diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 2cb8cc3..0388e36 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
 LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-parse.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-read.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-info.o
+LIB_OBJS += util/svghelper.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-help.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a29af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/*
+ * svghelper.c - helper functions for outputting svg
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *     Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.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; version 2
+ * of the License.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "svghelper.h"
+
+static u64 first_time, last_time;
+static u64 turbo_frequency, max_freq;
+
+
+#define SLOT_MULT 30.0
+#define SLOT_HEIGHT 25.0
+#define WIDTH 1000.0
+
+static u64 total_height;
+static FILE *svgfile;
+
+static double cpu2slot(int cpu)
+{
+	return 2 * cpu + 1;
+}
+
+static double cpu2y(int cpu)
+{
+	return cpu2slot(cpu) * SLOT_MULT;
+}
+
+static double time2pixels(u64 time)
+{
+	double X;
+
+	X = WIDTH * (time - first_time) / (last_time - first_time);
+	return X;
+}
+
+void open_svg(const char *filename, int cpus, int rows)
+{
+
+	svgfile = fopen(filename, "w");
+	if (!svgfile) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open %s for output\n", filename);
+		return;
+	}
+	total_height = (1 + rows + cpu2slot(cpus)) * SLOT_MULT;
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"no\"?> \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<svg width=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%llu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n", WIDTH, total_height);
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<defs>\n  <style type=\"text/css\">\n    <![CDATA[\n");
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect          { stroke-width: 1; }\n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.process  { fill:rgb(180,180,180); fill-opacity:0.9; stroke-width:1;   stroke:rgb(  0,  0,  0); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.process2 { fill:rgb(180,180,180); fill-opacity:0.9; stroke-width:0;   stroke:rgb(  0,  0,  0); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.sample   { fill:rgb(  0,  0,255); fill-opacity:0.8; stroke-width:0;   stroke:rgb(  0,  0,  0); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.blocked  { fill:rgb(255,  0,  0); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0;   stroke:rgb(  0,  0,  0); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.waiting  { fill:rgb(255,255,  0); fill-opacity:0.3; stroke-width:0;   stroke:rgb(  0,  0,  0); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.cpu      { fill:rgb(192,192,192); fill-opacity:0.2; stroke-width:0.5; stroke:rgb(128,128,128); } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.pstate   { fill:rgb(128,128,128); fill-opacity:0.8; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c1       { fill:rgb(255,214,214); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c2       { fill:rgb(255,172,172); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c3       { fill:rgb(255,130,130); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c4       { fill:rgb(255, 88, 88); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c5       { fill:rgb(255, 44, 44); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      rect.c6       { fill:rgb(255,  0,  0); fill-opacity:0.5; stroke-width:0; } \n");
+	fprintf(svgfile, "      line.pstate   { stroke:rgb(255,255,  0); stroke-opacity:0.8; stroke-width:2; } \n");
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "    ]]>\n   </style>\n</defs>\n");
+}
+
+void svg_box(int Yslot, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type)
+{
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect x=\"%4.8f\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%4.1f\" class=\"%s\"/>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start), Yslot * SLOT_MULT, SLOT_HEIGHT, type);
+}
+
+void svg_sample(int Yslot, int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type)
+{
+	double text_size;
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect x=\"%4.8f\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%4.1f\" class=\"%s\"/>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start), Yslot * SLOT_MULT, SLOT_HEIGHT, type);
+
+	text_size = (time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start));
+	if (cpu > 9)
+		text_size = text_size/2;
+	if (text_size > 1.25)
+		text_size = 1.25;
+	if (text_size > 0.0001)
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%1.6f,%1.6f)\" font-size=\"%1.6fpt\">%i</text>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), Yslot *  SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT - 1, text_size,  cpu + 1);
