diff --git a/xen/common/sched_credit.c b/xen/common/sched_credit.c
index 8cfe54ec36..3ea0d40afb 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_credit.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_credit.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ __csched_vcpu_check(struct vcpu *vc)
         BUG_ON( !is_idle_vcpu(vc) );
     }
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_check);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_check);
 }
 #define CSCHED_VCPU_CHECK(_vc)  (__csched_vcpu_check(_vc))
 #else
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ __csched_vcpu_is_cache_hot(const struct csched_private *prv, struct vcpu *v)
                (NOW() - v->sched_item->last_run_time) < prv->vcpu_migr_delay;
 
     if ( hot )
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_hot);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_hot);
 
     return hot;
 }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ __csched_vcpu_acct_start(struct csched_private *prv, struct csched_item *svc)
     if ( list_empty(&svc->active_vcpu_elem) )
     {
         SCHED_VCPU_STAT_CRANK(svc, state_active);
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(acct_vcpu_active);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(acct_item_active);
 
         sdom->active_vcpu_count++;
         list_add(&svc->active_vcpu_elem, &sdom->active_vcpu);
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ __csched_vcpu_acct_stop_locked(struct csched_private *prv,
     BUG_ON( list_empty(&svc->active_vcpu_elem) );
 
     SCHED_VCPU_STAT_CRANK(svc, state_idle);
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(acct_vcpu_idle);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(acct_item_idle);
 
     BUG_ON( prv->weight < sdom->weight );
     sdom->active_vcpu_count--;
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ csched_alloc_vdata(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item,
     svc->pri = is_idle_domain(vc->domain) ?
         CSCHED_PRI_IDLE : CSCHED_PRI_TS_UNDER;
     SCHED_VCPU_STATS_RESET(svc);
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_alloc);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_alloc);
     return svc;
 }
 
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ csched_item_insert(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
 
     item_schedule_unlock_irq(lock, item);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_insert);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_insert);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1072,13 +1072,13 @@ csched_item_remove(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     struct csched_item * const svc = CSCHED_ITEM(item);
     struct csched_dom * const sdom = svc->sdom;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_remove);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_remove);
 
     ASSERT(!__vcpu_on_runq(svc));
 
     if ( test_and_clear_bit(CSCHED_FLAG_VCPU_PARKED, &svc->flags) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_unpark);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_unpark);
         vcpu_unpause(svc->vcpu);
     }
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ csched_item_sleep(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     struct csched_item * const svc = CSCHED_ITEM(item);
     unsigned int cpu = vc->processor;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_sleep);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_sleep);
 
     BUG_ON( is_idle_vcpu(vc) );
 
@@ -1128,19 +1128,19 @@ csched_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
 
     if ( unlikely(curr_on_cpu(vc->processor) == item) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_running);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_running);
         return;
     }
     if ( unlikely(__vcpu_on_runq(svc)) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_onrunq);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_onrunq);
         return;
     }
 
     if ( likely(vcpu_runnable(vc)) )
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_runnable);
     else
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_not_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_not_runnable);
 
     /*
      * We temporarly boost the priority of awaking VCPUs!
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ csched_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
          !test_bit(CSCHED_FLAG_VCPU_PARKED, &svc->flags) )
     {
         TRACE_2D(TRC_CSCHED_BOOST_START, vc->domain->domain_id, vc->vcpu_id);
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_boost);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_boost);
         svc->pri = CSCHED_PRI_TS_BOOST;
     }
 
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ csched_acct(void* dummy)
                      credit < -credit_cap &&
                      !test_and_set_bit(CSCHED_FLAG_VCPU_PARKED, &svc->flags) )
                 {
-                    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_park);
+                    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_park);
                     vcpu_pause_nosync(svc->vcpu);
                 }
 
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ csched_acct(void* dummy)
                      * call to make sure the VCPU's priority is not boosted
                      * if it is woken up here.
                      */
-                    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_unpark);
+                    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_unpark);
                     vcpu_unpause(svc->vcpu);
                 }
 
diff --git a/xen/common/sched_credit2.c b/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
index 5c1794db61..8bee7cb9a2 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ csched2_vcpu_check(struct vcpu *vc)
     {
         BUG_ON( !is_idle_vcpu(vc) );
     }
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_check);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_check);
 }
 #define CSCHED2_VCPU_CHECK(_vc)  (csched2_vcpu_check(_vc))
 #else
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ csched2_alloc_vdata(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item,
     svc->budget_quota = 0;
     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svc->parked_elem);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_alloc);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_alloc);
 
     return svc;
 }
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ csched2_item_sleep(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     struct csched2_item * const svc = csched2_item(item);
 
