2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 02b7a38f98ce..706818693086 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -202,6 +202,17 @@ static int rm_rf_depth_pat(const char *path, int depth, const char **pat)
 	return rmdir(path);
 }
 
+int rm_rf_perf_data(const char *path)
+{
+	const char *pat[] = {
+		"header",
+		"data.*",
+		NULL,
+	};
+
+	return rm_rf_depth_pat(path, 0, pat);
+}
+
 int rm_rf(const char *path)
 {
 	return rm_rf_depth_pat(path, INT_MAX, NULL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index ece040b799f6..01c538027c6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct strlist;
 
 int mkdir_p(char *path, mode_t mode);
 int rm_rf(const char *path);
+int rm_rf_perf_data(const char *path);
 struct strlist *lsdir(const char *name, bool (*filter)(const char *, struct dirent *));
 bool lsdir_no_dot_filter(const char *name, struct dirent *d);
 int copyfile(const char *from, const char *to);