diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/xyarray.c b/tools/perf/lib/xyarray.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <internal/xyarray.h>
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+struct xyarray *xyarray__new(int xlen, int ylen, size_t entry_size)
+{
+	size_t row_size = ylen * entry_size;
+	struct xyarray *xy = zalloc(sizeof(*xy) + xlen * row_size);
+
+	if (xy != NULL) {
+		xy->entry_size = entry_size;
+		xy->row_size   = row_size;
+		xy->entries    = xlen * ylen;
+		xy->max_x      = xlen;
+		xy->max_y      = ylen;
+	}
+
+	return xy;
+}
+
+void xyarray__reset(struct xyarray *xy)
+{
+	size_t n = xy->entries * xy->entry_size;
+
+	memset(xy->contents, 0, n);
+}
+
+void xyarray__delete(struct xyarray *xy)
+{
+	free(xy);
+}