diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 85d7163..1f16495 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@
 	return find_field(event, name);
 }
 
-static unsigned long long read_size(void *ptr, int size)
+unsigned long long read_size(void *ptr, int size)
 {
 	switch (size) {
 	case 1:
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@
 			      "common_type");
 }
 
-static int parse_common_pid(void *data)
+int trace_parse_common_pid(void *data)
 {
 	static int pid_offset;
 	static int pid_size;
@@ -2025,6 +2025,14 @@
 	return event;
 }
 
+struct event *trace_find_next_event(struct event *event)
+{
+	if (!event)
+		return event_list;
+
+	return event->next;
+}
+
 static unsigned long long eval_num_arg(void *data, int size,
 				   struct event *event, struct print_arg *arg)
 {
@@ -2164,7 +2172,7 @@
 	{ "HRTIMER_RESTART", 1 },
 };
 
-static unsigned long long eval_flag(const char *flag)
+unsigned long long eval_flag(const char *flag)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -2694,7 +2702,7 @@
 	if (!(event->flags & EVENT_FL_ISFUNCRET))
 		return NULL;
 
-	pid = parse_common_pid(next->data);
+	pid = trace_parse_common_pid(next->data);
 	field = find_field(event, "func");
 	if (!field)
 		die("function return does not have field func");
@@ -2980,7 +2988,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	pid = parse_common_pid(data);
+	pid = trace_parse_common_pid(data);
 
