diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index de3fc8b..6f851f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -721,6 +721,24 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int field_is_string(struct format_field *field)
+{
+	if ((field->flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY) &&
+	    (!strstr(field->type, "char") || !strstr(field->type, "u8") ||
+	     !strstr(field->type, "s8")))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int field_is_dynamic(struct format_field *field)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(field->type, "__data_loc"))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int event_read_fields(struct event *event, struct format_field **fields)
 {
 	struct format_field *field = NULL;
@@ -865,6 +883,12 @@
 			free(brackets);
 		}
 
+		if (field_is_string(field)) {
+			field->flags |= FIELD_IS_STRING;
+			if (field_is_dynamic(field))
+				field->flags |= FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC;
+		}
+
 		if (test_type_token(type, token,  EVENT_OP, (char *)";"))
 			goto fail;
 		free_token(token);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index cb92978..5f59a39 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 	FIELD_IS_ARRAY		= 1,
 	FIELD_IS_POINTER	= 2,
 	FIELD_IS_SIGNED		= 4,
+	FIELD_IS_STRING		= 8,
+	FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC	= 16,
 };
 
 struct format_field {