2 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index b92a457ca32e..a37a2221a0c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -243,3 +243,38 @@ struct perf_header *perf_header__read(int fd)
 
 	return self;
 }
+
+u64 perf_header__sample_type(struct perf_header *header)
+{
+	u64 type = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < header->attrs; i++) {
+		struct perf_header_attr *attr = header->attr[i];
+
+		if (!type)
+			type = attr->attr.sample_type;
+		else if (type != attr->attr.sample_type)
+			die("non matching sample_type");
+	}
+
+	return type;
+}
+
+struct perf_counter_attr *
+perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < header->attrs; i++) {
+		struct perf_header_attr *attr = header->attr[i];
+		int j;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < attr->ids; j++) {
+			if (attr->id[j] == id)
+				return &attr->attr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index bf280449fcfd..5d0a72ecc919 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ struct perf_header_attr *
 perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_counter_attr *attr);
 void perf_header_attr__add_id(struct perf_header_attr *self, u64 id);
 
+u64 perf_header__sample_type(struct perf_header *header);
+struct perf_counter_attr *
+perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header);
+
 
 struct perf_header *perf_header__new(void);