+
+}
+
+static char *cpu_model(void)
+{
+	static char cpu_m[255];
+	char buf[256];
+	FILE *file;
+
+	cpu_m[0] = 0;
+	/* CPU type */
+	file = fopen("/proc/cpuinfo", "r");
+	if (file) {
+		while (fgets(buf, 255, file)) {
+			if (strstr(buf, "model name")) {
+				strncpy(cpu_m, &buf[13], 255);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		fclose(file);
+	}
+	return cpu_m;
+}
+
+void svg_cpu_box(int cpu, u64 __max_freq, u64 __turbo_freq)
+{
+	char cpu_string[80];
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	max_freq = __max_freq;
+	turbo_frequency = __turbo_freq;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect x=\"%4.8f\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%4.1f\" class=\"cpu\"/>\n",
+		time2pixels(first_time),
+		time2pixels(last_time)-time2pixels(first_time),
+		cpu2y(cpu), SLOT_MULT+SLOT_HEIGHT);
+
+	sprintf(cpu_string, "CPU %i", (int)cpu+1);
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%4.1f,%4.1f)\">%s</text>\n",
+		10+time2pixels(first_time), cpu2y(cpu) + SLOT_HEIGHT/2, cpu_string);
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%4.1f,%4.1f)\" font-size=\"1.25pt\">%s</text>\n",
+		10+time2pixels(first_time), cpu2y(cpu) + SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT - 4, cpu_model());
+}
+
+void svg_process(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type, const char *name)
+{
+	double width;
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect x=\"%4.8f\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%4.1f\" class=\"%s\"/>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start), cpu2y(cpu), SLOT_MULT+SLOT_HEIGHT, type);
+	width = time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start);
+	if (width > 6)
+		width = 6;
+
+	if (width > 0.001)
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<text  transform=\"translate(%4.5f,%4.5f) rotate(90)\" font-size=\"%3.4fpt\">%s</text>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), cpu2y(cpu), width, name);
+}
+
+void svg_cstate(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, int type)
+{
+	double width;
+	char style[128];
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+
+	if (type > 6)
+		type = 6;
+	sprintf(style, "c%i", type);
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect class=\"%s\" x=\"%4.8f\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"%4.1f\" height=\"%4.1f\"/>\n",
+		style,
+		time2pixels(start), time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start),
+		cpu2y(cpu), SLOT_MULT+SLOT_HEIGHT);
+
+	width = time2pixels(end)-time2pixels(start);
+	if (width > 6)
+		width = 6;
+
+	if (width > 0.05)
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<text  transform=\"translate(%4.5f,%4.5f) rotate(90)\" font-size=\"%3.4fpt\">C%i</text>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), cpu2y(cpu), width, type);
+}
+
+static char *HzToHuman(unsigned long hz)
+{
+	static char buffer[1024];
+	unsigned long long Hz;
+
+	memset(buffer, 0, 1024);
+
+	Hz = hz;
+
+	/* default: just put the Number in */
+	sprintf(buffer, "%9lli", Hz);
+
+	if (Hz > 1000)
+		sprintf(buffer, " %6lli Mhz", (Hz+500)/1000);
+
+	if (Hz > 1500000)
+		sprintf(buffer, " %6.2f Ghz", (Hz+5000.0)/1000000);
+
+	if (Hz == turbo_frequency)
+		sprintf(buffer, "Turbo");
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+void svg_pstate(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, u64 freq)
+{
+	double height = 0;
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	if (max_freq)
+		height = freq * 1.0 / max_freq * (SLOT_HEIGHT + SLOT_MULT);
+	height = 1 + cpu2y(cpu) + SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT - height;
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.1f\" y2=\"%4.1f\" class=\"pstate\"/>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), time2pixels(end), height, height);
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%4.1f,%4.1f)\" font-size=\"0.25pt\">%s</text>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), height+0.9, HzToHuman(freq));
+
+}
+
+
+void svg_partial_wakeline(u64 start, int row1, int row2)
+{
+	double height;
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+
+	if (row1 < row2) {
+		if (row1)
+			fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+				time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT,  time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT + SLOT_MULT/32);
+
+		if (row2)
+			fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+				time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT - SLOT_MULT/32,  time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT);
+	} else {
+		if (row2)
+			fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+				time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT,  time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT + SLOT_MULT/32);
+
+		if (row1)
