1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index e71e99eb9a4e..def866f7269b 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1016,6 +1016,14 @@ static inline int is_software_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	return event->event_caps & PERF_EV_CAP_SOFTWARE;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return 1 for event in sw context, 0 for event in hw context
+ */
+static inline int in_software_context(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+	return event->ctx->pmu->task_ctx_nr == perf_sw_context;
+}
+
 extern struct static_key perf_swevent_enabled[PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX];
 
 extern void ___perf_sw_event(u32, u64, struct pt_regs *, u64);