diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/util.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/util.c
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+#include <newt.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
+
+#include "../cache.h"
+#include "../debug.h"
+#include "browser.h"
+#include "helpline.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+newtComponent newt_form__new(void);
+
+static void newt_form__set_exit_keys(newtComponent self)
+{
+	newtFormAddHotKey(self, NEWT_KEY_LEFT);
+	newtFormAddHotKey(self, NEWT_KEY_ESCAPE);
+	newtFormAddHotKey(self, 'Q');
+	newtFormAddHotKey(self, 'q');
+	newtFormAddHotKey(self, CTRL('c'));
+}
+
+newtComponent newt_form__new(void)
+{
+	newtComponent self = newtForm(NULL, NULL, 0);
+	if (self)
+		newt_form__set_exit_keys(self);
+	return self;
+}
+
+int ui__popup_menu(int argc, char * const argv[])
+{
+	struct newtExitStruct es;
+	int i, rc = -1, max_len = 5;
+	newtComponent listbox, form = newt_form__new();
+
+	if (form == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	listbox = newtListbox(0, 0, argc, NEWT_FLAG_RETURNEXIT);
+	if (listbox == NULL)
+		goto out_destroy_form;
+
+	newtFormAddComponent(form, listbox);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+		int len = strlen(argv[i]);
+		if (len > max_len)
+			max_len = len;
+		if (newtListboxAddEntry(listbox, argv[i], (void *)(long)i))
+			goto out_destroy_form;
+	}
+
+	newtCenteredWindow(max_len, argc, NULL);
+	newtFormRun(form, &es);
+	rc = newtListboxGetCurrent(listbox) - NULL;
+	if (es.reason == NEWT_EXIT_HOTKEY)
+		rc = -1;
+	newtPopWindow();
+out_destroy_form:
+	newtFormDestroy(form);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int ui__help_window(const char *text)
+{
+	struct newtExitStruct es;
+	newtComponent tb, form = newt_form__new();
+	int rc = -1;
+	int max_len = 0, nr_lines = 0;
+	const char *t;
+
+	if (form == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	t = text;
+	while (1) {
+		const char *sep = strchr(t, '\n');
+		int len;
+
+		if (sep == NULL)
+			sep = strchr(t, '\0');
+		len = sep - t;
+		if (max_len < len)
+			max_len = len;
+		++nr_lines;
+		if (*sep == '\0')
+			break;
+		t = sep + 1;
+	}
+
+	tb = newtTextbox(0, 0, max_len, nr_lines, 0);
+	if (tb == NULL)
+		goto out_destroy_form;
+
+	newtTextboxSetText(tb, text);
+	newtFormAddComponent(form, tb);
+	newtCenteredWindow(max_len, nr_lines, NULL);
+	newtFormRun(form, &es);
+	newtPopWindow();
+	rc = 0;
+out_destroy_form:
+	newtFormDestroy(form);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+bool ui__dialog_yesno(const char *msg)
+{
+	/* newtWinChoice should really be accepting const char pointers... */
+	char yes[] = "Yes", no[] = "No";
+	return newtWinChoice(NULL, yes, no, (char *)msg) == 1;
+}