1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 160fd066a7d1..783b6688d2f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct thread {
         pid_t                   tid;
         pid_t                   ppid;
         int                     cpu;
+        int                     refcnt;
         char                    shortname[3];
         bool                    comm_set;
         bool                    dead; /* if set thread has exited */
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ struct comm;
 struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
 int thread__init_map_groups(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine);
 void thread__delete(struct thread *thread);
+
+struct thread *thread__get(struct thread *thread);
+void thread__put(struct thread *thread);
+
+static inline void __thread__zput(struct thread **thread)
+{
+        thread__put(*thread);
+        *thread = NULL;
+}
+
+#define thread__zput(thread) __thread__zput(&thread)
+
 static inline void thread__exited(struct thread *thread)
 {
         thread->dead = true;