diff --git a/marvell/linux/tools/perf/lib/lib.c b/marvell/linux/tools/perf/lib/lib.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h>
+
+unsigned int page_size;
+
+static ssize_t ion(bool is_read, int fd, void *buf, size_t n)
+{
+	void *buf_start = buf;
+	size_t left = n;
+
+	while (left) {
+		/* buf must be treated as const if !is_read. */
+		ssize_t ret = is_read ? read(fd, buf, left) :
+					write(fd, buf, left);
+
+		if (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+			continue;
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		left -= ret;
+		buf  += ret;
+	}
+
+	BUG_ON((size_t)(buf - buf_start) != n);
+	return n;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read exactly 'n' bytes or return an error.
+ */
+ssize_t readn(int fd, void *buf, size_t n)
+{
+	return ion(true, fd, buf, n);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Write exactly 'n' bytes or return an error.
+ */
+ssize_t writen(int fd, const void *buf, size_t n)
+{
+	/* ion does not modify buf. */
+	return ion(false, fd, (void *)buf, n);
+}