diff --git a/tools/perf/Build b/tools/perf/Build
index 2c7aaf2ba119..2a41217e9d88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/Build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ perf-y += builtin-kvm.o
 perf-y += builtin-inject.o
 perf-y += builtin-mem.o
 perf-y += builtin-data.o
+perf-y += builtin-version.o
 
 perf-$(CONFIG_AUDIT) += builtin-trace.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += builtin-probe.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index e74712dee242..25a95f49c36e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,14 @@ static int perf_stat_init_aggr_mode(void)
 	return cpus_aggr_map ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static void perf_stat__exit_aggr_mode(void)
+{
+	cpu_map__put(aggr_map);
+	cpu_map__put(cpus_aggr_map);
+	aggr_map = NULL;
+	cpus_aggr_map = NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Add default attributes, if there were no attributes specified or
  * if -d/--detailed, -d -d or -d -d -d is used:
@@ -1442,6 +1450,7 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (!forever && status != -1 && !interval)
 		print_counters(NULL, argc, argv);
 
+	perf_stat__exit_aggr_mode();
 	perf_evlist__free_stats(evsel_list);
 out:
 	perf_evlist__delete(evsel_list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-version.c b/tools/perf/builtin-version.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b10cda6b6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "util/util.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "perf.h"
+
+int cmd_version(int argc __maybe_unused, const char **argv __maybe_unused,
+		const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
+{
+	printf("perf version %s\n", perf_version_string);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 4bee53c3f796..59ea48c7e26c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 		use_pager = 1;
 	commit_pager_choice();
 
+	perf_env__set_cmdline(&perf_env, argc, argv);
 	status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
 	exit_browser(status);
 	perf_env__exit(&perf_env);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index e9703c0829f1..d37202121689 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static struct ui_browser_colorset {
 		.colorset = HE_COLORSET_SELECTED,
 		.name	  = "selected",
 		.fg	  = "black",
-		.bg	  = "lightgray",
+		.bg	  = "yellow",
 	},
 	{
 		.colorset = HE_COLORSET_CODE,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 0513dd525d87..65fef5951c7d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ libperf-y += config.o
 libperf-y += ctype.o
 libperf-y += db-export.o
 libperf-y += env.o
-libperf-y += environment.o
 libperf-y += event.o
 libperf-y += evlist.o
 libperf-y += evsel.o
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-pt.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_AUXTRACE) += intel-bts.o
 libperf-y += parse-branch-options.o
 libperf-y += parse-regs-options.o
+libperf-y += term.o
 
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBBPF) += bpf-loader.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_BPF_PROLOGUE) += bpf-prologue.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index c861373aaed3..4c2b76499dd5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern const char *perf_config_dirname(const char *, const char *);
 /* pager.c */
 extern void setup_pager(void);
 extern int pager_in_use(void);
-extern int pager_use_color;
 
 char *alias_lookup(const char *alias);
 int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 9b9565416f90..e5fb88bab9e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int perf_config_colorbool(const char *var, const char *value, int stdout_is_tty)
  auto_color:
 	if (stdout_is_tty < 0)
 		stdout_is_tty = isatty(1);
-	if (stdout_is_tty || (pager_in_use() && pager_use_color)) {
+	if (stdout_is_tty || pager_in_use()) {
 		char *term = getenv("TERM");
 		if (term && strcmp(term, "dumb"))
 			return 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.c b/tools/perf/util/env.c
index 6af4f7c36820..7dd5939dea2e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.c
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ int perf_env__set_cmdline(struct perf_env *env, int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/*
-	 * If env->cmdline_argv has already been set, do not override it.  This allows
-	 * a command to set the cmdline, parse args and then call another
-	 * builtin function that implements a command -- e.g, cmd_kvm calling
-	 * cmd_record.
-	 */
-	if (env->cmdline_argv != NULL)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* do not include NULL termination */
 	env->cmdline_argv = calloc(argc, sizeof(char *));
 	if (env->cmdline_argv == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/environment.c b/tools/perf/util/environment.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7405123692f1..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/environment.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * We put all the perf config variables in this same object
- * file, so that programs can link against the config parser
- * without having to link against all the rest of perf.
- */
-#include "cache.h"
-
-int pager_use_color = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 43838003c1a1..5ac7bdb0dff7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static int write_numa_topology(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
 done:
 	free(buf);
 	fclose(fp);
-	free(node_map);
+	cpu_map__put(node_map);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/help.c b/tools/perf/util/help.c
index fa1fc4acb8a4..929c93f2c333 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/help.c
@@ -332,10 +332,3 @@ const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 
 	exit(1);
 }
-
-int cmd_version(int argc __maybe_unused, const char **argv __maybe_unused,
-		const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
-{
-	printf("perf version %s\n", perf_version_string);
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 6e8e0ee9ec37..565ea3549894 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1567,6 +1567,13 @@ static int hists_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void hists_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
+
+	hists__delete_entries(hists);
+}
+
 /*
  * XXX We probably need a hists_evsel__exit() to free the hist_entries
  * stored in the rbtree...
@@ -1575,7 +1582,8 @@ static int hists_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 int hists__init(void)
 {
 	int err = perf_evsel__object_config(sizeof(struct hists_evsel),
-					    hists_evsel__init, NULL);
+					    hists_evsel__init,
+					    hists_evsel__exit);
 	if (err)
 		fputs("FATAL ERROR: Couldn't setup hists class\n", stderr);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index bfc289c73c22..f5882b8c8db9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 	machine->comm_exec = false;
 	machine->kernel_start = 0;
 
