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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cap.h b/tools/perf/util/cap.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __PERF_CAP_H
+#define __PERF_CAP_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+
+/* For older systems */
+#ifndef CAP_SYSLOG
+#define CAP_SYSLOG	34
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CAP_PERFMON
+#define CAP_PERFMON	38
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CAP_BPF
+#define CAP_BPF		39
+#endif
+
+/* Query if a capability is supported, used_root is set if the fallback root check was used. */
+bool perf_cap__capable(int cap, bool *used_root);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_CAP_H */