     ASSERT(!is_idle_vcpu(vc));
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_sleep);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_sleep);
 
     if ( curr_on_cpu(vc->processor) == item )
     {
@@ -2108,20 +2108,20 @@ csched2_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
 
     if ( unlikely(curr_on_cpu(cpu) == item) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_running);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_running);
         goto out;
     }
 
     if ( unlikely(vcpu_on_runq(svc)) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_onrunq);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_onrunq);
         goto out;
     }
 
     if ( likely(vcpu_runnable(vc)) )
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_runnable);
     else
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_not_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_not_runnable);
 
     /* If the context hasn't been saved for this vcpu yet, we can't put it on
      * another runqueue.  Instead, we set a flag so that it will be put on the runqueue
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ csched2_item_insert(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
 
     sdom->nr_vcpus++;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_insert);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_insert);
 
     CSCHED2_VCPU_CHECK(vc);
 }
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@ csched2_item_remove(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     ASSERT(!is_idle_vcpu(vc));
     ASSERT(list_empty(&svc->runq_elem));
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_remove);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_remove);
 
     /* Remove from runqueue */
     lock = item_schedule_lock_irq(item);
diff --git a/xen/common/sched_null.c b/xen/common/sched_null.c
index c45af9f8ee..5570cc1a8c 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_null.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_null.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void *null_alloc_vdata(const struct scheduler *ops,
     INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nvc->waitq_elem);
     nvc->vcpu = v;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_alloc);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_alloc);
 
     return nvc;
 }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void null_item_insert(const struct scheduler *ops,
     }
     spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_insert);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_insert);
 }
 
 static void _vcpu_remove(struct null_private *prv, struct vcpu *v)
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void null_item_remove(const struct scheduler *ops,
  out:
     item_schedule_unlock_irq(lock, item);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_remove);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_remove);
 }
 
 static void null_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops,
@@ -556,21 +556,21 @@ static void null_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops,
 
     if ( unlikely(curr_on_cpu(v->processor) == item) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_running);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_running);
         return;
     }
 
     if ( unlikely(!list_empty(&null_item(item)->waitq_elem)) )
     {
         /* Not exactly "on runq", but close enough for reusing the counter */
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_onrunq);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_onrunq);
         return;
     }
 
     if ( likely(vcpu_runnable(v)) )
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_runnable);
     else
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_not_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_not_runnable);
 
     /* Note that we get here only for vCPUs assigned to a pCPU */
     cpu_raise_softirq(v->processor, SCHEDULE_SOFTIRQ);
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static void null_item_sleep(const struct scheduler *ops,
     if ( curr_on_cpu(v->processor) == item )
         cpu_raise_softirq(v->processor, SCHEDULE_SOFTIRQ);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_sleep);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_sleep);
 }
 
 static struct sched_resource *
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static inline void null_vcpu_check(struct vcpu *v)
     else
         BUG_ON(!is_idle_vcpu(v));
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_check);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_check);
 }
 #define NULL_VCPU_CHECK(v)  (null_vcpu_check(v))
 #else
diff --git a/xen/common/sched_rt.c b/xen/common/sched_rt.c
index 58560d086b..0639cdce0a 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_rt.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_rt.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ rt_alloc_vdata(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item, void *dd)
     if ( !is_idle_vcpu(vc) )
         svc->budget = RTDS_DEFAULT_BUDGET;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_alloc);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_alloc);
 
     return svc;
 }
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ rt_item_insert(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     }
     item_schedule_unlock_irq(lock, item);
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_insert);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_insert);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ rt_item_remove(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     struct rt_dom * const sdom = svc->sdom;
     spinlock_t *lock;
 
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_remove);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_remove);
 
     BUG_ON( sdom == NULL );
 
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ rt_item_sleep(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
     struct rt_item * const svc = rt_item(item);
 
     BUG_ON( is_idle_vcpu(vc) );
-    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_sleep);
+    SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_sleep);
 
     if ( curr_on_cpu(vc->processor) == item )
         cpu_raise_softirq(vc->processor, SCHEDULE_SOFTIRQ);
@@ -1275,21 +1275,21 @@ rt_item_wake(const struct scheduler *ops, struct sched_item *item)
 
     if ( unlikely(curr_on_cpu(vc->processor) == item) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_running);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_running);
         return;
     }
 
