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diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h
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+#ifndef __PERF_RUN_COMMAND_H
+#define __PERF_RUN_COMMAND_H
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+enum {
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK = 10000,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_WRONG_PID,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_SIGNAL,
+        ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT,
+};
+#define IS_RUN_COMMAND_ERR(x) (-(x) >= ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK)
+
+struct child_process {
+        const char **argv;
+        pid_t pid;
+        /*
+         * Using .in, .out, .err:
+         * - Specify 0 for no redirections (child inherits stdin, stdout,
+         *   stderr from parent).
+         * - Specify -1 to have a pipe allocated as follows:
+         *     .in: returns the writable pipe end; parent writes to it,
+         *          the readable pipe end becomes child's stdin
+         *     .out, .err: returns the readable pipe end; parent reads from
+         *          it, the writable pipe end becomes child's stdout/stderr
+         *   The caller of start_command() must close the returned FDs
+         *   after it has completed reading from/writing to it!
+         * - Specify > 0 to set a channel to a particular FD as follows:
+         *     .in: a readable FD, becomes child's stdin
+         *     .out: a writable FD, becomes child's stdout/stderr
+         *     .err > 0 not supported
+         *   The specified FD is closed by start_command(), even in case
+         *   of errors!
+         */
+        int in;
+        int out;
+        int err;
+        const char *dir;
+        const char *const *env;
+        unsigned no_stdin:1;
+        unsigned no_stdout:1;
+        unsigned no_stderr:1;
+        unsigned exec_cmd:1; /* if this is to be external sub-command */
+        unsigned stdout_to_stderr:1;
+        void (*preexec_cb)(void);
+};
+
+int start_command(struct child_process *);
+int finish_command(struct child_process *);
+int run_command(struct child_process *);
+
+#define RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN 1
+#define RUN_EXEC_CMD         2  /*If this is to be external sub-command */
+#define RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR 4
+int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_RUN_COMMAND_H */