v4.19.13 snapshot.
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/helpline.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/helpline.c
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+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/helpline.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "gtk.h"
+#include "../ui.h"
+#include "../helpline.h"
+#include "../../util/debug.h"
+
+static void gtk_helpline_pop(void)
+{
+	if (!perf_gtk__is_active_context(pgctx))
+		return;
+
+	gtk_statusbar_pop(GTK_STATUSBAR(pgctx->statbar),
+			  pgctx->statbar_ctx_id);
+}
+
+static void gtk_helpline_push(const char *msg)
+{
+	if (!perf_gtk__is_active_context(pgctx))
+		return;
+
+	gtk_statusbar_push(GTK_STATUSBAR(pgctx->statbar),
+			   pgctx->statbar_ctx_id, msg);
+}
+
+static int gtk_helpline_show(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	int ret;
+	char *ptr;
+	static int backlog;
+
+	ret = vscnprintf(ui_helpline__current + backlog,
+			 sizeof(ui_helpline__current) - backlog, fmt, ap);
+	backlog += ret;
+
+	/* only first line can be displayed */
+	ptr = strchr(ui_helpline__current, '\n');
+	if (ptr && (ptr - ui_helpline__current) <= backlog) {
+		*ptr = '\0';
+		ui_helpline__puts(ui_helpline__current);
+		backlog = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct ui_helpline gtk_helpline_fns = {
+	.pop	= gtk_helpline_pop,
+	.push	= gtk_helpline_push,
+	.show	= gtk_helpline_show,
+};
+
+void perf_gtk__init_helpline(void)
+{
+	helpline_fns = &gtk_helpline_fns;
+}