diff --git a/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py b/tools/perf/python/tracepoint.py
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# -*- python -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import perf
+
+class tracepoint(perf.evsel):
+    def __init__(self, sys, name):
+        config = perf.tracepoint(sys, name)
+        perf.evsel.__init__(self,
+                            type   = perf.TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+                            config = config,
+                            freq = 0, sample_period = 1, wakeup_events = 1,
+                            sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU | perf.SAMPLE_RAW | perf.SAMPLE_TIME)
+
+def main():
+    tp      = tracepoint("sched", "sched_switch")
+    cpus    = perf.cpu_map()
+    threads = perf.thread_map(-1)
+
+    evlist = perf.evlist(cpus, threads)
+    evlist.add(tp)
+    evlist.open()
+    evlist.mmap()
+
+    while True:
+        evlist.poll(timeout = -1)
+        for cpu in cpus:
+            event = evlist.read_on_cpu(cpu)
+            if not event:
+                continue
+
+            if not isinstance(event, perf.sample_event):
+                continue
+
+            print "time %u prev_comm=%s prev_pid=%d prev_prio=%d prev_state=0x%x ==> next_comm=%s next_pid=%d next_prio=%d" % (
+                   event.sample_time,
+                   event.prev_comm,
+                   event.prev_pid,
+                   event.prev_prio,
+                   event.prev_state,
+                   event.next_comm,
+                   event.next_pid,
+                   event.next_prio)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/perf/python/twatch.py b/tools/perf/python/twatch.py
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+# -*- python -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#   twatch - Experimental use of the perf python interface
+#   Copyright (C) 2011 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
+#
+#   This application is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+#   as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.
+#
+#   This application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+#   General Public License for more details.
+
+import perf
+
+def main(context_switch = 0, thread = -1):
+	cpus = perf.cpu_map()
+	threads = perf.thread_map(thread)
+	evsel = perf.evsel(type	  = perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+			   config = perf.COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
+			   task = 1, comm = 1, mmap = 0, freq = 0,
+			   wakeup_events = 1, watermark = 1,
+			   sample_id_all = 1, context_switch = context_switch,
+			   sample_type = perf.SAMPLE_PERIOD | perf.SAMPLE_TID | perf.SAMPLE_CPU)
+
+	"""What we want are just the PERF_RECORD_ lifetime events for threads,
+	 using the default, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE + PERF_COUNT_HW_CYCLES & freq=1
+	 (the default), makes perf reenable irq_vectors:local_timer_entry, when
+	 disabling nohz, not good for some use cases where all we want is to get
+	 threads comes and goes... So use (perf.TYPE_SOFTWARE, perf_COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
+	 freq=0) instead."""
+
+	evsel.open(cpus = cpus, threads = threads);
+	evlist = perf.evlist(cpus, threads)
+	evlist.add(evsel)
+	evlist.mmap()
+	while True:
+		evlist.poll(timeout = -1)
+		for cpu in cpus:
+			event = evlist.read_on_cpu(cpu)
+			if not event:
+				continue
+			print("cpu: {0}, pid: {1}, tid: {2} {3}".format(event.sample_cpu,
+                                                                        event.sample_pid,
+                                                                        event.sample_tid,
+                                                                        event))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    """
+	To test the PERF_RECORD_SWITCH record, pick a pid and replace
+	in the following line.
+
+	Example output:
+
+cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31593 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31593, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 1, pid: 31463, tid: 31489 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31489, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 2, pid: 31463, tid: 31496 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31496, switch_out: 1 }
+cpu: 3, pid: 31463, tid: 31491 { type: context_switch, next_prev_pid: 31463, next_prev_tid: 31491, switch_out: 0 }
+
+	It is possible as well to use event.misc & perf.PERF_RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT
+	to figure out if this is a context switch in or out of the monitored threads.
+
+	If bored, please add command line option parsing support for these options :-)
+    """
+    # main(context_switch = 1, thread = 31463)
+    main()