1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 706818693086..d388f80d8703 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -568,3 +568,13 @@ out:
 
 	return tip;
 }
+
+char *perf_exe(char *buf, int len)
+{
+	int n = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, len);
+	if (n > 0) {
+		buf[n] = 0;
+		return buf;
+	}
+	return strcpy(buf, "perf");
+}