diff --git a/marvell/linux/tools/lib/subcmd/help.c b/marvell/linux/tools/lib/subcmd/help.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include "subcmd-util.h"
+#include "help.h"
+#include "exec-cmd.h"
+
+void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, size_t len)
+{
+	struct cmdname *ent = malloc(sizeof(*ent) + len + 1);
+
+	ent->len = len;
+	memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
+	ent->name[len] = 0;
+
+	ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + 1, cmds->alloc);
+	cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = ent;
+}
+
+void clean_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; ++i)
+		zfree(&cmds->names[i]);
+	zfree(&cmds->names);
+	cmds->cnt = 0;
+	cmds->alloc = 0;
+}
+
+int cmdname_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
+{
+	struct cmdname *a = *(struct cmdname **)a_;
+	struct cmdname *b = *(struct cmdname **)b_;
+	return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
+}
+
+void uniq(struct cmdnames *cmds)
+{
+	unsigned int i, j;
+
+	if (!cmds->cnt)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[i-1]->name))
+			zfree(&cmds->names[i - 1]);
+	}
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
+		if (cmds->names[i]) {
+			if (i == j)
+				j++;
+			else
+				cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
+		}
+	}
+	cmds->cnt = j;
+	while (j < i)
+		cmds->names[j++] = NULL;
+}
+
+void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes)
+{
+	size_t ci, cj, ei;
+	int cmp;
+
+	ci = cj = ei = 0;
+	while (ci < cmds->cnt && ei < excludes->cnt) {
+		cmp = strcmp(cmds->names[ci]->name, excludes->names[ei]->name);
+		if (cmp < 0)
+			cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
+		else if (cmp == 0)
+			ci++, ei++;
+		else if (cmp > 0)
+			ei++;
+	}
+
+	while (ci < cmds->cnt)
+		cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
+
+	cmds->cnt = cj;
+}
+
+static void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
+{
+	char *s = getenv("LINES");
+
+	if (s != NULL) {
+		ws->ws_row = atoi(s);
+		s = getenv("COLUMNS");
+		if (s != NULL) {
+			ws->ws_col = atoi(s);
+			if (ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
+				return;
+		}
+	}
+#ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
+	if (ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, ws) == 0 &&
+	    ws->ws_row && ws->ws_col)
+		return;
+#endif
+	ws->ws_row = 25;
+	ws->ws_col = 80;
+}
+
+static void pretty_print_string_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, int longest)
+{
+	int cols = 1, rows;
+	int space = longest + 1; /* min 1 SP between words */
+	struct winsize win;
+	int max_cols;
+	int i, j;
+
+	get_term_dimensions(&win);
+	max_cols = win.ws_col - 1; /* don't print *on* the edge */
+
+	if (space < max_cols)
+		cols = max_cols / space;
+	rows = (cmds->cnt + cols - 1) / cols;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
+		printf("  ");
+
+		for (j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
+			unsigned int n = j * rows + i;
+			unsigned int size = space;
+
+			if (n >= cmds->cnt)
+				break;
+			if (j == cols-1 || n + rows >= cmds->cnt)
+				size = 1;
+			printf("%-*s", size, cmds->names[n]->name);
+		}
+		putchar('\n');
+	}
+}
+
+static int is_executable(const char *name)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (stat(name, &st) || /* stat, not lstat */
+	    !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+		return 0;
+
+	return st.st_mode & S_IXUSR;
+}
+
+static int has_extension(const char *filename, const char *ext)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(filename);
+	size_t extlen = strlen(ext);
+
+	return len > extlen && !memcmp(filename + len - extlen, ext, extlen);
+}
+
+static void list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
+					 const char *path,
+					 const char *prefix)
+{
+	int prefix_len;
+	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
+	struct dirent *de;
+	char *buf = NULL;
+
+	if (!dir)
+		return;
+	if (!prefix)
+		prefix = "perf-";
+	prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
+
+	astrcatf(&buf, "%s/", path);
+
+	while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		int entlen;
+
+		if (!strstarts(de->d_name, prefix))
+			continue;
+
+		astrcat(&buf, de->d_name);
+		if (!is_executable(buf))
+			continue;
+
+		entlen = strlen(de->d_name) - prefix_len;
+		if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".exe"))
+			entlen -= 4;
+
+		add_cmdname(cmds, de->d_name + prefix_len, entlen);
+	}
+	closedir(dir);
+	free(buf);
+}
+
+void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
+		struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
+		struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
+{
+	const char *env_path = getenv("PATH");
+	char *exec_path = get_argv_exec_path();
+
+	if (exec_path) {
+		list_commands_in_dir(main_cmds, exec_path, prefix);
+		qsort(main_cmds->names, main_cmds->cnt,
+		      sizeof(*main_cmds->names), cmdname_compare);
+		uniq(main_cmds);
+	}
+
+	if (env_path) {
+		char *paths, *path, *colon;
+		path = paths = strdup(env_path);
+		while (1) {
+			if ((colon = strchr(path, ':')))
+				*colon = 0;
+			if (!exec_path || strcmp(path, exec_path))
+				list_commands_in_dir(other_cmds, path, prefix);
+
+			if (!colon)
+				break;
+			path = colon + 1;
+		}
+		free(paths);
+
+		qsort(other_cmds->names, other_cmds->cnt,
+		      sizeof(*other_cmds->names), cmdname_compare);
+		uniq(other_cmds);
+	}
+	free(exec_path);
+	exclude_cmds(other_cmds, main_cmds);
+}
+
+void list_commands(const char *title, struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
+		   struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
+{
+	unsigned int i, longest = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < main_cmds->cnt; i++)
+		if (longest < main_cmds->names[i]->len)
+			longest = main_cmds->names[i]->len;
+	for (i = 0; i < other_cmds->cnt; i++)
+		if (longest < other_cmds->names[i]->len)
+			longest = other_cmds->names[i]->len;
+
+	if (main_cmds->cnt) {
+		char *exec_path = get_argv_exec_path();
+		printf("available %s in '%s'\n", title, exec_path);
+		printf("----------------");
+		mput_char('-', strlen(title) + strlen(exec_path));
+		putchar('\n');
+		pretty_print_string_list(main_cmds, longest);
+		putchar('\n');
+		free(exec_path);
+	}
+
+	if (other_cmds->cnt) {
+		printf("%s available from elsewhere on your $PATH\n", title);
+		printf("---------------------------------------");
+		mput_char('-', strlen(title));
+		putchar('\n');
+		pretty_print_string_list(other_cmds, longest);
+		putchar('\n');
+	}
+}
+
+int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c->cnt; i++)
+		if (!strcmp(s, c->names[i]->name))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}