 	if (event->flags & (EVENT_FL_ISFUNCENT | EVENT_FL_ISFUNCRET))
 		return pretty_print_func_graph(data, size, event, cpu,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c56b08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,552 @@
+/*
+ * trace-event-perl.  Feed perf trace events to an embedded Perl interpreter.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "../perf.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "trace-event.h"
+#include "trace-event-perl.h"
+
+INTERP my_perl;
+
+#define FTRACE_MAX_EVENT				\
+	((1 << (sizeof(unsigned short) * 8)) - 1)
+
+struct event *events[FTRACE_MAX_EVENT];
+
+static struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
+
+static char *cur_field_name;
+static int zero_flag_atom;
+
+static void define_symbolic_value(const char *ev_name,
+				  const char *field_name,
+				  const char *field_value,
+				  const char *field_str)
+{
+	unsigned long long value;
+	dSP;
+
+	value = eval_flag(field_value);
+
+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(ev_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(value)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_str, 0)));
+
+	PUTBACK;
+	if (get_cv("main::define_symbolic_value", 0))
+		call_pv("main::define_symbolic_value", G_SCALAR);
+	SPAGAIN;
+	PUTBACK;
+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void define_symbolic_values(struct print_flag_sym *field,
+				   const char *ev_name,
+				   const char *field_name)
+{
+	define_symbolic_value(ev_name, field_name, field->value, field->str);
+	if (field->next)
+		define_symbolic_values(field->next, ev_name, field_name);
+}
+
+static void define_symbolic_field(const char *ev_name,
+				  const char *field_name)
+{
+	dSP;
+
+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(ev_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_name, 0)));
+
+	PUTBACK;
+	if (get_cv("main::define_symbolic_field", 0))
+		call_pv("main::define_symbolic_field", G_SCALAR);
+	SPAGAIN;
+	PUTBACK;
+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void define_flag_value(const char *ev_name,
+			      const char *field_name,
+			      const char *field_value,
+			      const char *field_str)
+{
+	unsigned long long value;
+	dSP;
+
+	value = eval_flag(field_value);
+
+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(ev_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(value)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_str, 0)));
+
+	PUTBACK;
+	if (get_cv("main::define_flag_value", 0))
+		call_pv("main::define_flag_value", G_SCALAR);
+	SPAGAIN;
+	PUTBACK;
+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void define_flag_values(struct print_flag_sym *field,
+			       const char *ev_name,
+			       const char *field_name)
+{
+	define_flag_value(ev_name, field_name, field->value, field->str);
+	if (field->next)
+		define_flag_values(field->next, ev_name, field_name);
+}
+
+static void define_flag_field(const char *ev_name,
+			      const char *field_name,
+			      const char *delim)
+{
+	dSP;
+
+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(ev_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(field_name, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(delim, 0)));
+
+	PUTBACK;
+	if (get_cv("main::define_flag_field", 0))
+		call_pv("main::define_flag_field", G_SCALAR);
+	SPAGAIN;
+	PUTBACK;
+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void define_event_symbols(struct event *event,
+				 const char *ev_name,
+				 struct print_arg *args)
+{
+	switch (args->type) {
+	case PRINT_NULL:
+		break;
+	case PRINT_ATOM:
+		define_flag_value(ev_name, cur_field_name, "0",
+				  args->atom.atom);
+		zero_flag_atom = 0;
+		break;
+	case PRINT_FIELD:
+		if (cur_field_name)
+			free(cur_field_name);
+		cur_field_name = strdup(args->field.name);
+		break;
+	case PRINT_FLAGS:
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->flags.field);
+		define_flag_field(ev_name, cur_field_name, args->flags.delim);
+		define_flag_values(args->flags.flags, ev_name, cur_field_name);
+		break;
+	case PRINT_SYMBOL:
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->symbol.field);
+		define_symbolic_field(ev_name, cur_field_name);
+		define_symbolic_values(args->symbol.symbols, ev_name,
+				       cur_field_name);
+		break;
+	case PRINT_STRING:
+		break;
+	case PRINT_TYPE:
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->typecast.item);
+		break;
+	case PRINT_OP:
+		if (strcmp(args->op.op, ":") == 0)
+			zero_flag_atom = 1;
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->op.left);
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->op.right);
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* we should warn... */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (args->next)
+		define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, args->next);
+}
+
+static inline struct event *find_cache_event(int type)
+{
+	static char ev_name[256];
+	struct event *event;
+
+	if (events[type])
+		return events[type];
+
+	events[type] = event = trace_find_event(type);
+	if (!event)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sprintf(ev_name, "%s::%s", event->system, event->name);
+
+	define_event_symbols(event, ev_name, event->print_fmt.args);
+
+	return event;
+}
+
+static void perl_process_event(int cpu, void *data,
+			       int size __attribute((unused)),
+			       unsigned long long nsecs, char *comm)
+{
+	struct format_field *field;
+	static char handler[256];
+	unsigned long long val;
+	unsigned long s, ns;
+	struct event *event;
+	int type;
+	int pid;
+
+	dSP;
+
+	type = trace_parse_common_type(data);
