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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cap.c b/tools/perf/util/cap.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Capability utilities
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_SUPPORT
+
+#include "cap.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+
+bool perf_cap__capable(cap_value_t cap)
+{
+	cap_flag_value_t val;
+	cap_t caps = cap_get_proc();
+
+	if (!caps)
+		return false;
+
+	if (cap_get_flag(caps, cap, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &val) != 0)
+		val = CAP_CLEAR;
+
+	if (cap_free(caps) != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	return val == CAP_SET;
+}
+
+#endif  /* HAVE_LIBCAP_SUPPORT */