diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 5a429966c995b86fc868e89c9248f0f5d20d89ed..495eb6d97fa07953390c0b3f38c7ea229e6fb6b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ LIB_H += util/values.h
 LIB_H += util/sort.h
 LIB_H += util/hist.h
 LIB_H += util/thread.h
+LIB_H += util/data_map.h
 
 LIB_OBJS += util/abspath.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/alias.o
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += util/trace-event-info.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/svghelper.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/sort.o
 LIB_OBJS += util/hist.o
+LIB_OBJS += util/data_map.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-help.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 12f8c868fcd7dda57da90918321af4cbb4c70fbd..87c4582303bfa97f24e8fd4c8c9c87fb88daa9a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 
+#include "util/data_map.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/sort.h"
 #include "util/hist.h"
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ static char		*dso_list_str, *comm_list_str, *sym_list_str,
 static struct strlist	*dso_list, *comm_list, *sym_list;
 
 static int		force;
-static int		input;
 
 static int		full_paths;
 static int		show_nr_samples;
@@ -48,15 +48,11 @@ static struct perf_read_values	show_threads_values;
 static char		default_pretty_printing_style[] = "normal";
 static char		*pretty_printing_style = default_pretty_printing_style;
 
-static unsigned long	page_size;
-static unsigned long	mmap_window = 32;
-
 static int		exclude_other = 1;
 
 static char		callchain_default_opt[] = "fractal,0.5";
 
-static char		__cwd[PATH_MAX];
-static char		*cwd = __cwd;
+static char		*cwd;
 static int		cwdlen;
 
 static struct rb_root	threads;
@@ -815,208 +811,71 @@ process_read_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
-{
-	trace_event(event);
-
-	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
-		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-		return process_mmap_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
-	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-		return process_task_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		return process_lost_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
-		return process_read_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	/*
-	 * We dont process them right now but they are fine:
-	 */
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
-	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
-		return 0;
-
-	default:
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __cmd_report(void)
+static int sample_type_check(u64 type)
 {
-	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	unsigned long offset = 0;
-	unsigned long head, shift;
-	struct stat input_stat;
-	struct thread *idle;
-	event_t *event;
-	uint32_t size;
-	char *buf;
-
-	idle = register_idle_thread(&threads, &last_match);
-	thread__comm_adjust(idle);
-
-	if (show_threads)
-		perf_read_values_init(&show_threads_values);
-
-	input = open(input_name, O_RDONLY);
-	if (input < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, " failed to open file: %s", input_name);
-		if (!strcmp(input_name, "perf.data"))
-			fprintf(stderr, "  (try 'perf record' first)");
-		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	ret = fstat(input, &input_stat);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		perror("failed to stat file");
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	if (!force && input_stat.st_uid && (input_stat.st_uid != geteuid())) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "file: %s not owned by current user or root\n", input_name);
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-
-	if (!input_stat.st_size) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
-		exit(0);
-	}
-
-	header = perf_header__read(input);
-	head = header->data_offset;
-
-	sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(header);
+	sample_type = type;
 
 	if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
 		if (sort__has_parent) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "selected --sort parent, but no"
 					" callchain data. Did you call"
 					" perf record without -g?\n");
-			exit(-1);
+			return -1;
 		}
 		if (callchain) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "selected -g but no callchain data."
 					" Did you call perf record without"
 					" -g?\n");
-			exit(-1);
+			return -1;
 		}
 	} else if (callchain_param.mode != CHAIN_NONE && !callchain) {
 			callchain = 1;
 			if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain"
 						" params\n");
-				exit(-1);
+				return -1;
 			}
 	}
 