+
+	event = find_cache_event(type);
+	if (!event)
+		die("ug! no event found for type %d", type);
+
+	pid = trace_parse_common_pid(data);
+
+	sprintf(handler, "%s::%s", event->system, event->name);
+
+	s = nsecs / NSECS_PER_SEC;
+	ns = nsecs - s * NSECS_PER_SEC;
+
+	scripting_context->event_data = data;
+
+	ENTER;
+	SAVETMPS;
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(handler, 0)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(PTR2IV(scripting_context))));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(cpu)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(s)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(ns)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(pid)));
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(comm, 0)));
+
+	/* common fields other than pid can be accessed via xsub fns */
+
+	for (field = event->format.fields; field; field = field->next) {
+		if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_STRING) {
+			int offset;
+			if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
+				offset = *(int *)(data + field->offset);
+				offset &= 0xffff;
+			} else
+				offset = field->offset;
+			XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv((char *)data + offset, 0)));
+		} else { /* FIELD_IS_NUMERIC */
+			val = read_size(data + field->offset, field->size);
+			if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED) {
+				XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(val)));
+			} else {
+				XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(val)));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	PUTBACK;
+	if (get_cv(handler, 0))
+		call_pv(handler, G_SCALAR);
+	else if (get_cv("main::trace_unhandled", 0)) {
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(handler, 0)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(PTR2IV(scripting_context))));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(cpu)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVuv(nsecs)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(pid)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(comm, 0)));
+		call_pv("main::trace_unhandled", G_SCALAR);
+	}
+	SPAGAIN;
+	PUTBACK;
+	FREETMPS;
+	LEAVE;
+}
+
+static void run_start_sub(void)
+{
+	dSP; /* access to Perl stack */
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	if (get_cv("main::trace_begin", 0))
+		call_pv("main::trace_begin", G_DISCARD | G_NOARGS);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start trace script
+ */
+static int perl_start_script(const char *script)
+{
+	const char *command_line[2] = { "", NULL };
+
+	command_line[1] = script;
+
+	my_perl = perl_alloc();
+	perl_construct(my_perl);
+
+	if (perl_parse(my_perl, NULL, 2, (char **)command_line, (char **)NULL))
+		return -1;
+
+	perl_run(my_perl);
+	if (SvTRUE(ERRSV))
+		return -1;
+
+	run_start_sub();
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "perf trace started with Perl script %s\n\n", script);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Stop trace script
+ */
+static int perl_stop_script(void)
+{
+	dSP; /* access to Perl stack */
+	PUSHMARK(SP);
+
+	if (get_cv("main::trace_end", 0))
+		call_pv("main::trace_end", G_DISCARD | G_NOARGS);
+
+	perl_destruct(my_perl);
+	perl_free(my_perl);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "\nperf trace Perl script stopped\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int perl_generate_script(const char *outfile)
+{
+	struct event *event = NULL;
+	struct format_field *f;
+	char fname[PATH_MAX];
+	int not_first, count;
+	FILE *ofp;
+
+	sprintf(fname, "%s.pl", outfile);
+	ofp = fopen(fname, "w");
+	if (ofp == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", fname);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# perf trace event handlers, "
+		"generated by perf trace -g perl\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL"
+		" License version 2\n\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# The common_* event handler fields are the most useful "
+		"fields common to\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# all events.  They don't necessarily correspond to "
+		"the 'common_*' fields\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# in the format files.  Those fields not available as "
+		"handler params can\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# be retrieved using Perl functions of the form "
+		"common_*($context).\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "# See Context.pm for the list of available "
+		"functions.\n\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "use lib \"$ENV{'PERF_EXEC_PATH'}/scripts/perl/"
+		"Perf-Trace-Util/lib\";\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "use lib \"./Perf-Trace-Util/lib\";\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "use Perf::Trace::Core;\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "use Perf::Trace::Context;\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "use Perf::Trace::Util;\n\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_begin\n{\n\t# optional\n}\n\n");
+	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_end\n{\n\t# optional\n}\n\n");
+
+	while ((event = trace_find_next_event(event))) {
+		fprintf(ofp, "sub %s::%s\n{\n", event->system, event->name);
+		fprintf(ofp, "\tmy (");
+
+		fprintf(ofp, "$event_name, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$context, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_cpu, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_secs, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_nsecs,\n");
