4 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.c b/tools/perf/util/env.c
index 4c842762e3f2..319fb0a0d05e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.c
@@ -93,6 +93,24 @@ int perf_env__read_cpu_topology_map(struct perf_env *env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int perf_env__read_arch(struct perf_env *env)
+{
+	struct utsname uts;
+
+	if (env->arch)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!uname(&uts))
+		env->arch = strdup(uts.machine);
+
+	return env->arch ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+const char *perf_env__raw_arch(struct perf_env *env)
+{
+	return env && !perf_env__read_arch(env) ? env->arch : "unknown";
+}
+
 void cpu_cache_level__free(struct cpu_cache_level *cache)
 {
 	free(cache->type);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.h b/tools/perf/util/env.h
index c4ef2e523367..62e193948608 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.h
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ int perf_env__read_cpu_topology_map(struct perf_env *env);
 void cpu_cache_level__free(struct cpu_cache_level *cache);
 
 const char *perf_env__arch(struct perf_env *env);
+const char *perf_env__raw_arch(struct perf_env *env);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_ENV_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 7c777cb32806..107bae7676b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,15 @@ int machine__set_current_tid(struct machine *machine, int cpu, pid_t pid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Compares the raw arch string. N.B. see instead perf_env__arch() if a
+ * normalized arch is needed.
+ */
+bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch)
+{
+	return machine && !strcmp(perf_env__raw_arch(machine->env), arch);
+}
+
 int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(machine);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 388fb4741c54..b31d33b5aa2a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ static inline bool machine__is_host(struct machine *machine)
 	return machine ? machine->pid == HOST_KERNEL_ID : false;
 }
 
+bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch);
+
 struct thread *__machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
 struct thread *machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid, pid_t tid);