diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index b222552c715946b11c009390bee676757b7eb1e5..6f15b92cbf7014deaaf72c00a9babb3b3c5396db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1789,6 +1789,258 @@ void kcore_extract__delete(struct kcore_extract *kce)
 	unlink(kce->extract_filename);
 }
 
+/**
+ * populate_sdt_note : Parse raw data and identify SDT note
+ * @elf: elf of the opened file
+ * @data: raw data of a section with description offset applied
+ * @len: note description size
+ * @type: type of the note
+ * @sdt_notes: List to add the SDT note
+ *
+ * Responsible for parsing the @data in section .note.stapsdt in @elf and
+ * if its an SDT note, it appends to @sdt_notes list.
+ */
+static int populate_sdt_note(Elf **elf, const char *data, size_t len,
+			     struct list_head *sdt_notes)
+{
+	const char *provider, *name;
+	struct sdt_note *tmp = NULL;
+	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
+	GElf_Addr base_off = 0;
+	GElf_Shdr shdr;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	union {
+		Elf64_Addr a64[NR_ADDR];
+		Elf32_Addr a32[NR_ADDR];
+	} buf;
+
+	Elf_Data dst = {
+		.d_buf = &buf, .d_type = ELF_T_ADDR, .d_version = EV_CURRENT,
+		.d_size = gelf_fsize((*elf), ELF_T_ADDR, NR_ADDR, EV_CURRENT),
+		.d_off = 0, .d_align = 0
+	};
+	Elf_Data src = {
+		.d_buf = (void *) data, .d_type = ELF_T_ADDR,
+		.d_version = EV_CURRENT, .d_size = dst.d_size, .d_off = 0,
+		.d_align = 0
+	};
+
+	tmp = (struct sdt_note *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct sdt_note));
+	if (!tmp) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp->note_list);
+
+	if (len < dst.d_size + 3)
+		goto out_free_note;
+
+	/* Translation from file representation to memory representation */
+	if (gelf_xlatetom(*elf, &dst, &src,
+			  elf_getident(*elf, NULL)[EI_DATA]) == NULL) {
+		pr_err("gelf_xlatetom : %s\n", elf_errmsg(-1));
+		goto out_free_note;
+	}
+
+	/* Populate the fields of sdt_note */
+	provider = data + dst.d_size;
+
+	name = (const char *)memchr(provider, '\0', data + len - provider);
+	if (name++ == NULL)
+		goto out_free_note;
+
+	tmp->provider = strdup(provider);
+	if (!tmp->provider) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free_note;
+	}
+	tmp->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!tmp->name) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free_prov;
+	}
+
+	if (gelf_getclass(*elf) == ELFCLASS32) {
+		memcpy(&tmp->addr, &buf, 3 * sizeof(Elf32_Addr));
+		tmp->bit32 = true;
+	} else {
+		memcpy(&tmp->addr, &buf, 3 * sizeof(Elf64_Addr));
+		tmp->bit32 = false;
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_getehdr(*elf, &ehdr)) {
+		pr_debug("%s : cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
+		ret = -EBADF;
+		goto out_free_name;
+	}
+
+	/* Adjust the prelink effect :
+	 * Find out the .stapsdt.base section.
+	 * This scn will help us to handle prelinking (if present).
+	 * Compare the retrieved file offset of the base section with the
+	 * base address in the description of the SDT note. If its different,
+	 * then accordingly, adjust the note location.
+	 */
+	if (elf_section_by_name(*elf, &ehdr, &shdr, SDT_BASE_SCN, NULL)) {
+		base_off = shdr.sh_offset;
+		if (base_off) {
+			if (tmp->bit32)
+				tmp->addr.a32[0] = tmp->addr.a32[0] + base_off -
+					tmp->addr.a32[1];
+			else
+				tmp->addr.a64[0] = tmp->addr.a64[0] + base_off -
+					tmp->addr.a64[1];
+		}
+	}
+
+	list_add_tail(&tmp->note_list, sdt_notes);
+	return 0;
+
+out_free_name:
+	free(tmp->name);
+out_free_prov:
+	free(tmp->provider);
+out_free_note:
+	free(tmp);
+out_err:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * construct_sdt_notes_list : constructs a list of SDT notes
+ * @elf : elf to look into
+ * @sdt_notes : empty list_head
+ *
+ * Scans the sections in 'elf' for the section
+ * .note.stapsdt. It, then calls populate_sdt_note to find
+ * out the SDT events and populates the 'sdt_notes'.
+ */
+static int construct_sdt_notes_list(Elf *elf, struct list_head *sdt_notes)
+{
+	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
