Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (184 commits)
  perf probe: Clean up probe_point_lazy_walker() return value
  tracing: Fix irqoff selftest expanding max buffer
  tracing: Align 4 byte ints together in struct tracer
  tracing: Export trace_set_clr_event()
  tracing: Explain about unstable clock on resume with ring buffer warning
  ftrace/graph: Trace function entry before updating index
  ftrace: Add .ref.text as one of the safe areas to trace
  tracing: Adjust conditional expression latency formatting.
  tracing: Fix event alignment: skb:kfree_skb
  tracing: Fix event alignment: mce:mce_record
  tracing: Fix event alignment: kvm:kvm_hv_hypercall
  tracing: Fix event alignment: module:module_request
  tracing: Fix event alignment: ftrace:context_switch and ftrace:wakeup
  tracing: Remove lock_depth from event entry
  perf header: Stop using 'self'
  perf session: Use evlist/evsel for managing perf.data attributes
  perf top: Don't let events to eat up whole header line
  perf top: Fix events overflow in top command
  ring-buffer: Remove unused #include <linux/trace_irq.h>
  tracing: Add an 'overwrite' trace_option.
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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h
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+#ifndef __PERF_STRFILTER_H
+#define __PERF_STRFILTER_H
+/* General purpose glob matching filter */
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* A node of string filter */
+struct strfilter_node {
+	struct strfilter_node *l;	/* Tree left branche (for &,|) */
+	struct strfilter_node *r;	/* Tree right branche (for !,&,|) */
+	const char *p;		/* Operator or rule */
+};
+
+/* String filter */
+struct strfilter {
+	struct strfilter_node *root;
+};
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__new - Create a new string filter
+ * @rules: Filter rule, which is a combination of glob expressions.
+ * @err: Pointer which points an error detected on @rules
+ *
+ * Parse @rules and return new strfilter. Return NULL if an error detected.
+ * In that case, *@err will indicate where it is detected, and *@err is NULL
+ * if a memory allocation is failed.
+ */
+struct strfilter *strfilter__new(const char *rules, const char **err);
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__compare - compare given string and a string filter
+ * @self: String filter
+ * @str: target string
+ *
+ * Compare @str and @self. Return true if the str match the rule
+ */
+bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *self, const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__delete - delete a string filter
+ * @self: String filter to delete
+ *
+ * Delete @self.
+ */
+void strfilter__delete(struct strfilter *self);
+
+#endif