diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
index 1443c28545a9..358c611eeddb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-decoder.h
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ enum arm_spe_op_type {
 	ARM_SPE_OP_BR_INDIRECT	= 1 << 17,
 };
 
-enum arm_spe_neoverse_data_source {
-	ARM_SPE_NV_L1D		 = 0x0,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_L2		 = 0x8,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_PEER_CORE	 = 0x9,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_LOCAL_CLUSTER = 0xa,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_SYS_CACHE	 = 0xb,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_PEER_CLUSTER	 = 0xc,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_REMOTE	 = 0xd,
-	ARM_SPE_NV_DRAM		 = 0xe,
+enum arm_spe_common_data_source {
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_L1D		= 0x0,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_L2		= 0x8,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_PEER_CORE	= 0x9,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_LOCAL_CLUSTER = 0xa,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_SYS_CACHE	= 0xb,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_PEER_CLUSTER	= 0xc,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_REMOTE	= 0xd,
+	ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_DRAM		= 0xe,
 };
 
 struct arm_spe_record {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
index 34e147e8a963..b0e9eb6057c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -413,15 +413,15 @@ static int arm_spe__synth_instruction_sample(struct arm_spe_queue *speq,
 	return arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(spe, speq, event, &sample);
 }
 
-static const struct midr_range neoverse_spe[] = {
+static const struct midr_range common_ds_encoding_cpus[] = {
 	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NEOVERSE_N1),
 	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NEOVERSE_N2),
 	MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_NEOVERSE_V1),
 	{},
 };
 
-static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(const struct arm_spe_record *record,
-						union perf_mem_data_src *data_src)
+static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_common(const struct arm_spe_record *record,
+					      union perf_mem_data_src *data_src)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Even though four levels of cache hierarchy are possible, no known
@@ -443,17 +443,17 @@ static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(const struct arm_spe_record *rec
 	}
 
 	switch (record->source) {
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_L1D:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_L1D:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_L1 | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L1;
 		data_src->mem_snoop = PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NONE;
 		break;
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_L2:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_L2:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_L2 | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L2;
 		data_src->mem_snoop = PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NONE;
 		break;
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_PEER_CORE:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_PEER_CORE:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_L2 | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L2;
 		data_src->mem_snoopx = PERF_MEM_SNOOPX_PEER;
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(const struct arm_spe_record *rec
 	 * We don't know if this is L1, L2 but we do know it was a cache-2-cache
 	 * transfer, so set SNOOPX_PEER
 	 */
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_LOCAL_CLUSTER:
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_PEER_CLUSTER:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_LOCAL_CLUSTER:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_PEER_CLUSTER:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_L3 | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L3;
 		data_src->mem_snoopx = PERF_MEM_SNOOPX_PEER;
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(const struct arm_spe_record *rec
 	/*
 	 * System cache is assumed to be L3
 	 */
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_SYS_CACHE:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_SYS_CACHE:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_L3 | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_L3;
 		data_src->mem_snoop = PERF_MEM_SNOOP_HIT;
@@ -480,13 +480,13 @@ static void arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(const struct arm_spe_record *rec
 	 * We don't know what level it hit in, except it came from the other
 	 * socket
 	 */
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_REMOTE:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_REMOTE:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_REM_CCE1;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_ANY_CACHE;
 		data_src->mem_remote = PERF_MEM_REMOTE_REMOTE;
 		data_src->mem_snoopx = PERF_MEM_SNOOPX_PEER;
 		break;
-	case ARM_SPE_NV_DRAM:
+	case ARM_SPE_COMMON_DS_DRAM:
 		data_src->mem_lvl = PERF_MEM_LVL_LOC_RAM | PERF_MEM_LVL_HIT;
 		data_src->mem_lvl_num = PERF_MEM_LVLNUM_RAM;
 		data_src->mem_snoop = PERF_MEM_SNOOP_NONE;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static void arm_spe__synth_memory_level(const struct arm_spe_record *record,
 static u64 arm_spe__synth_data_source(const struct arm_spe_record *record, u64 midr)
 {
 	union perf_mem_data_src	data_src = { .mem_op = PERF_MEM_OP_NA };
-	bool is_neoverse = is_midr_in_range_list(midr, neoverse_spe);
+	bool is_common = is_midr_in_range_list(midr, common_ds_encoding_cpus);
 
 	if (record->op & ARM_SPE_OP_LD)
 		data_src.mem_op = PERF_MEM_OP_LOAD;
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ static u64 arm_spe__synth_data_source(const struct arm_spe_record *record, u64 m
 	else
 		return 0;
 
-	if (is_neoverse)
-		arm_spe__synth_data_source_neoverse(record, &data_src);
+	if (is_common)
+		arm_spe__synth_data_source_common(record, &data_src);
 	else
 		arm_spe__synth_memory_level(record, &data_src);
 
