diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
index cd0905d8cb7a..7730f0d7c28a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_event_attr_fprintf.c
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include "util/evsel_fprintf.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
+#include <stdlib.h> // for free
+#include "trace-event.h"
+#endif
+
 struct bit_names {
 	int bit;
 	const char *name;
@@ -86,6 +91,85 @@ static const char *stringify_perf_type_id(u64 value)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
+
+static const char *stringify_perf_hw_id(u64 value)
+{
+	/* sync with enum perf_hw_id in perf_event.h */
+	switch (value) {
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES)
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *stringify_perf_hw_cache_id(u64 value)
+{
+	/* sync with enum perf_hw_cache_id in perf_event.h */
+	switch (value) {
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_BPU)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_NODE)
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *stringify_perf_hw_cache_op_id(u64 value)
+{
+	/* sync with enum perf_hw_cache_op_id in perf_event.h */
+	switch (value) {
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_READ)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_WRITE)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_PREFETCH)
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *stringify_perf_hw_cache_op_result_id(u64 value)
+{
+	/* sync with enum perf_hw_cache_op_result_id in perf_event.h */
+	switch (value) {
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_ACCESS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MISS)
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *stringify_perf_sw_id(u64 value)
+{
+	/* sync with enum perf_sw_ids in perf_event.h */
+	switch (value) {
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT)
+	ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE(PERF_COUNT_SW_CGROUP_SWITCHES)
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
 #undef ENUM_ID_TO_STR_CASE
 
 static void __p_type_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
@@ -98,6 +182,78 @@ static void __p_type_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
 		snprintf(buf, size, "%"PRIu64" (%s)", value, str);
 }
 
+static void __p_config_hw_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
+{
+	const char *str = stringify_perf_hw_id(value);
+
+	if (str == NULL)
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%"PRIx64, value);
+	else
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%"PRIx64" (%s)", value, str);
+}
+
+static void __p_config_sw_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
+{
+	const char *str = stringify_perf_sw_id(value);
+
+	if (str == NULL)
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%"PRIx64, value);
+	else
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%"PRIx64" (%s)", value, str);
+}
+
+static void __p_config_hw_cache_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
+{
+	const char *hw_cache_str = stringify_perf_hw_cache_id(value & 0xff);
+	const char *hw_cache_op_str =
+		stringify_perf_hw_cache_op_id((value & 0xff00) >> 8);
+	const char *hw_cache_op_result_str =
+		stringify_perf_hw_cache_op_result_id((value & 0xff0000) >> 16);
+
+	if (hw_cache_str == NULL || hw_cache_op_str == NULL ||
+	    hw_cache_op_result_str == NULL) {
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%#"PRIx64, value);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%#"PRIx64" (%s | %s | %s)", value,
+			 hw_cache_op_result_str, hw_cache_op_str, hw_cache_str);
+	}
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
+static void __p_config_tracepoint_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
+{
+	char *str = tracepoint_id_to_name(value);
+
+	if (str != NULL) {
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%#"PRIx64" (%s)", value, str);
+		free(str);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%#"PRIx64, value);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+static void __p_config_id(char *buf, size_t size, u32 type, u64 value)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+		return __p_config_hw_id(buf, size, value);
+	case PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE:
+		return __p_config_sw_id(buf, size, value);
+	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
+		return __p_config_hw_cache_id(buf, size, value);
+	case PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT:
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
+		return __p_config_tracepoint_id(buf, size, value);
+#endif
+	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
+	case PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT:
+	default:
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%#"PRIx64, value);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 #define BUF_SIZE		1024
 
 #define p_hex(val)		snprintf(buf, BUF_SIZE, "%#"PRIx64, (uint64_t)(val))
@@ -107,6 +263,7 @@ static void __p_type_id(char *buf, size_t size, u64 value)
 #define p_branch_sample_type(val) __p_branch_sample_type(buf, BUF_SIZE, val)
 #define p_read_format(val)	__p_read_format(buf, BUF_SIZE, val)
 #define p_type_id(val)		__p_type_id(buf, BUF_SIZE, val)
+#define p_config_id(val)	__p_config_id(buf, BUF_SIZE, attr->type, val)
 
 #define PRINT_ATTRn(_n, _f, _p, _a)			\
 do {							\
@@ -126,7 +283,7 @@ int perf_event_attr__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 
 	PRINT_ATTRn("type", type, p_type_id, true);
 	PRINT_ATTRf(size, p_unsigned);
-	PRINT_ATTRf(config, p_hex);
+	PRINT_ATTRn("config", config, p_config_id, true);
 	PRINT_ATTRn("{ sample_period, sample_freq }", sample_period, p_unsigned, false);
 	PRINT_ATTRf(sample_type, p_sample_type);
 	PRINT_ATTRf(read_format, p_read_format);
