2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 6b58a47a79ec..8366511b45f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
                                       PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
                 }
         }
+
+        evlist->enabled = false;
 }
 
 void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
@@ -316,6 +318,13 @@ void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
                                       PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
                 }
         }
+
+        evlist->enabled = true;
+}
+
+void perf_evlist__toggle_enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+        (evlist->enabled ? perf_evlist__disable : perf_evlist__enable)(evlist);
 }
 
 int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 955bf31b7dd3..a8489b9d2812 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct perf_evlist {
         int              nr_groups;
         int              nr_mmaps;
         bool             overwrite;
+        bool             enabled;
         size_t           mmap_len;
         int              id_pos;
         int              is_pos;
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+void perf_evlist__toggle_enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
                                struct perf_evsel *evsel);