diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 4c9f0aa11f1f..07ffb18221ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <intlist.h>
 
 struct thread_stack;
+struct unwind_libunwind_ops;
 
 struct thread {
 	union {
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ struct thread {
 	void			*priv;
 	struct thread_stack	*ts;
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUNWIND_SUPPORT
-	void			*addr_space;
+	void				*addr_space;
+	struct unwind_libunwind_ops	*unwind_libunwind_ops;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
index 63687d3a344e..b0c5db1333f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static unw_accessors_t accessors = {
 	.get_proc_name		= get_proc_name,
 };
 
-int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
+static int _unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	if (callchain_param.record_mode != CALLCHAIN_DWARF)
 		return 0;
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
+static void _unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	if (callchain_param.record_mode != CALLCHAIN_DWARF)
 		return;
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
 	unw_flush_cache(thread->addr_space, 0, 0);
 }
 
-void unwind__finish_access(struct thread *thread)
+static void _unwind__finish_access(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	if (callchain_param.record_mode != CALLCHAIN_DWARF)
 		return;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int get_entries(struct unwind_info *ui, unwind_entry_cb_t cb,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
+static int _unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
 			struct thread *thread,
 			struct perf_sample *data, int max_stack)
 {
@@ -680,3 +680,48 @@ int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
 
 	return get_entries(&ui, cb, arg, max_stack);
 }
+
+static struct unwind_libunwind_ops
+_unwind_libunwind_ops = {
+	.prepare_access = _unwind__prepare_access,
+	.flush_access   = _unwind__flush_access,
+	.finish_access  = _unwind__finish_access,
+	.get_entries    = _unwind__get_entries,
+};
+
+struct unwind_libunwind_ops *
+local_unwind_libunwind_ops = &_unwind_libunwind_ops;
+
+static void unwind__register_ops(struct thread *thread,
+				 struct unwind_libunwind_ops *ops)
+{
+	thread->unwind_libunwind_ops = ops;
+}
+
+int unwind__prepare_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	unwind__register_ops(thread, local_unwind_libunwind_ops);
+
+	return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->prepare_access(thread);
+}
+
+void unwind__flush_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->flush_access(thread);
+}
+
+void unwind__finish_access(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->finish_access(thread);
+}
+
+int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
+			 struct thread *thread,
+			 struct perf_sample *data, int max_stack)
+{
+	if (thread->unwind_libunwind_ops)
+		return thread->unwind_libunwind_ops->get_entries(cb, arg, thread, data, max_stack);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind.h b/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
index 12790cf94618..bbd73d9bea45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ struct unwind_entry {
 
 typedef int (*unwind_entry_cb_t)(struct unwind_entry *entry, void *arg);
 
+struct unwind_libunwind_ops {
+	int (*prepare_access)(struct thread *thread);
+	void (*flush_access)(struct thread *thread);
+	void (*finish_access)(struct thread *thread);
+	int (*get_entries)(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
+			   struct thread *thread,
+			   struct perf_sample *data, int max_stack);
+};
+
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
 int unwind__get_entries(unwind_entry_cb_t cb, void *arg,
 			struct thread *thread,