-	if (load_kernel() < 0) {
-		perror("failed to load kernel symbols");
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	if (!full_paths) {
-		if (getcwd(__cwd, sizeof(__cwd)) == NULL) {
-			perror("failed to get the current directory");
-			return EXIT_FAILURE;
-		}
-		cwdlen = strlen(cwd);
-	} else {
-		cwd = NULL;
-		cwdlen = 0;
-	}
-
-	shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
-	offset += shift;
-	head -= shift;
-
-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) {
-		int munmap_ret;
-
-		shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
-
-		munmap_ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
-		assert(munmap_ret == 0);
-
-		offset += shift;
-		head -= shift;
-		goto remap;
-	}
-
-	size = event->header.size;
-
-	dump_printf("\n%p [%p]: event: %d\n",
-			(void *)(offset + head),
-			(void *)(long)event->header.size,
-			event->header.type);
-
-	if (!size || process_event(event, offset, head) < 0) {
-
-		dump_printf("%p [%p]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
-			(void *)(offset + head),
-			(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
-			event->header.type);
-
-		total_unknown++;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-		/*
-		 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
-		 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
-		 */
+static struct perf_file_handler file_handler = {
+	.process_sample_event	= process_sample_event,
+	.process_mmap_event	= process_mmap_event,
+	.process_comm_event	= process_comm_event,
+	.process_exit_event	= process_task_event,
+	.process_fork_event	= process_task_event,
+	.process_lost_event	= process_lost_event,
+	.process_read_event	= process_read_event,
+	.sample_type_check	= sample_type_check,
+};
 
-		if (unlikely(head & 7))
-			head &= ~7ULL;
 
-		size = 8;
-	}
+static int __cmd_report(void)
+{
+	struct thread *idle;
+	int ret;
 
-	head += size;
+	idle = register_idle_thread(&threads, &last_match);
+	thread__comm_adjust(idle);
 
-	if (offset + head >= header->data_offset + header->data_size)
-		goto done;
+	if (show_threads)
+		perf_read_values_init(&show_threads_values);
 
-	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)input_stat.st_size)
-		goto more;
+	register_perf_file_handler(&file_handler);
 
-done:
-	rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-	close(input);
+	ret = mmap_dispatch_perf_file(&header, input_name, force, full_paths,
+				      &cwdlen, &cwd);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	dump_printf("      IP events: %10ld\n", total);
 	dump_printf("    mmap events: %10ld\n", total_mmap);
 	dump_printf("    comm events: %10ld\n", total_comm);
 	dump_printf("    fork events: %10ld\n", total_fork);
 	dump_printf("    lost events: %10ld\n", total_lost);
-	dump_printf(" unknown events: %10ld\n", total_unknown);
+	dump_printf(" unknown events: %10ld\n", file_handler.total_unknown);
 
 	if (dump_trace)
 		return 0;
@@ -1034,7 +893,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
 	if (show_threads)
 		perf_read_values_destroy(&show_threads_values);
 
-	return rc;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1177,8 +1036,6 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
 	symbol__init();
 
-	page_size = getpagesize();
-
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, report_usage, 0);
 
 	setup_sorting();
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 18871380b0155cd1562a376e1d7208e935695214..e1df7055ab823f718b02669037ff0b08251e244b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "util/trace-event.h"
 
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/data_map.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
@@ -20,9 +21,6 @@
 #include <math.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_comm = 0;
 
@@ -35,6 +33,9 @@ static u64			sample_type;
 static char			default_sort_order[] = "avg, max, switch, runtime";
 static char			*sort_order = default_sort_order;
 
+static char			*cwd;
+static int			cwdlen;
+
 #define PR_SET_NAME		15               /* Set process name */
 #define MAX_CPUS		4096
 
@@ -1594,129 +1595,43 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 }
 
 static int
-process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+process_lost_event(event_t *event __used,
+		   unsigned long offset __used,
+		   unsigned long head __used)
 {
-	trace_event(event);
-
-	nr_events++;
-	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-		return 0;
-	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		nr_lost_chunks++;
-		nr_lost_events += event->lost.lost;
-		return 0;
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
+	nr_lost_chunks++;
+	nr_lost_events += event->lost.lost;
 
-	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT ... PERF_RECORD_READ:
-		return 0;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
-		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
+static int sample_type_check(u64 type)
+{
+	sample_type = type;
 
