2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
index 9cd282425929..9b451af0721c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ void put_events_file(char *file)
 	free(file);
 }
 
+DIR *tracing_events__opendir(void)
+{
+	DIR *dir = NULL;
+	char *path = get_tracing_file("events");
+
+	if (path) {
+		dir = opendir(path);
+		put_events_file(path);
+	}
+
+	return dir;
+}
+
 int tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size,
 				   const char *sys, const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
index 3b32fb439f12..904d085b2ae7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 #define __API_FS_TRACING_PATH_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 
 extern char tracing_events_path[];
 
+DIR *tracing_events__opendir(void);
+
 void tracing_path_set(const char *mountpoint);
 const char *tracing_path_mount(void);