get_cpuid                       \
         bpf                             \
         sched_getcpu                   \
-        sdt
+        sdt                            \
+        setns
 
 # FEATURE_TESTS_BASIC + FEATURE_TESTS_EXTRA is the complete list
 # of all feature tests
 
          test-sdt.bin                           \
          test-cxx.bin                           \
          test-jvmti.bin                                \
-         test-sched_getcpu.bin
+         test-sched_getcpu.bin                 \
+         test-setns.bin
 
 FILES := $(addprefix $(OUTPUT),$(FILES))
 
 $(OUTPUT)test-sched_getcpu.bin:
        $(BUILD)
 
+$(OUTPUT)test-setns.bin:
+       $(BUILD)
+
 DWARFLIBS := -ldw
 ifeq ($(findstring -static,${LDFLAGS}),-static)
 DWARFLIBS += -lelf -lebl -lz -llzma -lbz2
 
 # include "test-sdt.c"
 #undef main
 
+#define main main_test_setns
+# include "test-setns.c"
+#undef main
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
        main_test_libpython();
        main_test_libcrypto();
        main_test_sched_getcpu();
        main_test_sdt();
+       main_test_setns();
 
        return 0;
 }
 
--- /dev/null
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <sched.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+       return setns(0, 0);
+}
 
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SCHED_GETCPU_SUPPORT
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(feature-setns), 1)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SETNS_SUPPORT
+  $(call detected,CONFIG_SETNS)
+endif
+
 ifndef NO_LIBELF
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
   EXTLIBS += -lelf
 
 libperf-y += symbol-minimal.o
 endif
 
+ifndef CONFIG_SETNS
+libperf-y += setns.o
+endif
+
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += probe-finder.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-aux.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-regs.o
 
--- /dev/null
+#include "util.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+int setns(int fd, int nstype)
+{
+       return syscall(__NR_setns, fd, nstype);
+}
 
 int sched_getcpu(void);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SETNS_SUPPORT
+int setns(int fd, int nstype);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* GIT_COMPAT_UTIL_H */