1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c b/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
index 1e6e77710545..b9a56fa83330 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ static const char *bench_format_str;
 
 /* Output/formatting style, exported to benchmark modules: */
 int bench_format = BENCH_FORMAT_DEFAULT;
+unsigned int bench_repeat = 10; /* default number of times to repeat the run */
 
 static const struct option bench_options[] = {
         OPT_STRING('f', "format", &bench_format_str, "default", "Specify format style"),
+        OPT_UINTEGER('r', "repeat",  &bench_repeat,   "Specify amount of times to repeat the run"),
         OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -226,6 +228,11 @@ int cmd_bench(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                 goto end;
         }
 
+        if (bench_repeat == 0) {
+                printf("Invalid repeat option: Must specify a positive value\n");
+                goto end;
+        }
+
         if (argc < 1) {
                 print_usage();
                 goto end;