perf tools: Move hex2u64 into util object

Moving hex2u64 function into util object.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1351372712-21104-4-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 637b5cc..5906e84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -166,6 +166,39 @@
 	return n;
 }
 
+static int hex(char ch)
+{
+	if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
+		return ch - '0';
+	if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
+		return ch - 'a' + 10;
+	if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'F'))
+		return ch - 'A' + 10;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
+ * Return number of chars processed.
+ */
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *long_val)
+{
+	const char *p = ptr;
+	*long_val = 0;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		const int hex_val = hex(*p);
+
+		if (hex_val < 0)
+			break;
+
+		*long_val = (*long_val << 4) | hex_val;
+		p++;
+	}
+
+	return p - ptr;
+}
+
 /* Obtain a backtrace and print it to stdout. */
 #ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 void dump_stack(void)