diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index db8a1d4..dab9e75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -548,6 +548,26 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int event__process(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	switch (event->header.type) {
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
+		event__process_comm(event, session);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
+		event__process_mmap(event, session);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
+		event__process_task(event, session);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
 			   struct perf_session *session, u8 cpumode,
 			   enum map_type type, pid_t pid, u64 addr,