diff --git a/tools/include/linux/filter.h b/tools/include/linux/filter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3276625595b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ * Linux Socket Filter Data Structures
+ */
+#ifndef __TOOLS_LINUX_FILTER_H
+#define __TOOLS_LINUX_FILTER_H
+
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+
+/* ArgX, context and stack frame pointer register positions. Note,
+ * Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, etc are used as argument mappings of function
+ * calls in BPF_CALL instruction.
+ */
+#define BPF_REG_ARG1	BPF_REG_1
+#define BPF_REG_ARG2	BPF_REG_2
+#define BPF_REG_ARG3	BPF_REG_3
+#define BPF_REG_ARG4	BPF_REG_4
+#define BPF_REG_ARG5	BPF_REG_5
+#define BPF_REG_CTX	BPF_REG_6
+#define BPF_REG_FP	BPF_REG_10
+
+/* Additional register mappings for converted user programs. */
+#define BPF_REG_A	BPF_REG_0
+#define BPF_REG_X	BPF_REG_7
+#define BPF_REG_TMP	BPF_REG_8
+
+/* BPF program can access up to 512 bytes of stack space. */
+#define MAX_BPF_STACK	512
+
+/* Helper macros for filter block array initializers. */
+
+/* ALU ops on registers, bpf_add|sub|...: dst_reg += src_reg */
+
+#define BPF_ALU64_REG(OP, DST, SRC)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+#define BPF_ALU32_REG(OP, DST, SRC)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+/* ALU ops on immediates, bpf_add|sub|...: dst_reg += imm32 */
+
+#define BPF_ALU64_IMM(OP, DST, IMM)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+#define BPF_ALU32_IMM(OP, DST, IMM)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Endianess conversion, cpu_to_{l,b}e(), {l,b}e_to_cpu() */
+
+#define BPF_ENDIAN(TYPE, DST, LEN)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_END | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = LEN })
+
+/* Short form of mov, dst_reg = src_reg */
+
+#define BPF_MOV64_REG(DST, SRC)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_X,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+#define BPF_MOV32_REG(DST, SRC)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_X,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+/* Short form of mov, dst_reg = imm32 */
+
+#define BPF_MOV64_IMM(DST, IMM)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_K,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+#define BPF_MOV32_IMM(DST, IMM)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_K,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Short form of mov based on type,  BPF_X: dst_reg = src_reg, BPF_K: dst_reg = imm32 */
+
+#define BPF_MOV64_RAW(TYPE, DST, SRC, IMM)			\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+#define BPF_MOV32_RAW(TYPE, DST, SRC, IMM)			\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Direct packet access, R0 = *(uint *) (skb->data + imm32) */
+
+#define BPF_LD_ABS(SIZE, IMM)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_LD | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_ABS,	\
+		.dst_reg = 0,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Indirect packet access, R0 = *(uint *) (skb->data + src_reg + imm32) */
+
+#define BPF_LD_IND(SIZE, SRC, IMM)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_LD | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_IND,	\
+		.dst_reg = 0,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Memory load, dst_reg = *(uint *) (src_reg + off16) */
+
+#define BPF_LDX_MEM(SIZE, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_LDX | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+/* Memory store, *(uint *) (dst_reg + off16) = src_reg */
+
+#define BPF_STX_MEM(SIZE, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_STX | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+/* Memory store, *(uint *) (dst_reg + off16) = imm32 */
+
+#define BPF_ST_MEM(SIZE, DST, OFF, IMM)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_ST | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Conditional jumps against registers, if (dst_reg 'op' src_reg) goto pc + off16 */
+
+#define BPF_JMP_REG(OP, DST, SRC, OFF)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+/* Conditional jumps against immediates, if (dst_reg 'op' imm32) goto pc + off16 */
+
+#define BPF_JMP_IMM(OP, DST, IMM, OFF)				\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,		\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Function call */
+
+#define BPF_EMIT_CALL(FUNC)					\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL,			\
+		.dst_reg = 0,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = ((FUNC) - BPF_FUNC_unspec) })
+
+/* Raw code statement block */
+
+#define BPF_RAW_INSN(CODE, DST, SRC, OFF, IMM)			\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = CODE,					\
+		.dst_reg = DST,					\
+		.src_reg = SRC,					\
+		.off   = OFF,					\
+		.imm   = IMM })
+
+/* Program exit */
+
+#define BPF_EXIT_INSN()						\
+	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
+		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_EXIT,			\
+		.dst_reg = 0,					\
+		.src_reg = 0,					\
+		.off   = 0,					\
+		.imm   = 0 })
+
+#endif /* __TOOLS_LINUX_FILTER_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index af009bd6e6b7..2a958a80c763 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ tools/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
 tools/include/linux/atomic.h
 tools/include/linux/bitops.h
 tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+tools/include/linux/filter.h
 tools/include/linux/hash.h
 tools/include/linux/kernel.h
 tools/include/linux/list.h