-	case PERF_RECORD_MAX:
-	default:
+	if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW)) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"No trace sample to read. Did you call perf record "
+			"without -R?");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct perf_file_handler file_handler = {
+	.process_sample_event	= process_sample_event,
+	.process_comm_event	= process_comm_event,
+	.process_lost_event	= process_lost_event,
+	.sample_type_check	= sample_type_check,
+};
+
 static int read_events(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;
-
 	register_idle_thread(&threads, &last_match);
+	register_perf_file_handler(&file_handler);
 
-	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);
-	head = header->data_offset;
-	sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(header);
-
-	if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW))
-		die("No trace sample to read. Did you call perf record "
-		    "without -R?");
-
-	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;
+	return mmap_dispatch_perf_file(&header, input_name, 0, 0, &cwdlen, &cwd);
 }
 
 static void print_bad_events(void)
@@ -1934,7 +1849,6 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
 	symbol__init();
-	page_size = getpagesize();
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, sched_options, sched_usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index d9abb4ae5f795fbe40db652643652265b959abae..fb3f3c220211839c8eb79aaa6765749ef87ef806 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 #include "util/debug.h"
 
 #include "util/trace-event.h"
+#include "util/data_map.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;
@@ -27,6 +25,9 @@ static struct thread	*last_match;
 static struct perf_header *header;
 static u64		sample_type;
 
+static char		*cwd;
+static int		cwdlen;
+
 
 static int
 process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
@@ -112,125 +113,32 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+static int sample_type_check(u64 type)
 {
-	trace_event(event);
-
-	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP ... PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		return 0;
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT ... PERF_RECORD_READ:
-		return 0;
+	sample_type = type;
 
-	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
-		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
-
-	case PERF_RECORD_MAX:
-	default:
+	if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW)) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"No trace sample to read. Did you call perf record "
+			"without -R?");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct perf_file_handler file_handler = {
+	.process_sample_event	= process_sample_event,
+	.process_comm_event	= process_comm_event,
+	.sample_type_check	= sample_type_check,
+};
+
 static int __cmd_trace(void)
 {
-	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	unsigned long offset = 0;
-	unsigned long head = 0;
-	unsigned long shift;
-	struct stat perf_stat;
-	event_t *event;
-	uint32_t size;
-	char *buf;
-
 	register_idle_thread(&threads, &last_match);
+	register_perf_file_handler(&file_handler);
 
-	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);
-	head = header->data_offset;
-	sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(header);
-
-	if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW))
-		die("No trace sample to read. Did you call perf record "
-		    "without -R?");
-
-	if (load_kernel() < 0) {
-		perror("failed to load kernel symbols");
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
-
-	shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
-	offset += shift;
-	head -= shift;
-
-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);
-
-	if (head + event->header.size >= page_size * mmap_window) {
-		int res;
-
-		shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
-		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;
+	return mmap_dispatch_perf_file(&header, input_name, 0, 0, &cwdlen, &cwd);
 }
 
