3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 79dea95a7f68..7580fe4d5d30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ ifndef CONFIG_LIBELF
 libperf-y += symbol-minimal.o
 endif
 
+ifndef CONFIG_SETNS
+libperf-y += setns.o
+endif
+
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += probe-finder.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-aux.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-regs.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setns.c b/tools/perf/util/setns.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce8fc290fce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/setns.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "util.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+int setns(int fd, int nstype)
+{
+	return syscall(__NR_setns, fd, nstype);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 2c9e58a45310..1e5fe1d9ec32 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@ const char *perf_tip(const char *dirpath);
 int sched_getcpu(void);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SETNS_SUPPORT
+int setns(int fd, int nstype);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* GIT_COMPAT_UTIL_H */