diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15130b50dfe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ifndef NO_DWARF
+PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
+endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/dwarf-regs.c b/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/dwarf-regs.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a11edb007a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/dwarf-regs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Mapping of DWARF debug register numbers into register names.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>
+ *
+ * This program 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; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <libio.h>
+#include <dwarf-regs.h>
+
+/*
+ * Generic dwarf analysis helpers
+ */
+
+#define SH_MAX_REGS 18
+const char *sh_regs_table[SH_MAX_REGS] = {
+	"r0",
+	"r1",
+	"r2",
+	"r3",
+	"r4",
+	"r5",
+	"r6",
+	"r7",
+	"r8",
+	"r9",
+	"r10",
+	"r11",
+	"r12",
+	"r13",
+	"r14",
+	"r15",
+	"pc",
+	"pr",
+};
+
+/* Return architecture dependent register string (for kprobe-tracer) */
+const char *get_arch_regstr(unsigned int n)
+{
+	return (n <= SH_MAX_REGS) ? sh_regs_table[n] : NULL;
+}