 static const char * const annotate_usage[] = {
@@ -249,7 +157,6 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 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) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data_map.c b/tools/perf/util/data_map.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..242b0555ab913b14e86e6192102f8dfac1e5c5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data_map.c
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+#include "data_map.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+
+static struct perf_file_handler *curr_handler;
+static unsigned long	mmap_window = 32;
+static char		__cwd[PATH_MAX];
+
+static int
+process_event_stub(event_t *event __used,
+		   unsigned long offset __used,
+		   unsigned long head __used)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void register_perf_file_handler(struct perf_file_handler *handler)
+{
+	if (!handler->process_sample_event)
+		handler->process_sample_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_mmap_event)
+		handler->process_mmap_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_comm_event)
+		handler->process_comm_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_fork_event)
+		handler->process_fork_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_exit_event)
+		handler->process_exit_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_lost_event)
+		handler->process_lost_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_read_event)
+		handler->process_read_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_throttle_event)
+		handler->process_throttle_event = process_event_stub;
+	if (!handler->process_unthrottle_event)
+		handler->process_unthrottle_event = process_event_stub;
+
+	curr_handler = handler;
+}
+
+static int
+process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
+{
+	trace_event(event);
+
+	switch (event->header.type) {
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
+		return curr_handler->process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
+		return curr_handler->process_mmap_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
+		return curr_handler->process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
+		return curr_handler->process_fork_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
+		return curr_handler->process_exit_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
+		return curr_handler->process_lost_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
+		return curr_handler->process_read_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
+		return curr_handler->process_throttle_event(event, offset, head);
+	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
+		return curr_handler->process_unthrottle_event(event, offset, head);
+	default:
+		curr_handler->total_unknown++;
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+int mmap_dispatch_perf_file(struct perf_header **pheader,
+			    const char *input_name,
+			    int force,
+			    int full_paths,
+			    int *cwdlen,
+			    char **cwd)
+{
+	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	struct perf_header *header;
+	unsigned long head, shift;
+	unsigned long offset = 0;
+	struct stat input_stat;
+	size_t	page_size;
+	u64 sample_type;
+	event_t *event;
+	uint32_t size;
+	int input;
+	char *buf;
+
+	if (!curr_handler)
+		die("Forgot to register perf file handler");
+
+	page_size = getpagesize();
+
+	input = open(input_name, O_RDONLY);
+	if (input < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, " failed to open file: %s", input_name);
+		if (!strcmp(input_name, "perf.data"))
+			fprintf(stderr, "  (try 'perf record' first)");
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	ret = fstat(input, &input_stat);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		perror("failed to stat file");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if (!force && input_stat.st_uid && (input_stat.st_uid != geteuid())) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "file: %s not owned by current user or root\n",
+			input_name);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if (!input_stat.st_size) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	*pheader = perf_header__read(input);
+	header = *pheader;
+	head = header->data_offset;
+
+	sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(header);
+
+	if (curr_handler->sample_type_check)
+		if (curr_handler->sample_type_check(sample_type) < 0)
+			exit(-1);
+
+	if (load_kernel() < 0) {
+		perror("failed to load kernel symbols");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	if (!full_paths) {
+		if (getcwd(__cwd, sizeof(__cwd)) == NULL) {
+			perror("failed to get the current directory");
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+		*cwd = __cwd;
+		*cwdlen = strlen(*cwd);
+	} else {
+		*cwd = NULL;
+		*cwdlen = 0;
+	}
+
+	shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
+	offset += shift;
+	head -= shift;
+
+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) {
+		int munmap_ret;
+
+		shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
+
+		munmap_ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
+		assert(munmap_ret == 0);
+
+		offset += shift;
+		head -= shift;
+		goto remap;
+	}
+
+	size = event->header.size;
+
+	dump_printf("\n%p [%p]: event: %d\n",
+			(void *)(offset + head),
+			(void *)(long)event->header.size,
+			event->header.type);
+
+	if (!size || process_event(event, offset, head) < 0) {
+
+		dump_printf("%p [%p]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
+			(void *)(offset + head),
+			(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
+			event->header.type);
+
+		/*
+		 * 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 >= header->data_offset + header->data_size)
+		goto done;
+
+	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)input_stat.st_size)
+		goto more;
+
+done:
+	rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	close(input);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data_map.h b/tools/perf/util/data_map.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..716d1053b074f5919e4afc5dcdb76177028cb096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data_map.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_DATAMAP_H
+#define __PERF_DATAMAP_H
+
+#include "event.h"
+#include "header.h"
+
+typedef int (*event_type_handler_t)(event_t *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
+
+struct perf_file_handler {
+	event_type_handler_t	process_sample_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_mmap_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_comm_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_fork_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_exit_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_lost_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_read_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_throttle_event;
+	event_type_handler_t	process_unthrottle_event;
+	int			(*sample_type_check)(u64 sample_type);
+	unsigned long		total_unknown;
+};
+
+void register_perf_file_handler(struct perf_file_handler *handler);
+int mmap_dispatch_perf_file(struct perf_header **pheader,
+			    const char *input_name,
+			    int force,
+			    int full_paths,
+			    int *cwdlen,
+			    char **cwd);
+
+#endif