1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 60ce5908c664..3f2ae19a1dd4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -908,3 +908,34 @@ void set_buildid_dir(const char *dir)
 	/* for communicating with external commands */
 	setenv("PERF_BUILDID_DIR", buildid_dir, 1);
 }
+
+struct perf_config_scan_data {
+	const char *name;
+	const char *fmt;
+	va_list args;
+	int ret;
+};
+
+static int perf_config_scan_cb(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
+{
+	struct perf_config_scan_data *d = data;
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, d->name))
+		d->ret = vsscanf(value, d->fmt, d->args);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_config_scan(const char *name, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct perf_config_scan_data d = {
+		.name = name,
+		.fmt = fmt,
+	};
+
+	va_start(d.args, fmt);
+	perf_config(perf_config_scan_cb, &d);
+	va_end(d.args);
+
+	return d.ret;
+}