5 files changed, 46 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index c449741adf30..ff2fd1a36bb8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 perf-y += arm64-frame-pointer-unwind-support.o
+perf-y += addr_location.o
 perf-y += annotate.o
 perf-y += block-info.o
 perf-y += block-range.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/addr_location.c b/tools/perf/util/addr_location.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c73fc2aa236c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/addr_location.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include "addr_location.h"
+#include "map.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+
+/*
+ * The preprocess_sample method will return with reference counts for the
+ * in it, when done using (and perhaps getting ref counts if needing to
+ * keep a pointer to one of those entries) it must be paired with
+ * addr_location__put(), so that the refcounts can be decremented.
+ */
+void addr_location__put(struct addr_location *al)
+{
+	map__zput(al->map);
+	thread__zput(al->thread);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/addr_location.h b/tools/perf/util/addr_location.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7dfa7417c0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/addr_location.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __PERF_ADDR_LOCATION
+#define __PERF_ADDR_LOCATION 1
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct thread;
+struct maps;
+struct map;
+struct symbol;
+
+struct addr_location {
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct maps   *maps;
+	struct map    *map;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	const char    *srcline;
+	u64	      addr;
+	char	      level;
+	u8	      filtered;
+	u8	      cpumode;
+	s32	      cpu;
+	s32	      socket;
+};
+
+void addr_location__put(struct addr_location *al);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_ADDR_LOCATION */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index e1ce7cb5e421..6ee23145ee7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -767,18 +767,6 @@ int machine__resolve(struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * The preprocess_sample method will return with reference counts for the
- * in it, when done using (and perhaps getting ref counts if needing to
- * keep a pointer to one of those entries) it must be paired with
- * addr_location__put(), so that the refcounts can be decremented.
- */
-void addr_location__put(struct addr_location *al)
-{
-	map__zput(al->map);
-	thread__zput(al->thread);
-}
-
 bool is_bts_event(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	return attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 7558735543c2..5ca8665dd2c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "addr_location.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "symbol_conf.h"
 #include "spark.h"
@@ -120,22 +121,6 @@ struct ref_reloc_sym {
 	u64		unrelocated_addr;
 };
 
-struct addr_location {
-	struct thread *thread;
-	struct maps   *maps;
-	struct map    *map;
-	struct symbol *sym;
-	const char    *srcline;
-	u64	      addr;
-	char	      level;
-	u8	      filtered;
-	u8	      cpumode;
-	s32	      cpu;
-	s32	      socket;
-};
-
-void addr_location__put(struct addr_location *al);
-
 int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map);
 int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		      const char *vmlinux, bool vmlinux_allocated);