diff --git a/tools/llvm-prof/Makefile b/tools/llvm-prof/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4132e11f40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/llvm-prof/Makefile
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+##===- tools/llvm-prof/Makefile ----------------------------*- Makefile -*-===##
+# 
+#                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+#
+# This file was developed by the LLVM research group and is distributed under
+# the University of Illinois Open Source License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+# 
+##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
+LEVEL = ../..
+
+TOOLNAME = llvm-prof
+USEDLIBS = bcreader vmcore support.a
+include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/tools/llvm-prof/llvm-prof.cpp b/tools/llvm-prof/llvm-prof.cpp
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index 00000000000..0d5778ae517
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+++ b/tools/llvm-prof/llvm-prof.cpp
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+//===- llvm-prof.cpp - Read in and process llvmprof.out data files --------===//
+// 
+//                      The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+//
+// This file was developed by the LLVM research group and is distributed under
+// the University of Illinois Open Source License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+// 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This tools is meant for use with the various LLVM profiling instrumentation
+// passes.  It reads in the data file produced by executing an instrumented
+// program, and outputs a nice report.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "llvm/Bytecode/Reader.h"
+#include "Support/CommandLine.h"
+
+namespace {
+  cl::opt<std::string> 
+  BytecodeFile(cl::Positional, cl::desc("<program bytecode file>"),
+               cl::Required);
+
+  cl::opt<std::string> 
+  ProfileDataFile(cl::Positional, cl::desc("<llvmprof.out file>"),
+                  cl::Optional, cl::init("llvmprof.out"));
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  cl::ParseCommandLineOptions(argc, argv, " llvm profile dump decoder\n");
+ 
+
+
+
+  return 0;
+}