3 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 78f7b920e548..95c58fc15284 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
         /* The page_size is placed in util object. */
         page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
+        cacheline_size = sysconf(_SC_LEVEL1_DCACHE_LINESIZE);
 
         cmd = perf_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
         if (!cmd)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 7fff6be07f07..95aefa78bb07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * XXX We need to find a better place for these things...
  */
 unsigned int page_size;
+int cacheline_size;
 
 bool test_attr__enabled;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index b03da44e94e4..66864364ccb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ char *rtrim(char *s);
 void dump_stack(void);
 
 extern unsigned int page_size;
+extern int cacheline_size;
 
 void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws);