diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pptt.c b/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
index 08cacb155c08eb31827b47b137f438111c502304..705719342f2b68e72cc040010a7f5a052913dba4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pptt.c
@@ -532,6 +532,44 @@ static int find_acpi_cpu_topology_tag(unsigned int cpu, int level, int flag)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * check_acpi_cpu_flag() - Determine if CPU node has a flag set
+ * @cpu: Kernel logical CPU number
+ * @rev: The minimum PPTT revision defining the flag
+ * @flag: The flag itself
+ *
+ * Check the node representing a CPU for a given flag.
+ *
+ * Return: -ENOENT if the PPTT doesn't exist, the CPU cannot be found or
+ *	   the table revision isn't new enough.
+ *	   1, any passed flag set
+ *	   0, flag unset
+ */
+static int check_acpi_cpu_flag(unsigned int cpu, int rev, u32 flag)
+{
+	struct acpi_table_header *table;
+	acpi_status status;
+	u32 acpi_cpu_id = get_acpi_id_for_cpu(cpu);
+	struct acpi_pptt_processor *cpu_node = NULL;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	status = acpi_get_table(ACPI_SIG_PPTT, 0, &table);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		pr_warn_once("No PPTT table found, cpu topology may be inaccurate\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (table->revision >= rev)
+		cpu_node = acpi_find_processor_node(table, acpi_cpu_id);
+
+	if (cpu_node)
+		ret = (cpu_node->flags & flag) != 0;
+
+	acpi_put_table(table);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * acpi_find_last_cache_level() - Determines the number of cache levels for a PE
  * @cpu: Kernel logical cpu number
@@ -596,6 +634,20 @@ int cache_setup_acpi(unsigned int cpu)
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * acpi_pptt_cpu_is_thread() - Determine if CPU is a thread
+ * @cpu: Kernel logical CPU number
+ *
+ * Return: 1, a thread
+ *         0, not a thread
+ *         -ENOENT ,if the PPTT doesn't exist, the CPU cannot be found or
+ *         the table revision isn't new enough.
+ */
+int acpi_pptt_cpu_is_thread(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return check_acpi_cpu_flag(cpu, 2, ACPI_PPTT_ACPI_PROCESSOR_IS_THREAD);
+}
+
 /**
  * find_acpi_cpu_topology() - Determine a unique topology value for a given cpu
  * @cpu: Kernel logical cpu number
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index afa78d7ed286ff4f4416b5d240c328308720883d..8e42a3b17cb82e4636bd626f8f58bfa0fa185705 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -1291,11 +1291,16 @@ static inline int lpit_read_residency_count_address(u64 *address)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PPTT
+int acpi_pptt_cpu_is_thread(unsigned int cpu);
 int find_acpi_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpu, int level);
 int find_acpi_cpu_topology_package(unsigned int cpu);
 int find_acpi_cpu_topology_hetero_id(unsigned int cpu);
 int find_acpi_cpu_cache_topology(unsigned int cpu, int level);
 #else
+static inline int acpi_pptt_cpu_is_thread(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 static inline int find_acpi_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpu, int level)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;