4 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.c b/tools/perf/util/env.c
index 319fb0a0d05e..59f38c7693f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.c
@@ -106,11 +106,24 @@ static int perf_env__read_arch(struct perf_env *env)
 	return env->arch ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static int perf_env__read_nr_cpus_avail(struct perf_env *env)
+{
+	if (env->nr_cpus_avail == 0)
+		env->nr_cpus_avail = cpu__max_present_cpu();
+
+	return env->nr_cpus_avail ? 0 : -ENOENT;
+}
+
 const char *perf_env__raw_arch(struct perf_env *env)
 {
 	return env && !perf_env__read_arch(env) ? env->arch : "unknown";
 }
 
+int perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(struct perf_env *env)
+{
+	return env && !perf_env__read_nr_cpus_avail(env) ? env->nr_cpus_avail : 0;
+}
+
 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 62e193948608..1f3ccc368530 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.h
@@ -77,5 +77,6 @@ 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);
+int perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(struct perf_env *env);
 
 #endif /* __PERF_ENV_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index e011a7160380..f62ecd9c36e8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,11 @@ bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch)
 	return machine && !strcmp(perf_env__raw_arch(machine->env), arch);
 }
 
+int machine__nr_cpus_avail(struct machine *machine)
+{
+	return machine ? perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(machine->env) : 0;
+}
+
 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 b31d33b5aa2a..2d2b092ba753 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static inline bool machine__is_host(struct machine *machine)
 }
 
 bool machine__is(struct machine *machine, const char *arch);
+int machine__nr_cpus_avail(struct machine *machine);
 
 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);