+		fprintf(ofp, "\t    $common_pid, ");
+		fprintf(ofp, "$common_comm,\n\t    ");
+
+		not_first = 0;
+		count = 0;
+
+		for (f = event->format.fields; f; f = f->next) {
+			if (not_first++)
+				fprintf(ofp, ", ");
+			if (++count % 5 == 0)
+				fprintf(ofp, "\n\t    ");
+
+			fprintf(ofp, "$%s", f->name);
+		}
+		fprintf(ofp, ") = @_;\n\n");
+
+		fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_header($event_name, $common_cpu, "
+			"$common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t             "
+			"$common_pid, $common_comm);\n\n");
+
+		fprintf(ofp, "\tprintf(\"");
+
+		not_first = 0;
+		count = 0;
+
+		for (f = event->format.fields; f; f = f->next) {
+			if (not_first++)
+				fprintf(ofp, ", ");
+			if (count && count % 4 == 0) {
+				fprintf(ofp, "\".\n\t       \"");
+			}
+			count++;
+
+			fprintf(ofp, "%s=", f->name);
+			if (f->flags & FIELD_IS_STRING ||
+			    f->flags & FIELD_IS_FLAG ||
+			    f->flags & FIELD_IS_SYMBOLIC)
+				fprintf(ofp, "%%s");
+			else if (f->flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED)
+				fprintf(ofp, "%%d");
+			else
+				fprintf(ofp, "%%u");
+		}
+
+		fprintf(ofp, "\\n\",\n\t       ");
+
+		not_first = 0;
+		count = 0;
+
+		for (f = event->format.fields; f; f = f->next) {
+			if (not_first++)
+				fprintf(ofp, ", ");
+
+			if (++count % 5 == 0)
+				fprintf(ofp, "\n\t       ");
+
+			if (f->flags & FIELD_IS_FLAG) {
+				if ((count - 1) % 5 != 0) {
+					fprintf(ofp, "\n\t       ");
+					count = 4;
+				}
+				fprintf(ofp, "flag_str(\"");
+				fprintf(ofp, "%s::%s\", ", event->system,
+					event->name);
+				fprintf(ofp, "\"%s\", $%s)", f->name,
+					f->name);
+			} else if (f->flags & FIELD_IS_SYMBOLIC) {
+				if ((count - 1) % 5 != 0) {
+					fprintf(ofp, "\n\t       ");
+					count = 4;
+				}
+				fprintf(ofp, "symbol_str(\"");
+				fprintf(ofp, "%s::%s\", ", event->system,
+					event->name);
+				fprintf(ofp, "\"%s\", $%s)", f->name,
+					f->name);
+			} else
+				fprintf(ofp, "$%s", f->name);
+		}
+
+		fprintf(ofp, ");\n");
+		fprintf(ofp, "}\n\n");
+	}
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "sub trace_unhandled\n{\n\tmy ($event_name, $context, "
+		"$common_cpu, $common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t    "
+		"$common_pid, $common_comm) = @_;\n\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "\tprint_header($event_name, $common_cpu, "
+		"$common_secs, $common_nsecs,\n\t             $common_pid, "
+		"$common_comm);\n}\n\n");
+
+	fprintf(ofp, "sub print_header\n{\n"
+		"\tmy ($event_name, $cpu, $secs, $nsecs, $pid, $comm) = @_;\n\n"
+		"\tprintf(\"%%-20s %%5u %%05u.%%09u %%8u %%-20s \",\n\t       "
+		"$event_name, $cpu, $secs, $nsecs, $pid, $comm);\n}");
+
+	fclose(ofp);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "generated Perl script: %s\n", fname);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct scripting_ops perl_scripting_ops = {
+	.name = "Perl",
+	.start_script = perl_start_script,
+	.stop_script = perl_stop_script,
+	.process_event = perl_process_event,
+	.generate_script = perl_generate_script,
+};
+
+#ifdef NO_LIBPERL
+void setup_perl_scripting(void)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "Perl scripting not supported."
+		"  Install libperl-dev[el] and rebuild perf to get it.\n");
+}
+#else
+void setup_perl_scripting(void)
+{
+	int err;
+	err = script_spec_register("Perl", &perl_scripting_ops);
+	if (err)
+		die("error registering Perl script extension");
+
+	err = script_spec_register("pl", &perl_scripting_ops);
+	if (err)
+		die("error registering pl script extension");
+
+	scripting_context = malloc(sizeof(struct scripting_context));
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c94fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_TRACE_EVENT_PERL_H
+#define __PERF_TRACE_EVENT_PERL_H
+#ifdef NO_LIBPERL
+typedef int INTERP;
+#define dSP
+#define ENTER
+#define SAVETMPS
+#define PUTBACK
+#define SPAGAIN
+#define FREETMPS
+#define LEAVE
+#define SP
+#define ERRSV
+#define G_SCALAR		(0)
+#define G_DISCARD		(0)
+#define G_NOARGS		(0)
+#define PUSHMARK(a)
+#define SvTRUE(a)		(0)
+#define XPUSHs(s)
+#define sv_2mortal(a)
+#define newSVpv(a,b)
+#define newSVuv(a)
+#define newSViv(a)
+#define get_cv(a,b)		(0)
+#define call_pv(a,b)		(0)
+#define perl_alloc()		(0)
+#define perl_construct(a)	(0)
+#define perl_parse(a,b,c,d,e)	(0)
+#define perl_run(a)		(0)
+#define perl_destruct(a)	(0)
+#define perl_free(a)		(0)
+#else
+#include <EXTERN.h>
+#include <perl.h>
+typedef PerlInterpreter * INTERP;
+#endif
+
+struct scripting_context {
+	void *event_data;
+};
+
+#endif /* __PERF_TRACE_EVENT_PERL_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index aeb9157..b1e58d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -245,10 +245,14 @@
 
 int parse_header_page(char *buf, unsigned long size);
 int trace_parse_common_type(void *data);
+int trace_parse_common_pid(void *data);
 struct event *trace_find_event(int id);
+struct event *trace_find_next_event(struct event *event);
+unsigned long long read_size(void *ptr, int size);
 unsigned long long
 raw_field_value(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
 void *raw_field_ptr(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
+unsigned long long eval_flag(const char *flag);
 
 int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events);
 
@@ -272,4 +276,7 @@
 
 int script_spec_register(const char *spec, struct scripting_ops *ops);
 
+extern struct scripting_ops perl_scripting_ops;
+void setup_perl_scripting(void);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_TRACE_EVENTS_H */