     /* on RunQ/DepletedQ, just update info is ok */
     if ( unlikely(vcpu_on_q(svc)) )
     {
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_onrunq);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_onrunq);
         return;
     }
 
     if ( likely(vcpu_runnable(vc)) )
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_runnable);
     else
-        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(vcpu_wake_not_runnable);
+        SCHED_STAT_CRANK(item_wake_not_runnable);
 
     /*
      * If a deadline passed while svc was asleep/blocked, we need new
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h b/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
index 1ad4384080..25af4dbd12 100644
--- a/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/perfc_defn.h
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ PERFCOUNTER(sched_ctx,              "sched: context switches")
 PERFCOUNTER(schedule,               "sched: specific scheduler")
 PERFCOUNTER(dom_init,               "sched: dom_init")
 PERFCOUNTER(dom_destroy,            "sched: dom_destroy")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_alloc,             "sched: vcpu_alloc")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_insert,            "sched: vcpu_insert")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_remove,            "sched: vcpu_remove")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_sleep,             "sched: vcpu_sleep")
 PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_yield,             "sched: vcpu_yield")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_wake_running,      "sched: vcpu_wake_running")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_wake_onrunq,       "sched: vcpu_wake_onrunq")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_wake_runnable,     "sched: vcpu_wake_runnable")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_wake_not_runnable, "sched: vcpu_wake_not_runnable")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_alloc,             "sched: item_alloc")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_insert,            "sched: item_insert")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_remove,            "sched: item_remove")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_sleep,             "sched: item_sleep")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_wake_running,      "sched: item_wake_running")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_wake_onrunq,       "sched: item_wake_onrunq")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_wake_runnable,     "sched: item_wake_runnable")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_wake_not_runnable, "sched: item_wake_not_runnable")
 PERFCOUNTER(tickled_no_cpu,         "sched: tickled_no_cpu")
 PERFCOUNTER(tickled_idle_cpu,       "sched: tickled_idle_cpu")
 PERFCOUNTER(tickled_idle_cpu_excl,  "sched: tickled_idle_cpu_exclusive")
 PERFCOUNTER(tickled_busy_cpu,       "sched: tickled_busy_cpu")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_check,             "sched: vcpu_check")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_check,             "sched: item_check")
 
 /* credit specific counters */
 PERFCOUNTER(delay_ms,               "csched: delay")
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ PERFCOUNTER(acct_no_work,           "csched: acct_no_work")
 PERFCOUNTER(acct_balance,           "csched: acct_balance")
 PERFCOUNTER(acct_reorder,           "csched: acct_reorder")
 PERFCOUNTER(acct_min_credit,        "csched: acct_min_credit")
-PERFCOUNTER(acct_vcpu_active,       "csched: acct_vcpu_active")
-PERFCOUNTER(acct_vcpu_idle,         "csched: acct_vcpu_idle")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_boost,             "csched: vcpu_boost")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_park,              "csched: vcpu_park")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_unpark,            "csched: vcpu_unpark")
+PERFCOUNTER(acct_item_active,       "csched: acct_item_active")
+PERFCOUNTER(acct_item_idle,         "csched: acct_item_idle")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_boost,             "csched: item_boost")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_park,              "csched: item_park")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_unpark,            "csched: item_unpark")
 PERFCOUNTER(load_balance_idle,      "csched: load_balance_idle")
 PERFCOUNTER(load_balance_over,      "csched: load_balance_over")
 PERFCOUNTER(load_balance_other,     "csched: load_balance_other")
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ PERFCOUNTER(steal_peer_idle,        "csched: steal_peer_idle")
 PERFCOUNTER(migrate_queued,         "csched: migrate_queued")
 PERFCOUNTER(migrate_running,        "csched: migrate_running")
 PERFCOUNTER(migrate_kicked_away,    "csched: migrate_kicked_away")
-PERFCOUNTER(vcpu_hot,               "csched: vcpu_hot")
+PERFCOUNTER(item_hot,               "csched: item_hot")
 
 /* credit2 specific counters */
 PERFCOUNTER(burn_credits_t2c,       "csched2: burn_credits_t2c")
