2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index b0be09279943..af1fb37c6b26 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -1093,6 +1093,8 @@ unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_to_rate_bit(unsigned int rate);
 unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_bit_to_rate(unsigned int rate_bit);
 unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_mask_intersect(unsigned int rates_a,
                                          unsigned int rates_b);
+unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits(unsigned int rate_min,
+                                        unsigned int rate_max);
 
 /**
  * snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer - Set the PCM runtime buffer
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
index ebe8444de6c6..53dc37357bca 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_misc.c
@@ -565,3 +565,33 @@ unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_mask_intersect(unsigned int rates_a,
         return rates_a & rates_b;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_rate_mask_intersect);
+
+/**
+ * snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits - converts rate range to SNDRV_PCM_RATE_xxx bit
+ * @rate_min: the minimum sample rate
+ * @rate_max: the maximum sample rate
+ *
+ * This function has an implicit assumption: the rates in the given range have
+ * only the pre-defined rates like 44100 or 16000.
+ *
+ * Return: The SNDRV_PCM_RATE_xxx flag that corresponds to the given rate range,
+ * or SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT for an unknown range.
+ */
+unsigned int snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits(unsigned int rate_min,
+        unsigned int rate_max)
+{
+        unsigned int rates = 0;
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < snd_pcm_known_rates.count; i++) {
+                if (snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i] >= rate_min
+                        && snd_pcm_known_rates.list[i] <= rate_max)
+                        rates |= 1 << i;
+        }
+
+        if (!rates)
+                rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT;
+
+        return rates;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits);