perf script: Add API for filtering via dynamically loaded shared object

In some cases, users want to filter very large amounts of data (e.g.
from AUX area tracing like Intel PT) looking for something specific.
While scripting such as Python can be used, Python is 10 to 20 times
slower than C. So define a C API so that custom filters can be written
and loaded.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210627131818.810-2-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

7 files changed, 780 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-dlfilter.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-dlfilter.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15d5f4b01c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-dlfilter.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+perf-dlfilter(1)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-dlfilter - Filter sample events using a dynamically loaded shared
+object file
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf script' [--dlfilter file.so ]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+This option is used to process data through a custom filter provided by a
+dynamically loaded shared object file.
+
+If 'file.so' does not contain "/", then it will be found either in the current
+directory, or perf tools exec path which is ~/libexec/perf-core/dlfilters for
+a local build and install (refer perf --exec-path), or the dynamic linker
+paths.
+
+API
+---
+
+The API for filtering consists of the following:
+
+[source,c]
+----
+#include <perf/perf_dlfilter.h>
+
+const struct perf_dlfilter_fns perf_dlfilter_fns;
+
+int start(void **data, void *ctx);
+int stop(void *data, void *ctx);
+int filter_event(void *data, const struct perf_dlfilter_sample *sample, void *ctx);
+----
+
+If implemented, 'start' will be called at the beginning, before any
+calls to 'filter_event' . Return 0 to indicate success,
+or return a negative error code. '*data' can be assigned for use by other
+functions. 'ctx' is needed for calls to perf_dlfilter_fns, but most
+perf_dlfilter_fns are not valid when called from 'start'.
+
+If implemented, 'stop' will be called at the end, after any calls to
+'filter_event'. Return 0 to indicate success, or
+return a negative error code. 'data' is set by 'start'. 'ctx' is needed
+for calls to perf_dlfilter_fns, but most perf_dlfilter_fns are not valid
+when called from 'stop'.
+
+If implemented, 'filter_event' will be called for each sample event.
+Return 0 to keep the sample event, 1 to filter it out, or return a negative
+error code. 'data' is set by 'start'. 'ctx' is needed for calls to
+'perf_dlfilter_fns'.
+
+The perf_dlfilter_sample structure
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+'filter_event' is passed a perf_dlfilter_sample
+structure, which contains the following fields:
+[source,c]
+----
+/*
+ * perf sample event information (as per perf script and <linux/perf_event.h>)
+ */
+struct perf_dlfilter_sample {
+	__u32 size; /* Size of this structure (for compatibility checking) */
+	__u16 ins_lat;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u16 p_stage_cyc;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 ip;
+	__s32 pid;
+	__s32 tid;
+	__u64 time;
+	__u64 addr;
+	__u64 id;
+	__u64 stream_id;
+	__u64 period;
+	__u64 weight;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 transaction;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 insn_cnt;	/* For instructions-per-cycle (IPC) */
+	__u64 cyc_cnt;		/* For instructions-per-cycle (IPC) */
+	__s32 cpu;
+	__u32 flags;		/* Refer PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_* above */
+	__u64 data_src;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 phys_addr;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 data_page_size;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_PAGE_SIZE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 code_page_size;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 cgroup;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u8  cpumode;		/* Refer CPUMODE_MASK etc in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u8  addr_correlates_sym; /* True => resolve_addr() can be called */
+	__u16 misc;		/* Refer perf_event_header in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u32 raw_size;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_RAW in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	const void *raw_data;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_RAW in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 brstack_nr;	/* Number of brstack entries */
+	const struct perf_branch_entry *brstack; /* Refer <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 raw_callchain_nr;	/* Number of raw_callchain entries */
+	const __u64 *raw_callchain; /* Refer <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	const char *event;
+};
+----
+
+The perf_dlfilter_fns structure
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The 'perf_dlfilter_fns' structure is populated with function pointers when the
+file is loaded. The functions can be called by 'filter_event'.
+
+[source,c]
+----
+struct perf_dlfilter_fns {
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *(*resolve_ip)(void *ctx);
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *(*resolve_addr)(void *ctx);
+	void *(*reserved[126])(void *);
+};
+----
+
+'resolve_ip' returns information about ip.
+
+'resolve_addr' returns information about addr (if addr_correlates_sym).
+
+The perf_dlfilter_al structure
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The 'perf_dlfilter_al' structure contains information about an address.
+
+[source,c]
+----
+/*
+ * Address location (as per perf script)
+ */
+struct perf_dlfilter_al {
+	__u32 size; /* Size of this structure (for compatibility checking) */
+	__u32 symoff;
+	const char *sym;
+	__u64 addr; /* Mapped address (from dso) */
+	__u64 sym_start;
+	__u64 sym_end;
+	const char *dso;
+	__u8  sym_binding; /* STB_LOCAL, STB_GLOBAL or STB_WEAK, refer <elf.h> */
+	__u8  is_64_bit; /* Only valid if dso is not NULL */
+	__u8  is_kernel_ip; /* True if in kernel space */
+	__u32 buildid_size;
+	__u8 *buildid;
+	/* Below members are only populated by resolve_ip() */
+	__u8 filtered; /* true if this sample event will be filtered out */
+	const char *comm;
+};
+----
+
+perf_dlfilter_sample flags
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The 'flags' member of 'perf_dlfilter_sample' corresponds with the flags field
+of perf script. The bits of the flags are as follows:
+
+[source,c]
+----
+/* Definitions for perf_dlfilter_sample flags */
+enum {
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_BRANCH	= 1ULL << 0,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_CALL		= 1ULL << 1,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_RETURN	= 1ULL << 2,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_CONDITIONAL	= 1ULL << 3,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_SYSCALLRET	= 1ULL << 4,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_ASYNC	= 1ULL << 5,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_INTERRUPT	= 1ULL << 6,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TX_ABORT	= 1ULL << 7,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN	= 1ULL << 8,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TRACE_END	= 1ULL << 9,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_IN_TX	= 1ULL << 10,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_VMENTRY	= 1ULL << 11,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_VMEXIT	= 1ULL << 12,
+};
+----
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+
+Filter out everything except branches from "foo" to "bar":
+
+[source,c]
+----
+#include <perf/perf_dlfilter.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+const struct perf_dlfilter_fns perf_dlfilter_fns;
+
+int filter_event(void *data, const struct perf_dlfilter_sample *sample, void *ctx)
+{
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *al;
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *addr_al;
+
+	if (!sample->ip || !sample->addr_correlates_sym)
+		return 1;
+
+	al = perf_dlfilter_fns.resolve_ip(ctx);
+	if (!al || !al->sym || strcmp(al->sym, "foo"))
+		return 1;
+
+	addr_al = perf_dlfilter_fns.resolve_addr(ctx);
+	if (!addr_al || !addr_al->sym || strcmp(addr_al->sym, "bar"))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+----
+
+To build the shared object, assuming perf has been installed for the local user
+i.e. perf_dlfilter.h is in ~/include/perf :
+
+	gcc -c -I ~/include -fpic dlfilter-example.c
+	gcc -shared -o dlfilter-example.so dlfilter-example.o
+
+To use the filter with perf script:
+
+	perf script --dlfilter dlfilter-example.so
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-script[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index 48a5f5b26dd4..2306c81b606b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ OPTIONS
         Generate perf-script.[ext] starter script for given language,
         using current perf.data.
 
+--dlfilter=<file>::
+	Filter sample events using the given shared object file.
+	Refer linkperf:perf-dlfilter[1]
+
 -a::
         Force system-wide collection.  Scripts run without a <command>
         normally use -a by default, while scripts run with a <command>
@@ -483,4 +487,5 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1], linkperf:perf-script-perl[1],
-linkperf:perf-script-python[1], linkperf:perf-intel-pt[1]
+linkperf:perf-script-python[1], linkperf:perf-intel-pt[1],
+linkperf:perf-dlfilter[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index d2771a997e26..aaf2922643a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <subcmd/pager.h>
 #include <perf/evlist.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include "util/dlfilter.h"
 #include "util/record.h"
 #include "util/util.h"
 #include "perf.h"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ static DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
 static struct perf_stat_config	stat_config;
 static int			max_blocks;
 static bool			native_arch;
+static struct dlfilter		*dlfilter;
 
 unsigned int scripting_max_stack = PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH;
 
@@ -2175,6 +2177,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct perf_script *scr = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct addr_location al;
 	struct addr_location addr_al;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (perf_time__ranges_skip_sample(scr->ptime_range, scr->range_num,
 					  sample->time)) {
@@ -2213,6 +2216,13 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (evswitch__discard(&scr->evswitch, evsel))
 		goto out_put;
 
+	ret = dlfilter__filter_event(dlfilter, event, sample, evsel, machine, &al, &addr_al);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret > 0)
+			ret = 0;
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
 	if (scripting_ops) {
 		struct addr_location *addr_al_ptr = NULL;
 
@@ -2229,7 +2239,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 out_put:
 	addr_location__put(&al);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
@@ -3568,6 +3578,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 	};
 	struct utsname uts;
 	char *script_path = NULL;
+	const char *dlfilter_file = NULL;
 	const char **__argv;
 	int i, j, err = 0;
 	struct perf_script script = {
@@ -3615,6 +3626,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 		     parse_scriptname),
 	OPT_STRING('g', "gen-script", &generate_script_lang, "lang",
 		   "generate perf-script.xx script in specified language"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "dlfilter", &dlfilter_file, "file", "filter .so file name"),
 	OPT_STRING('i', "input", &input_name, "file", "input file name"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "debug-mode", &debug_mode,
 		   "do various checks like samples ordering and lost events"),
@@ -3933,6 +3945,12 @@ script_found:
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
+	if (dlfilter_file) {
+		dlfilter = dlfilter__new(dlfilter_file);
+		if (!dlfilter)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (!script_name) {
 		setup_pager();
 		use_browser = 0;
@@ -4032,6 +4050,10 @@ script_found:
 		goto out_delete;
 	}
 
+	err = dlfilter__start(dlfilter, session);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_delete;
+
 	if (script_name) {
 		err = scripting_ops->start_script(script_name, argc, argv, session);
 		if (err)
@@ -4081,6 +4103,7 @@ out_delete:
 
 	if (script_started)
 		cleanup_scripting();
+	dlfilter__cleanup(dlfilter);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 95e15d1035ab..1a909b53dc15 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ perf-y += parse-regs-options.o
 perf-y += parse-sublevel-options.o
 perf-y += term.o
 perf-y += help-unknown-cmd.o
+perf-y += dlfilter.o
 perf-y += mem-events.o
 perf-y += vsprintf.o
 perf-y += units.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03c4bf150656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * dlfilter.c: Interface to perf script --dlfilter shared object
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Intel Corporation.
