2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 26f82318b86b..90a044d1fe7d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -242,4 +242,31 @@ int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color,
         return 0;
 }
 
+char *get_percent_color(double percent)
+{
+        char *color = PERF_COLOR_NORMAL;
+
+        /*
+         * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
+         * entries in green - and keep the low overhead places
+         * normal:
+         */
+        if (percent >= MIN_RED)
+                color = PERF_COLOR_RED;
+        else {
+                if (percent > MIN_GREEN)
+                        color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+        }
+        return color;
+}
 
+int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent)
+{
+        int r;
+        char *color;
+
+        color = get_percent_color(percent);
+        r = color_fprintf(fp, color, fmt, percent);
+
+        return r;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.h b/tools/perf/util/color.h
index 5abfd379582b..706cec50bd25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #define PERF_COLOR_CYAN         "\033[36m"
 #define PERF_COLOR_BG_RED       "\033[41m"
 
+#define MIN_GREEN       0.5
+#define MIN_RED         5.0
+
 /*
  * This variable stores the value of color.ui
  */
@@ -32,5 +35,7 @@ void color_parse_mem(const char *value, int len, const char *var, char *dst);
 int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color, size_t count, const char *buf);
+int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent);
+char *get_percent_color(double percent);
 
 #endif /* COLOR_H */