2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
index ed887642460c..b05d51df2ce7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static int get_value(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
                 case OPTION_STRING:
                 case OPTION_INTEGER:
                 case OPTION_LONG:
+                case OPTION_U64:
                 default:
                         break;
                 }
@@ -141,6 +142,22 @@ static int get_value(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
                         return opterror(opt, "expects a numerical value", flags);
                 return 0;
 
+        case OPTION_U64:
+                if (unset) {
+                        *(u64 *)opt->value = 0;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                if (opt->flags & PARSE_OPT_OPTARG && !p->opt) {
+                        *(u64 *)opt->value = opt->defval;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                if (get_arg(p, opt, flags, &arg))
+                        return -1;
+                *(u64 *)opt->value = strtoull(arg, (char **)&s, 10);
+                if (*s)
+                        return opterror(opt, "expects a numerical value", flags);
+                return 0;
+
         case OPTION_END:
         case OPTION_ARGUMENT:
         case OPTION_GROUP:
@@ -487,6 +504,7 @@ int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
                 case OPTION_SET_INT:
                 case OPTION_SET_PTR:
                 case OPTION_LONG:
+                case OPTION_U64:
                         break;
                 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
index b2da725f102a..e301e96b9d17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum parse_opt_type {
         OPTION_INTEGER,
         OPTION_LONG,
         OPTION_CALLBACK,
+        OPTION_U64,
 };
 
 enum parse_opt_flags {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ struct option {
 #define OPT_SET_PTR(s, l, v, h, p)  { .type = OPTION_SET_PTR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (p) }
 #define OPT_INTEGER(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_INTEGER, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_LONG(s, l, v, h)        { .type = OPTION_LONG, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
+#define OPT_U64(s, l, v, h)         { .type = OPTION_U64, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_STRING(s, l, v, a, h)   { .type = OPTION_STRING,  .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), (a), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_DATE(s, l, v, h) \
         { .type = OPTION_CALLBACK, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .argh = "time", .help = (h), .callback = parse_opt_approxidate_cb }