4 files changed, 55 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index d5bce768b4bf..d77a101ab7dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ else
 		EXTLIBS += -lnewt -lslang
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/newt.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/browser.o
+		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ui/helpline.o
 		LIB_H += util/ui/browser.h
+		LIB_H += util/ui/helpline.h
 	endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/newt.c b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
index 9768be31f9c5..23f3b7d31bff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/newt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "ui/browser.h"
+#include "ui/helpline.h"
 
 #if SLANG_VERSION < 20104
 #define slsmg_printf(msg, args...) SLsmg_printf((char *)msg, ##args)
@@ -94,43 +95,6 @@ void ui_progress__delete(struct ui_progress *self)
 	free(self);
 }
 
-static void ui_helpline__pop(void)
-{
-	newtPopHelpLine();
-}
-
-static void ui_helpline__push(const char *msg)
-{
-	newtPushHelpLine(msg);
-}
-
-static void ui_helpline__vpush(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-	char *s;
-
-	if (vasprintf(&s, fmt, ap) < 0)
-		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-	else {
-		ui_helpline__push(s);
-		free(s);
-	}
-}
-
-static void ui_helpline__fpush(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	ui_helpline__vpush(fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-}
-
-static void ui_helpline__puts(const char *msg)
-{
-	ui_helpline__pop();
-	ui_helpline__push(msg);
-}
-
 static int ui_entry__read(const char *title, char *bf, size_t size, int width)
 {
 	struct newtExitStruct es;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a11e1301559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <newt.h>
+
+#include "helpline.h"
+
+void ui_helpline__pop(void)
+{
+	newtPopHelpLine();
+}
+
+void ui_helpline__push(const char *msg)
+{
+	newtPushHelpLine(msg);
+}
+
+static void ui_helpline__vpush(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	char *s;
+
+	if (vasprintf(&s, fmt, ap) < 0)
+		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+	else {
+		ui_helpline__push(s);
+		free(s);
+	}
+}
+
+void ui_helpline__fpush(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	ui_helpline__vpush(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void ui_helpline__puts(const char *msg)
+{
+	ui_helpline__pop();
+	ui_helpline__push(msg);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.h b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56d8c1d8ffc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef _PERF_UI_HELPLINE_H_
+#define _PERF_UI_HELPLINE_H_ 1
+
+void ui_helpline__pop(void);
+void ui_helpline__push(const char *msg);
+void ui_helpline__fpush(const char *fmt, ...);
+void ui_helpline__puts(const char *msg);
+
+#endif /* _PERF_UI_HELPLINE_H_ */