+			fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+				time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT - SLOT_MULT/32,  time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT);
+	}
+	height = row1 * SLOT_MULT;
+	if (row2 > row1)
+		height += SLOT_HEIGHT;
+	if (row1)
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<circle  cx=\"%4.8f\" cy=\"%4.2f\" r = \"0.01\"  style=\"fill:rgb(32,255,32)\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), height);
+}
+
+void svg_wakeline(u64 start, int row1, int row2)
+{
+	double height;
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+
+	if (row1 < row2)
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT,  time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT);
+	else
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%4.2f\" style=\"stroke:rgb(32,255,32);stroke-width:0.009\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), row2 * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT,  time2pixels(start), row1 * SLOT_MULT);
+
+	height = row1 * SLOT_MULT;
+	if (row2 > row1)
+		height += SLOT_HEIGHT;
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<circle  cx=\"%4.8f\" cy=\"%4.2f\" r = \"0.01\"  style=\"fill:rgb(32,255,32)\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), height);
+}
+
+void svg_interrupt(u64 start, int row)
+{
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<circle  cx=\"%4.8f\" cy=\"%4.2f\" r = \"0.01\"  style=\"fill:rgb(255,128,128)\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), row * SLOT_MULT);
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<circle  cx=\"%4.8f\" cy=\"%4.2f\" r = \"0.01\"  style=\"fill:rgb(255,128,128)\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(start), row * SLOT_MULT + SLOT_HEIGHT);
+}
+
+void svg_text(int Yslot, u64 start, const char *text)
+{
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%4.1f,%4.1f)\">%s</text>\n",
+		time2pixels(start), Yslot * SLOT_MULT+SLOT_HEIGHT/2, text);
+}
+
+static void svg_legenda_box(int X, const char *text, const char *style)
+{
+	double boxsize;
+	boxsize = SLOT_HEIGHT / 2;
+
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<rect x=\"%i\" width=\"%4.8f\" y=\"0\" height=\"%4.1f\" class=\"%s\"/>\n",
+		X, boxsize, boxsize, style);
+	fprintf(svgfile, "<text transform=\"translate(%4.1f, %4.1f)\" font-size=\"%4.4fpt\">%s</text>\n",
+		X + boxsize + 5, boxsize, 0.8 * boxsize, text);
+}
+
+void svg_legenda(void)
+{
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	svg_legenda_box(0,	"Running", "sample");
+	svg_legenda_box(100,	"Idle","rect.c1");
+	svg_legenda_box(200,	"Deeper Idle", "rect.c3");
+	svg_legenda_box(350,	"Deepest Idle", "rect.c6");
+	svg_legenda_box(550,	"Sleeping", "process2");
+	svg_legenda_box(650,	"Waiting for cpu", "waiting");
+	svg_legenda_box(800,	"Blocked on IO", "blocked");
+}
+
+void svg_time_grid(u64 start, u64 end)
+{
+	u64 i;
+
+	first_time = start;
+	last_time = end;
+
+	first_time = first_time / 100000000 * 100000000;
+
+	if (!svgfile)
+		return;
+
+	i = first_time;
+	while (i < last_time) {
+		int color = 220;
+		double thickness = 0.075;
+		if ((i % 100000000) == 0) {
+			thickness = 0.5;
+			color = 192;
+		}
+		if ((i % 1000000000) == 0) {
+			thickness = 2.0;
+			color = 128;
+		}
+
+		fprintf(svgfile, "<line x1=\"%4.8f\" y1=\"%4.2f\" x2=\"%4.8f\" y2=\"%llu\" style=\"stroke:rgb(%i,%i,%i);stroke-width:%1.3f\"/>\n",
+			time2pixels(i), SLOT_MULT/2, time2pixels(i), total_height, color, color, color, thickness);
+
+		i += 10000000;
+	}
+}
+
+void svg_close(void)
+{
+	if (svgfile) {
+		fprintf(svgfile, "</svg>\n");
+		fclose(svgfile);
+		svgfile = NULL;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/svghelper.h b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad79b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef _INCLUDE_GUARD_SVG_HELPER_
+#define _INCLUDE_GUARD_SVG_HELPER_
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+extern void open_svg(const char *filename, int cpus, int rows);
+extern void svg_box(int Yslot, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type);
+extern void svg_sample(int Yslot, int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type);
+extern void svg_cpu_box(int cpu, u64 max_frequency, u64 turbo_frequency);
+
+
+extern void svg_process(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, const char *type, const char *name);
+extern void svg_cstate(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, int type);
+extern void svg_pstate(int cpu, u64 start, u64 end, u64 freq);
+
+
+extern void svg_time_grid(u64 start, u64 end);
+extern void svg_legenda(void);
+extern void svg_wakeline(u64 start, int row1, int row2);
+extern void svg_partial_wakeline(u64 start, int row1, int row2);
+extern void svg_interrupt(u64 start, int row);
+extern void svg_text(int Yslot, u64 start, const char *text);
+extern void svg_close(void);
+
+#endif