+ */
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+#include <linux/build_bug.h>
+
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "dso.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
+#include "dlfilter.h"
+#include "perf_dlfilter.h"
+
+static void al_to_d_al(struct addr_location *al, struct perf_dlfilter_al *d_al)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym = al->sym;
+
+	d_al->size = sizeof(*d_al);
+	if (al->map) {
+		struct dso *dso = al->map->dso;
+
+		if (symbol_conf.show_kernel_path && dso->long_name)
+			d_al->dso = dso->long_name;
+		else
+			d_al->dso = dso->name;
+		d_al->is_64_bit = dso->is_64_bit;
+		d_al->buildid_size = dso->bid.size;
+		d_al->buildid = dso->bid.data;
+	} else {
+		d_al->dso = NULL;
+		d_al->is_64_bit = 0;
+		d_al->buildid_size = 0;
+		d_al->buildid = NULL;
+	}
+	if (sym) {
+		d_al->sym = sym->name;
+		d_al->sym_start = sym->start;
+		d_al->sym_end = sym->end;
+		if (al->addr < sym->end)
+			d_al->symoff = al->addr - sym->start;
+		else
+			d_al->symoff = al->addr - al->map->start - sym->start;
+		d_al->sym_binding = sym->binding;
+	} else {
+		d_al->sym = NULL;
+		d_al->sym_start = 0;
+		d_al->sym_end = 0;
+		d_al->symoff = 0;
+		d_al->sym_binding = 0;
+	}
+	d_al->addr = al->addr;
+	d_al->comm = NULL;
+	d_al->filtered = 0;
+}
+
+static struct addr_location *get_al(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	struct addr_location *al = d->al;
+
+	if (!al->thread && machine__resolve(d->machine, al, d->sample) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+	return al;
+}
+
+static struct thread *get_thread(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	struct addr_location *al = get_al(d);
+
+	return al ? al->thread : NULL;
+}
+
+static const struct perf_dlfilter_al *dlfilter__resolve_ip(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct dlfilter *d = (struct dlfilter *)ctx;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al *d_al = d->d_ip_al;
+	struct addr_location *al;
+
+	if (!d->ctx_valid)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* 'size' is also used to indicate already initialized */
+	if (d_al->size)
+		return d_al;
+
+	al = get_al(d);
+	if (!al)
+		return NULL;
+
+	al_to_d_al(al, d_al);
+
+	d_al->is_kernel_ip = machine__kernel_ip(d->machine, d->sample->ip);
+	d_al->comm = al->thread ? thread__comm_str(al->thread) : ":-1";
+	d_al->filtered = al->filtered;
+
+	return d_al;
+}
+
+static const struct perf_dlfilter_al *dlfilter__resolve_addr(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct dlfilter *d = (struct dlfilter *)ctx;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al *d_addr_al = d->d_addr_al;
+	struct addr_location *addr_al = d->addr_al;
+
+	if (!d->ctx_valid || !d->d_sample->addr_correlates_sym)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* 'size' is also used to indicate already initialized */
+	if (d_addr_al->size)
+		return d_addr_al;
+
+	if (!addr_al->thread) {
+		struct thread *thread = get_thread(d);
+
+		if (!thread)
+			return NULL;
+		thread__resolve(thread, addr_al, d->sample);
+	}
+
+	al_to_d_al(addr_al, d_addr_al);
+
+	d_addr_al->is_kernel_ip = machine__kernel_ip(d->machine, d->sample->addr);
+
+	return d_addr_al;
+}
+
+static const struct perf_dlfilter_fns perf_dlfilter_fns = {
+	.resolve_ip      = dlfilter__resolve_ip,
+	.resolve_addr    = dlfilter__resolve_addr,
+};
+
+#define CHECK_FLAG(x) BUILD_BUG_ON((u64)PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_ ## x != (u64)PERF_IP_FLAG_ ## x)
+
+static int dlfilter__init(struct dlfilter *d, const char *file)
+{
+	CHECK_FLAG(BRANCH);
+	CHECK_FLAG(CALL);
+	CHECK_FLAG(RETURN);
+	CHECK_FLAG(CONDITIONAL);
+	CHECK_FLAG(SYSCALLRET);
+	CHECK_FLAG(ASYNC);
+	CHECK_FLAG(INTERRUPT);
+	CHECK_FLAG(TX_ABORT);
+	CHECK_FLAG(TRACE_BEGIN);
+	CHECK_FLAG(TRACE_END);
+	CHECK_FLAG(IN_TX);
+	CHECK_FLAG(VMENTRY);
+	CHECK_FLAG(VMEXIT);
+
+	memset(d, 0, sizeof(*d));
+	d->file = strdup(file);
+	if (!d->file)
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void dlfilter__exit(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	zfree(&d->file);
+}
+
+static int dlfilter__open(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	d->handle = dlopen(d->file, RTLD_NOW);
+	if (!d->handle) {
+		pr_err("dlopen failed for: '%s'\n", d->file);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	d->start = dlsym(d->handle, "start");
+	d->filter_event = dlsym(d->handle, "filter_event");
+	d->stop = dlsym(d->handle, "stop");
+	d->fns = dlsym(d->handle, "perf_dlfilter_fns");
+	if (d->fns)
+		memcpy(d->fns, &perf_dlfilter_fns, sizeof(struct perf_dlfilter_fns));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dlfilter__close(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	return dlclose(d->handle);
+}
+
+struct dlfilter *dlfilter__new(const char *file)
+{
+	struct dlfilter *d = malloc(sizeof(*d));
+
+	if (!d)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (dlfilter__init(d, file))
+		goto err_free;
+
+	if (dlfilter__open(d))
+		goto err_exit;
+
+	return d;
+
+err_exit:
+	dlfilter__exit(d);
+err_free:
+	free(d);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void dlfilter__free(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	if (d) {
+		dlfilter__exit(d);
+		free(d);
+	}
+}
+
+int dlfilter__start(struct dlfilter *d, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	if (d) {
+		d->session = session;
+		if (d->start)
+			return d->start(&d->data, d);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int dlfilter__stop(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	if (d && d->stop)
+		return d->stop(d->data, d);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void dlfilter__cleanup(struct dlfilter *d)
+{
+	if (d) {
+		dlfilter__stop(d);
+		dlfilter__close(d);
+		dlfilter__free(d);
+	}
+}
+
+#define ASSIGN(x) d_sample.x = sample->x
+
+int dlfilter__do_filter_event(struct dlfilter *d,
+			      union perf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample,
+			      struct evsel *evsel,
+			      struct machine *machine,
+			      struct addr_location *al,
+			      struct addr_location *addr_al)
+{
+	struct perf_dlfilter_sample d_sample;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al d_ip_al;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al d_addr_al;
+	int ret;
+
+	d->event       = event;
+	d->sample      = sample;
+	d->evsel       = evsel;
+	d->machine     = machine;
+	d->al          = al;
+	d->addr_al     = addr_al;
+	d->d_sample    = &d_sample;
+	d->d_ip_al     = &d_ip_al;
+	d->d_addr_al   = &d_addr_al;
+
+	d_sample.size  = sizeof(d_sample);
+	d_ip_al.size   = 0; /* To indicate d_ip_al is not initialized */
+	d_addr_al.size = 0; /* To indicate d_addr_al is not initialized */
+
+	ASSIGN(ip);
+	ASSIGN(pid);
+	ASSIGN(tid);
+	ASSIGN(time);
+	ASSIGN(addr);
+	ASSIGN(id);
+	ASSIGN(stream_id);
+	ASSIGN(period);
+	ASSIGN(weight);
+	ASSIGN(ins_lat);
+	ASSIGN(p_stage_cyc);
+	ASSIGN(transaction);
+	ASSIGN(insn_cnt);
+	ASSIGN(cyc_cnt);
+	ASSIGN(cpu);
+	ASSIGN(flags);
+	ASSIGN(data_src);
+	ASSIGN(phys_addr);
+	ASSIGN(data_page_size);
+	ASSIGN(code_page_size);
+	ASSIGN(cgroup);
+	ASSIGN(cpumode);
+	ASSIGN(misc);
+	ASSIGN(raw_size);
+	ASSIGN(raw_data);
+
+	if (sample->branch_stack) {
+		d_sample.brstack_nr = sample->branch_stack->nr;
+		d_sample.brstack = (struct perf_branch_entry *)perf_sample__branch_entries(sample);
+	} else {
+		d_sample.brstack_nr = 0;
+		d_sample.brstack = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (sample->callchain) {
+		d_sample.raw_callchain_nr = sample->callchain->nr;
+		d_sample.raw_callchain = (__u64 *)sample->callchain->ips;
+	} else {
+		d_sample.raw_callchain_nr = 0;
+		d_sample.raw_callchain = NULL;
+	}
+
+	d_sample.addr_correlates_sym =
+		(evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR) &&
+		sample_addr_correlates_sym(&evsel->core.attr);
+
+	d_sample.event = evsel__name(evsel);
+
+	d->ctx_valid = true;
+
+	ret = d->filter_event(d->data, &d_sample, d);
+
+	d->ctx_valid = false;
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.h b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22b7636028dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * dlfilter.h: Interface to perf script --dlfilter shared object
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Intel Corporation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PERF_UTIL_DLFILTER_H
+#define PERF_UTIL_DLFILTER_H
+
+struct perf_session;
+union  perf_event;
+struct perf_sample;
+struct evsel;
+struct machine;
+struct addr_location;
+struct perf_dlfilter_fns;
+struct perf_dlfilter_sample;
+struct perf_dlfilter_al;
+
+struct dlfilter {
+	char				*file;
+	void				*handle;
+	void				*data;
+	struct perf_session		*session;
+	bool				ctx_valid;
+
+	union perf_event		*event;
+	struct perf_sample		*sample;
+	struct evsel			*evsel;
+	struct machine			*machine;
+	struct addr_location		*al;
+	struct addr_location		*addr_al;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_sample	*d_sample;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al		*d_ip_al;
+	struct perf_dlfilter_al		*d_addr_al;
+
+	int (*start)(void **data, void *ctx);
+	int (*stop)(void *data, void *ctx);
+
+	int (*filter_event)(void *data,
+			    const struct perf_dlfilter_sample *sample,
+			    void *ctx);
+
+	struct perf_dlfilter_fns *fns;
+};
+
+struct dlfilter *dlfilter__new(const char *file);
+
+int dlfilter__start(struct dlfilter *d, struct perf_session *session);
+
+int dlfilter__do_filter_event(struct dlfilter *d,
+			      union perf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample,
+			      struct evsel *evsel,
+			      struct machine *machine,
+			      struct addr_location *al,
+			      struct addr_location *addr_al);
+
+void dlfilter__cleanup(struct dlfilter *d);
+
+static inline int dlfilter__filter_event(struct dlfilter *d,
+					 union perf_event *event,
+					 struct perf_sample *sample,
+					 struct evsel *evsel,
+					 struct machine *machine,
+					 struct addr_location *al,
+					 struct addr_location *addr_al)
+{
+	if (!d || !d->filter_event)
+		return 0;
+	return dlfilter__do_filter_event(d, event, sample, evsel, machine, al, addr_al);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_dlfilter.h b/tools/perf/util/perf_dlfilter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82833ee8680d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_dlfilter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * perf_dlfilter.h: API for perf --dlfilter shared object
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Intel Corporation.
