2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/common.c b/tools/perf/arch/common.c
index 82657c01a3b8..5f69fd0b745a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/common.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/common.c
@@ -200,3 +200,13 @@ int perf_env__lookup_objdump(struct perf_env *env, const char **path)
 
 	return perf_env__lookup_binutils_path(env, "objdump", path);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Some architectures have a single address space for kernel and user addresses,
+ * which makes it possible to determine if an address is in kernel space or user
+ * space.
+ */
+bool perf_env__single_address_space(struct perf_env *env)
+{
+	return strcmp(perf_env__arch(env), "sparc");
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/common.h b/tools/perf/arch/common.h
index 2167001b18c5..c298a446d1f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/common.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/common.h
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 #include "../util/env.h"
 
 int perf_env__lookup_objdump(struct perf_env *env, const char **path);
+bool perf_env__single_address_space(struct perf_env *env);
 
 #endif /* ARCH_PERF_COMMON_H */