/tid\n", name);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                if ((type == PERF_RECORD_COMM ||
                                     type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP) &&
                                     event->comm.pid != event->comm.tid) {
                                        pr_debug("%s with different pid/tid!\n", name);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
 
                                switch (type) {
                                case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
                                        if (strcmp(event->comm.comm, cmd)) {
                                                pr_debug("%s with unexpected comm!\n", name);
-                                               goto out_err;
+                                               ++errs;
                                        }
                                        break;
                                case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
                                default:
                                        pr_debug("Unexpected perf_event->header.type %d!\n",
                                                 type);
-                                       goto out_err;
+                                       ++errs;
                                }
                        }
                }
                sleep(1);
                if (++wakeups > 5) {
                        pr_debug("No PERF_RECORD_EXIT event!\n");
-                       goto out_err;
+                       break;
                }
        }
 
 found_exit:
        if (nr_events[PERF_RECORD_COMM] > 1) {
                pr_debug("Excessive number of PERF_RECORD_COMM events!\n");
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
 
        if (nr_events[PERF_RECORD_COMM] == 0) {
                pr_debug("Missing PERF_RECORD_COMM for %s!\n", cmd);
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
 
        if (!found_cmd_mmap) {
                pr_debug("PERF_RECORD_MMAP for %s missing!\n", cmd);
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
 
        if (!found_libc_mmap) {
                pr_debug("PERF_RECORD_MMAP for %s missing!\n", "libc");
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
 
        if (!found_ld_mmap) {
                pr_debug("PERF_RECORD_MMAP for %s missing!\n", "ld");
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
 
        if (!found_vdso_mmap) {
                pr_debug("PERF_RECORD_MMAP for %s missing!\n", "[vdso]");
-               goto out_err;
+               ++errs;
        }
-
-       err = 0;
 out_err:
        perf_evlist__munmap(evlist);
 out_free_cpu_mask:
 out_delete_evlist:
        perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
 out:
-       return err;
+       return (err < 0 || errs > 0) ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
 static struct test {