list_add_tail(&format->sort_list, &list->sorts);
 }
 
+void perf_hpp_list__prepend_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+                                      struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+       list_add(&format->sort_list, &list->sorts);
+}
+
 void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 {
        list_del(&format->list);
 
                                    struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 void perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
                                        struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
+void perf_hpp_list__prepend_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+                                      struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 
 static inline void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 {
        perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(&perf_hpp_list, format);
 }
 
+static inline void perf_hpp__prepend_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+       perf_hpp_list__prepend_sort_field(&perf_hpp_list, format);
+}
+
 #define perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(_list, format) \
        list_for_each_entry(format, &(_list)->fields, list)