diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index e52e746..b82a93c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -536,3 +536,39 @@
 		++m;
 	}
 }
+
+bool find_process(const char *name)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	DIR *dir;
+	struct dirent *d;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	dir = opendir(procfs__mountpoint());
+	if (!dir)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Walk through the directory. */
+	while (ret && (d = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX];
+		char *data;
+		size_t size;
+
+		if ((d->d_type != DT_DIR) ||
+		     !strcmp(".", d->d_name) ||
+		     !strcmp("..", d->d_name))
+			continue;
+
+		scnprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s/comm",
+			  procfs__mountpoint(), d->d_name);
+
+		if (filename__read_str(path, &data, &size))
+			continue;
+
+		ret = strncmp(name, data, len);
+		free(data);
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return ret ? false : true;
+}