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_PERF_DLFILTER_H
+#define _LINUX_PERF_DLFILTER_H
+
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* Definitions for perf_dlfilter_sample flags */
+enum {
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_BRANCH	= 1ULL << 0,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_CALL		= 1ULL << 1,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_RETURN	= 1ULL << 2,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_CONDITIONAL	= 1ULL << 3,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_SYSCALLRET	= 1ULL << 4,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_ASYNC	= 1ULL << 5,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_INTERRUPT	= 1ULL << 6,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TX_ABORT	= 1ULL << 7,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN	= 1ULL << 8,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_TRACE_END	= 1ULL << 9,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_IN_TX	= 1ULL << 10,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_VMENTRY	= 1ULL << 11,
+	PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_VMEXIT	= 1ULL << 12,
+};
+
+/*
+ * perf sample event information (as per perf script and <linux/perf_event.h>)
+ */
+struct perf_dlfilter_sample {
+	__u32 size; /* Size of this structure (for compatibility checking) */
+	__u16 ins_lat;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u16 p_stage_cyc;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 ip;
+	__s32 pid;
+	__s32 tid;
+	__u64 time;
+	__u64 addr;
+	__u64 id;
+	__u64 stream_id;
+	__u64 period;
+	__u64 weight;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT_TYPE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 transaction;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 insn_cnt;	/* For instructions-per-cycle (IPC) */
+	__u64 cyc_cnt;		/* For instructions-per-cycle (IPC) */
+	__s32 cpu;
+	__u32 flags;		/* Refer PERF_DLFILTER_FLAG_* above */
+	__u64 data_src;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 phys_addr;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 data_page_size;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_PAGE_SIZE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 code_page_size;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 cgroup;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_CGROUP in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u8  cpumode;		/* Refer CPUMODE_MASK etc in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u8  addr_correlates_sym; /* True => resolve_addr() can be called */
+	__u16 misc;		/* Refer perf_event_header in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u32 raw_size;		/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_RAW in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	const void *raw_data;	/* Refer PERF_SAMPLE_RAW in <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 brstack_nr;	/* Number of brstack entries */
+	const struct perf_branch_entry *brstack; /* Refer <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	__u64 raw_callchain_nr;	/* Number of raw_callchain entries */
+	const __u64 *raw_callchain; /* Refer <linux/perf_event.h> */
+	const char *event;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Address location (as per perf script)
+ */
+struct perf_dlfilter_al {
+	__u32 size; /* Size of this structure (for compatibility checking) */
+	__u32 symoff;
+	const char *sym;
+	__u64 addr; /* Mapped address (from dso) */
+	__u64 sym_start;
+	__u64 sym_end;
+	const char *dso;
+	__u8  sym_binding; /* STB_LOCAL, STB_GLOBAL or STB_WEAK, refer <elf.h> */
+	__u8  is_64_bit; /* Only valid if dso is not NULL */
+	__u8  is_kernel_ip; /* True if in kernel space */
+	__u32 buildid_size;
+	__u8 *buildid;
+	/* Below members are only populated by resolve_ip() */
+	__u8 filtered; /* True if this sample event will be filtered out */
+	const char *comm;
+};
+
+struct perf_dlfilter_fns {
+	/* Return information about ip */
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *(*resolve_ip)(void *ctx);
+	/* Return information about addr (if addr_correlates_sym) */
+	const struct perf_dlfilter_al *(*resolve_addr)(void *ctx);
+	/* Reserved */
+	void *(*reserved[126])(void *);
+};
+
+/*
+ * If implemented, 'start' will be called at the beginning,
+ * before any calls to 'filter_event'. Return 0 to indicate success,
+ * or return a negative error code. '*data' can be assigned for use
+ * by other functions. 'ctx' is needed for calls to perf_dlfilter_fns,
+ * but most perf_dlfilter_fns are not valid when called from 'start'.
+ */
+int start(void **data, void *ctx);
+
+/*
+ * If implemented, 'stop' will be called at the end,
+ * after any calls to 'filter_event'. Return 0 to indicate success, or
+ * return a negative error code. 'data' is set by start(). 'ctx' is
+ * needed for calls to perf_dlfilter_fns, but most perf_dlfilter_fns
+ * are not valid when called from 'stop'.
+ */
+int stop(void *data, void *ctx);
+
+/*
+ * If implemented, 'filter_event' will be called for each sample
+ * event. Return 0 to keep the sample event, 1 to filter it out, or
+ * return a negative error code. 'data' is set by start(). 'ctx' is
+ * needed for calls to perf_dlfilter_fns.
+ */
+int filter_event(void *data, const struct perf_dlfilter_sample *sample, void *ctx);
+
+#endif