1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
index ba41d5d3191..f4f12a76a3b 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
@@ -1227,6 +1227,13 @@ class Base(unittest2.TestCase):
     # (enables reading of the current test configuration)
     # ====================================================
 
+    def isMIPS(self):
+        """Returns true if the architecture is MIPS."""
+        arch = self.getArchitecture()
+        if re.match("mips", arch):
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def getArchitecture(self):
         """Returns the architecture in effect the test suite is running with."""
         module = builder_module()