diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-data.c b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-data.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
+
+typedef int (*data_cmd_fn_t)(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+
+struct data_cmd {
+	const char	*name;
+	const char	*summary;
+	data_cmd_fn_t	fn;
+};
+
+static struct data_cmd data_cmds[];
+
+#define for_each_cmd(cmd) \
+	for (cmd = data_cmds; cmd && cmd->name; cmd++)
+
+static const struct option data_options[] = {
+	OPT_END()
+};
+
+static const char * const data_usage[] = {
+	"perf data [<common options>] <command> [<options>]",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static void print_usage(void)
+{
+	struct data_cmd *cmd;
+
+	printf("Usage:\n");
+	printf("\t%s\n\n", data_usage[0]);
+	printf("\tAvailable commands:\n");
+
+	for_each_cmd(cmd) {
+		printf("\t %s\t- %s\n", cmd->name, cmd->summary);
+	}
+
+	printf("\n");
+}
+
+static struct data_cmd data_cmds[] = {
+	{ NULL },
+};
+
+int cmd_data(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct data_cmd *cmd;
+	const char *cmdstr;
+
+	/* No command specified. */
+	if (argc < 2)
+		goto usage;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, data_options, data_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+	if (argc < 1)
+		goto usage;
+
+	cmdstr = argv[0];
+
+	for_each_cmd(cmd) {
+		if (strcmp(cmd->name, cmdstr))
+			continue;
+
+		return cmd->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
+	}
+
+	pr_err("Unknown command: %s\n", cmdstr);
+usage:
+	print_usage();
+	return -1;
+}