1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 637b5cc5436..5906e8426cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -166,6 +166,39 @@ size_t hex_width(u64 v)
 	return n;
 }
 
+static int hex(char ch)
+{
+	if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
+		return ch - '0';
+	if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
+		return ch - 'a' + 10;
+	if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'F'))
+		return ch - 'A' + 10;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
+ * Return number of chars processed.
+ */
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *long_val)
+{
+	const char *p = ptr;
+	*long_val = 0;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		const int hex_val = hex(*p);
+
+		if (hex_val < 0)
+			break;
+
+		*long_val = (*long_val << 4) | hex_val;
+		p++;
+	}
+
+	return p - ptr;
+}
+
 /* Obtain a backtrace and print it to stdout. */
 #ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 void dump_stack(void)