1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 0128906bac8..37be34dff79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -245,4 +245,15 @@ int readn(int fd, void *buf, size_t size);
 #define _STR(x) #x
 #define STR(x) _STR(x)
 
+/*
+ *  Determine whether some value is a power of two, where zero is
+ * *not* considered a power of two.
+ */
+
+static inline __attribute__((const))
+bool is_power_of_2(unsigned long n)
+{
+        return (n != 0 && ((n & (n - 1)) == 0));
+}
+
 #endif