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+#ifndef __PERF_STRFILTER_H
+#define __PERF_STRFILTER_H
+/* General purpose glob matching filter */
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* A node of string filter */
+struct strfilter_node {
+	struct strfilter_node *l;	/* Tree left branche (for &,|) */
+	struct strfilter_node *r;	/* Tree right branche (for !,&,|) */
+	const char *p;		/* Operator or rule */
+};
+
+/* String filter */
+struct strfilter {
+	struct strfilter_node *root;
+};
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__new - Create a new string filter
+ * @rules: Filter rule, which is a combination of glob expressions.
+ * @err: Pointer which points an error detected on @rules
+ *
+ * Parse @rules and return new strfilter. Return NULL if an error detected.
+ * In that case, *@err will indicate where it is detected, and *@err is NULL
+ * if a memory allocation is failed.
+ */
+struct strfilter *strfilter__new(const char *rules, const char **err);
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__compare - compare given string and a string filter
+ * @self: String filter
+ * @str: target string
+ *
+ * Compare @str and @self. Return true if the str match the rule
+ */
+bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *self, const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * strfilter__delete - delete a string filter
+ * @self: String filter to delete
+ *
+ * Delete @self.
+ */
+void strfilter__delete(struct strfilter *self);
+
+#endif