+	memset(machine->vmlinux_maps, 0, sizeof(machine->vmlinux_maps));
+
 	machine->root_dir = strdup(root_dir);
 	if (machine->root_dir == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -770,6 +772,9 @@ int __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
 	enum map_type type;
 	u64 start = machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, NULL);
 
+	/* In case of renewal the kernel map, destroy previous one */
+	machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
+
 	for (type = 0; type < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++type) {
 		struct kmap *kmap;
 		struct map *map;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 93d9f1ce3baa..171b6d10a04b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ static int maps__fixup_overlappings(struct maps *maps, struct map *map, FILE *fp
 			__map_groups__insert(pos->groups, before);
 			if (verbose >= 2)
 				map__fprintf(before, fp);
+			map__put(before);
 		}
 
 		if (map->end < pos->end) {
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ static int maps__fixup_overlappings(struct maps *maps, struct map *map, FILE *fp
 			__map_groups__insert(pos->groups, after);
 			if (verbose >= 2)
 				map__fprintf(after, fp);
+			map__put(after);
 		}
 put_map:
 		map__put(pos);
@@ -742,6 +744,7 @@ int map_groups__clone(struct map_groups *mg,
 		if (new == NULL)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		map_groups__insert(mg, new);
+		map__put(new);
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
index 9fca09296eb3..d09aff983581 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
@@ -501,8 +501,6 @@ int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *o
 {
 	struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
 
-	perf_env__set_cmdline(&perf_env, argc, argv);
-
 	/* build usage string if it's not provided */
 	if (subcommands && !usagestr[0]) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/term.c b/tools/perf/util/term.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90b47d8aa19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/term.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "util.h"
+
+void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
+{
+	char *s = getenv("LINES");
+
+	if (s != NULL) {
+		ws->ws_row = atoi(s);
+		s = getenv("COLUMNS");
+		if (s != NULL) {
+			ws->ws_col = atoi(s);
+			if (ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
+				return;
+		}
+	}
+#ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
+	if (ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, ws) == 0 &&
+	    ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
+		return;
+#endif
+	ws->ws_row = 25;
+	ws->ws_col = 80;
+}
+
+void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old)
+{
+	struct termios tc;
+
+	tcgetattr(0, old);
+	tc = *old;
+	tc.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+	tc.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
+	tc.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &tc);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/term.h b/tools/perf/util/term.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c06a61846a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/term.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_TERM_H
+#define __PERF_TERM_H
+
+struct termios;
+struct winsize;
+
+void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws);
+void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_TERM_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 75759aebc7b8..07da970a62a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -355,40 +355,6 @@ void sighandler_dump_stack(int sig)
 	exit(sig);
 }
 
-void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
-{
-	char *s = getenv("LINES");
-
-	if (s != NULL) {
-		ws->ws_row = atoi(s);
-		s = getenv("COLUMNS");
-		if (s != NULL) {
-			ws->ws_col = atoi(s);
-			if (ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
-				return;
-		}
-	}
-#ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
-	if (ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, ws) == 0 &&
-	    ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
-		return;
-#endif
-	ws->ws_row = 25;
-	ws->ws_col = 80;
-}
-
-void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old)
-{
-	struct termios tc;
-
-	tcgetattr(0, old);
-	tc = *old;
-	tc.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
-	tc.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
-	tc.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
-	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &tc);
-}
-
 int parse_nsec_time(const char *str, u64 *ptime)
 {
 	u64 time_sec, time_nsec;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index dcc659017976..150858f3b4f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <term.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -282,9 +283,6 @@ void sighandler_dump_stack(int sig);
 extern unsigned int page_size;
 extern int cacheline_size;
 
-void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws);
-void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old);
-
 struct parse_tag {
 	char tag;
 	int mult;