2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 8109a907841e..d03599fbe78b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -148,3 +148,13 @@ int readn(int fd, void *buf, size_t n)
 
 	return buf - buf_start;
 }
+
+size_t hex_width(u64 v)
+{
+	size_t n = 1;
+
+	while ((v >>= 4))
+		++n;
+
+	return n;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 0f99f394d8e0..6121e24fefc0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -265,4 +265,6 @@ bool is_power_of_2(unsigned long n)
 	return (n != 0 && ((n & (n - 1)) == 0));
 }
 
+size_t hex_width(u64 v);
+
 #endif