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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/fncache.c b/tools/perf/util/fncache.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/* Manage a cache of file names' existence */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include "fncache.h"
+
+struct fncache {
+	struct hlist_node nd;
+	bool res;
+	char name[];
+};
+
+#define FNHSIZE 61
+
+static struct hlist_head fncache_hash[FNHSIZE];
+
+unsigned shash(const unsigned char *s)
+{
+	unsigned h = 0;
+	while (*s)
+		h = 65599 * h + *s++;
+	return h ^ (h >> 16);
+}
+
+static bool lookup_fncache(const char *name, bool *res)
+{
+	int h = shash((const unsigned char *)name) % FNHSIZE;
+	struct fncache *n;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(n, &fncache_hash[h], nd) {
+		if (!strcmp(n->name, name)) {
+			*res = n->res;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void update_fncache(const char *name, bool res)
+{
+	struct fncache *n = malloc(sizeof(struct fncache) + strlen(name) + 1);
+	int h = shash((const unsigned char *)name) % FNHSIZE;
+
+	if (!n)
+		return;
+	strcpy(n->name, name);
+	n->res = res;
+	hlist_add_head(&n->nd, &fncache_hash[h]);
+}
+
+/* No LRU, only use when bounded in some other way. */
+bool file_available(const char *name)
+{
+	bool res;
+
+	if (lookup_fncache(name, &res))
+		return res;
+	res = access(name, R_OK) == 0;
+	update_fncache(name, res);
+	return res;
+}