diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
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+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
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+#ifndef __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H
+#define __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H
+
+#include "../perf.h"
+#include "list.h"
+#include "rbtree.h"
+
+
+struct callchain_node {
+	struct callchain_node	*parent;
+	struct list_head	brothers;
+	struct list_head 	children;
+	struct list_head 	val;
+	struct rb_node		rb_node;
+	int			val_nr;
+	int			hit;
+};
+
+struct callchain_list {
+	unsigned long		ip;
+	struct list_head	list;
+};
+
+static inline void callchain_init(struct callchain_node *node)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->brothers);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->children);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->val);
+}
+
+void append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain);
+void sort_chain_to_rbtree(struct rb_root *rb_root, struct callchain_node *node);
+#endif