diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/progress.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/progress.c
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+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/progress.c
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+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "gtk.h"
+#include "../progress.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+static GtkWidget *dialog;
+static GtkWidget *progress;
+
+static void gtk_progress_update(u64 curr, u64 total, const char *title)
+{
+	double fraction = total ? 1.0 * curr / total : 0.0;
+	char buf[1024];
+
+	if (dialog == NULL) {
+		GtkWidget *vbox = gtk_vbox_new(TRUE, 5);
+		GtkWidget *label = gtk_label_new(title);
+
+		dialog = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+		progress = gtk_progress_bar_new();
+
+		gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), label, TRUE, FALSE, 3);
+		gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), progress, TRUE, TRUE, 3);
+
+		gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(dialog), vbox);
+
+		gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(dialog), "perf");
+		gtk_window_resize(GTK_WINDOW(dialog), 300, 80);
+		gtk_window_set_position(GTK_WINDOW(dialog), GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER);
+
+		gtk_widget_show_all(dialog);
+	}
+
+	gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progress), fraction);
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%"PRIu64" / %"PRIu64, curr, total);
+	gtk_progress_bar_set_text(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(progress), buf);
+
+	/* we didn't call gtk_main yet, so do it manually */
+	while (gtk_events_pending())
+		gtk_main_iteration();
+}
+
+static struct ui_progress gtk_progress_fns = {
+	.update		= gtk_progress_update,
+};
+
+void perf_gtk__init_progress(void)
+{
+	progress_fns = &gtk_progress_fns;
+}