diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
index e05a12bde073..b18e53506656 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@ struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__empty_new(int nr)
 	return cpus;
 }
 
+struct cpu_aggr_map *cpu_aggr_map__empty_new(int nr)
+{
+	struct cpu_aggr_map *cpus = malloc(sizeof(*cpus) + sizeof(int) * nr);
+
+	if (cpus != NULL) {
+		int i;
+
+		cpus->nr = nr;
+		for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
+			cpus->map[i] = -1;
+
+		refcount_set(&cpus->refcnt, 1);
+	}
+
+	return cpus;
+}
+
 static int cpu__get_topology_int(int cpu, const char *name, int *value)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
index b8c2288a3f6d..ebd65c4f431b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.h
@@ -11,9 +11,17 @@ struct aggr_cpu_id {
 	int id;
 };
 
+struct cpu_aggr_map {
+	refcount_t refcnt;
+	int nr;
+	int map[];
+};
+
 struct perf_record_cpu_map_data;
 
 struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__empty_new(int nr);
+struct cpu_aggr_map *cpu_aggr_map__empty_new(int nr);
+
 struct perf_cpu_map *cpu_map__new_data(struct perf_record_cpu_map_data *data);
 size_t cpu_map__snprint(struct perf_cpu_map *map, char *buf, size_t size);
 size_t cpu_map__snprint_mask(struct perf_cpu_map *map, char *buf, size_t size);