diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
index 59091c77eef2eacdd6d625905b92a1b56e403004..3ba839007d2c975c49e4f3f286e9d64eff3d3f60 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
@@ -40,5 +40,39 @@ static inline unsigned int strlist__nr_entries(const struct strlist *self)
 	return self->nr_entries;
 }
 
+/* For strlist iteration */
+static inline struct str_node *strlist__first(struct strlist *self)
+{
+	struct rb_node *rn = rb_first(&self->entries);
+	return rn ? rb_entry(rn, struct str_node, rb_node) : NULL;
+}
+static inline struct str_node *strlist__next(struct str_node *sn)
+{
+	struct rb_node *rn;
+	if (!sn)
+		return NULL;
+	rn = rb_next(&sn->rb_node);
+	return rn ? rb_entry(rn, struct str_node, rb_node) : NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * strlist_for_each      - iterate over a strlist
+ * @pos:	the &struct str_node to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @self:	the &struct strlist for loop.
+ */
+#define strlist__for_each(pos, self)	\
+	for (pos = strlist__first(self); pos; pos = strlist__next(pos))
+
+/**
+ * strlist_for_each_safe - iterate over a strlist safe against removal of
+ *                         str_node
+ * @pos:	the &struct str_node to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another &struct str_node to use as temporary storage.
+ * @self:	the &struct strlist for loop.
+ */
+#define strlist__for_each_safe(pos, n, self)	\
+	for (pos = strlist__first(self), n = strlist__next(pos); pos;\
+	     pos = n, n = strlist__next(n))
+
 int strlist__parse_list(struct strlist *self, const char *s);
 #endif /* __PERF_STRLIST_H */