2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index c616a06a34a8..55129d09f19d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -1400,6 +1400,11 @@ static void wordwrap(char *s, int start, int max, int corr)
 	}
 }
 
+bool is_pmu_core(const char *name)
+{
+	return !strcmp(name, "cpu") || is_arm_pmu_core(name);
+}
+
 void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet_flag,
 			bool long_desc, bool details_flag, bool deprecated)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 0b4a0efae38e..b756946ae78d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ int perf_pmu__format_parse(char *dir, struct list_head *head);
 
 struct perf_pmu *perf_pmu__scan(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 
+bool is_pmu_core(const char *name);
 void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only, bool quiet,
 		      bool long_desc, bool details_flag,
 		      bool deprecated);