+	Elf_Scn *scn = NULL;
+	Elf_Data *data;
+	GElf_Shdr shdr;
+	size_t shstrndx, next;
+	GElf_Nhdr nhdr;
+	size_t name_off, desc_off, offset;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL) {
+		ret = -EBADF;
+		goto out_ret;
+	}
+	if (elf_getshdrstrndx(elf, &shstrndx) != 0) {
+		ret = -EBADF;
+		goto out_ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Look for the required section */
+	scn = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, SDT_NOTE_SCN, NULL);
+	if (!scn) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_ret;
+	}
+
+	if ((shdr.sh_type != SHT_NOTE) || (shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_ret;
+	}
+
+	data = elf_getdata(scn, NULL);
+
+	/* Get the SDT notes */
+	for (offset = 0; (next = gelf_getnote(data, offset, &nhdr, &name_off,
+					      &desc_off)) > 0; offset = next) {
+		if (nhdr.n_namesz == sizeof(SDT_NOTE_NAME) &&
+		    !memcmp(data->d_buf + name_off, SDT_NOTE_NAME,
+			    sizeof(SDT_NOTE_NAME))) {
+			/* Check the type of the note */
+			if (nhdr.n_type != SDT_NOTE_TYPE)
+				goto out_ret;
+
+			ret = populate_sdt_note(&elf, ((data->d_buf) + desc_off),
+						nhdr.n_descsz, sdt_notes);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out_ret;
+		}
+	}
+	if (list_empty(sdt_notes))
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+
+out_ret:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_sdt_note_list : Wrapper to construct a list of sdt notes
+ * @head : empty list_head
+ * @target : file to find SDT notes from
+ *
+ * This opens the file, initializes
+ * the ELF and then calls construct_sdt_notes_list.
+ */
+int get_sdt_note_list(struct list_head *head, const char *target)
+{
+	Elf *elf;
+	int fd, ret;
+
+	fd = open(target, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	elf = elf_begin(fd, PERF_ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
+	if (!elf) {
+		ret = -EBADF;
+		goto out_close;
+	}
+	ret = construct_sdt_notes_list(elf, head);
+	elf_end(elf);
+out_close:
+	close(fd);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * cleanup_sdt_note_list : free the sdt notes' list
+ * @sdt_notes: sdt notes' list
+ *
+ * Free up the SDT notes in @sdt_notes.
+ * Returns the number of SDT notes free'd.
+ */
+int cleanup_sdt_note_list(struct list_head *sdt_notes)
+{
+	struct sdt_note *tmp, *pos;
+	int nr_free = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, tmp, sdt_notes, note_list) {
+		list_del(&pos->note_list);
+		free(pos->name);
+		free(pos->provider);
+		free(pos);
+		nr_free++;
+	}
+	return nr_free;
+}
+
+/**
+ * sdt_notes__get_count: Counts the number of sdt events
+ * @start: list_head to sdt_notes list
+ *
+ * Returns the number of SDT notes in a list
+ */
+int sdt_notes__get_count(struct list_head *start)
+{
+	struct sdt_note *sdt_ptr;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sdt_ptr, start, note_list)
+		count++;
+	return count;
+}
+
 void symbol__elf_init(void)
 {
 	elf_version(EV_CURRENT);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index b10d558a88032919c6249aa2417477022c3d71e2..699f7cbcfe720b3ac9ed4fbf0e110db1136aae35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -342,4 +342,26 @@ void arch__sym_update(struct symbol *s, GElf_Sym *sym);
 
 int arch__choose_best_symbol(struct symbol *syma, struct symbol *symb);
 
+/* structure containing an SDT note's info */
+struct sdt_note {
+	char *name;			/* name of the note*/
+	char *provider;			/* provider name */
+	bool bit32;			/* whether the location is 32 bits? */
+	union {				/* location, base and semaphore addrs */
+		Elf64_Addr a64[3];
+		Elf32_Addr a32[3];
+	} addr;
+	struct list_head note_list;	/* SDT notes' list */
+};
+
+int get_sdt_note_list(struct list_head *head, const char *target);
+int cleanup_sdt_note_list(struct list_head *sdt_notes);
+int sdt_notes__get_count(struct list_head *start);
+
+#define SDT_BASE_SCN ".stapsdt.base"
+#define SDT_NOTE_SCN  ".note.stapsdt"
+#define SDT_NOTE_TYPE 3
+#define SDT_NOTE_NAME "stapsdt"
+#define NR_ADDR 3
+
 #endif /* __PERF_SYMBOL */