diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 55f3608..52fbfb6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1412,3 +1412,29 @@ pid_t machine__get_thread_pid(struct machine *machine, pid_t tid)
return thread->pid_;
}
+
+int machine__get_thread_cpu(struct machine *machine, pid_t tid, pid_t *pid)
+{
+ struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine, tid);
+
+ if (!thread)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (pid)
+ *pid = thread->pid_;