diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 5d54ddb..c481a51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@
 LIB_OBJS += util/debug.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/map.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/thread.o
+LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-parse.o
+LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-read.o
+LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-info.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-help.o
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-report.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-stat.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-top.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-trace.o
 
 PERFLIBS = $(LIB_FILE)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 6a5db675e..3ce2f03 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "util/header.h"
 #include "util/event.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/trace-event.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -519,6 +520,9 @@
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 
+	if (raw_samples)
+		read_tracing_data();
+
 	if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
 		if (!force && !append_file) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b160a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+#include "builtin.h"
+
+#include "util/util.h"
+#include "util/cache.h"
+#include "util/symbol.h"
+#include "util/thread.h"
+#include "util/header.h"
+
+#include "util/parse-options.h"
+
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
+
+#include "util/trace-event.h"
+
+static char		const *input_name = "perf.data";
+static int		input;
+static unsigned long	page_size;
+static unsigned long	mmap_window = 32;
+
+static unsigned long	total = 0;
+static unsigned long	total_comm = 0;
+
+static struct rb_root	threads;
+static struct thread	*last_match;
+
+static struct perf_header *header;
+static u64		sample_type;
+
+
+static int
+process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+{
+	struct thread *thread;
+
+	thread = threads__findnew(event->comm.pid, &threads, &last_match);
+
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_COMM: %s:%d\n",
+		(void *)(offset + head),
+		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
+		event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid);
+
+	if (thread == NULL ||
+	    thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_COMM, skipping event.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	total_comm++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+{
+	char level;
+	int show = 0;
+	struct dso *dso = NULL;
+	struct thread *thread;
+	u64 ip = event->ip.ip;
+	u64 period = 1;
+	void *more_data = event->ip.__more_data;
+	int cpumode;
+
+	thread = threads__findnew(event->ip.pid, &threads, &last_match);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
+		period = *(u64 *)more_data;
+		more_data += sizeof(u64);
+	}
+
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
+		(void *)(offset + head),
+		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
+		event->header.misc,
+		event->ip.pid, event->ip.tid,
+		(void *)(long)ip,
+		(long long)period);
+
+	dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
+
+	if (thread == NULL) {
+		eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+			event->header.type);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+
+	if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL) {
+		show = SHOW_KERNEL;
+		level = 'k';
+
+		dso = kernel_dso;
+
+		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n", dso->name);
+
+	} else if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER) {
+
+		show = SHOW_USER;
+		level = '.';
+
+	} else {
+		show = SHOW_HV;
+		level = 'H';
+
+		dso = hypervisor_dso;
+
+		dump_printf(" ...... dso: [hypervisor]\n");
+	}
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
+		struct {
+			u32 size;
+			char data[0];
+		} *raw = more_data;
+
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: better resolve from pid from the struct trace_entry
+		 * field, although it should be the same than this perf
+		 * event pid
+		 */
+		print_event(0, raw->data, raw->size, 0, thread->comm);
+	}
+	total += period;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+{
+	trace_event(event);
+
+	switch (event->header.type) {
+	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP ... PERF_EVENT_LOST:
+		return 0;
+
+	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
+
+	case PERF_EVENT_EXIT ... PERF_EVENT_READ:
+		return 0;
+
+	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
+
+	case PERF_EVENT_MAX:
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __cmd_trace(void)
+{
+	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	unsigned long offset = 0;
+	unsigned long head = 0;
+	struct stat perf_stat;
+	event_t *event;
+	uint32_t size;
+	char *buf;
+
+	trace_report();
+
+	input = open(input_name, O_RDONLY);
+	if (input < 0) {
+		perror("failed to open file");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	ret = fstat(input, &perf_stat);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		perror("failed to stat file");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if (!perf_stat.st_size) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+	header = perf_header__read(input);
+	sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(header);
+
+	if (load_kernel() < 0) {
+		perror("failed to load kernel symbols");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+remap:
+	buf = (char *)mmap(NULL, page_size * mmap_window, PROT_READ,
+			   MAP_SHARED, input, offset);
+	if (buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+		perror("failed to mmap file");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+more:
+	event = (event_t *)(buf + head);
+
+	size = event->header.size;
+	if (!size)
+		size = 8;
+
+	if (head + event->header.size >= page_size * mmap_window) {
+		unsigned long shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
+		int res;
+
+		res = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
+		assert(res == 0);
+
+		offset += shift;
+		head -= shift;
+		goto remap;
+	}
+
+	size = event->header.size;
+
+
+	if (!size || process_event(event, offset, head) < 0) {
+
+		/*
+		 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
+		 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
+		 */
+
+		if (unlikely(head & 7))
+			head &= ~7ULL;
+
+		size = 8;
+	}
+
+	head += size;
+
+	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)perf_stat.st_size)
+		goto more;
+
+	rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	close(input);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static const char * const annotate_usage[] = {
+	"perf trace [<options>] <command>",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const struct option options[] = {
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
+		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
+		    "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
+};
+
+int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
+{
+	symbol__init();
+	page_size = getpagesize();
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);
+	if (argc) {
+		/*
+		 * Special case: if there's an argument left then assume tha
+		 * it's a symbol filter:
+		 */
+		if (argc > 1)
+			usage_with_options(annotate_usage, options);
+	}
+
+
+	setup_pager();
+
+	return __cmd_trace();
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 31982ad..fe4589d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
 		{ "top", cmd_top, 0 },
 		{ "annotate", cmd_annotate, 0 },
 		{ "version", cmd_version, 0 },
+		{ "trace", cmd_trace, 0 },
 	};
 	unsigned int i;
 	static const char ext[] = STRIP_EXTENSION;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index d61a6f0..c62ef97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
 #undef isspace
 #undef isdigit
 #undef isalpha
+#undef isprint
 #undef isalnum
 #undef tolower
 #undef toupper