1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index c0c36965fff0..f55c18da1e40 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -573,6 +573,36 @@ static u8 kallsyms2elf_type(char type)
 	return isupper(type) ? STB_GLOBAL : STB_LOCAL;
 }
 
+bool symbol__is_idle(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	const char * const idle_symbols[] = {
+		"cpu_idle",
+		"intel_idle",
+		"default_idle",
+		"native_safe_halt",
+		"enter_idle",
+		"exit_idle",
+		"mwait_idle",
+		"mwait_idle_with_hints",
+		"poll_idle",
+		"ppc64_runlatch_off",
+		"pseries_dedicated_idle_sleep",
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	int i;
+
+	if (!sym)
+		return false;
+
+	for (i = 0; idle_symbols[i]; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(idle_symbols[i], sym->name))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int map__process_kallsym_symbol(void *arg, const char *name,
 				       char type, u64 start)
 {