diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 032560295fcb..d08e4d2a9b92 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -590,6 +590,21 @@ static inline int cpulist_scnprintf(char *buf, int len,
 				    nr_cpumask_bits);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpumask_parse - extract a cpumask from from a string
+ * @buf: the buffer to extract from
+ * @dstp: the cpumask to set.
+ *
+ * Returns -errno, or 0 for success.
+ */
+static inline int cpumask_parse(const char *buf, struct cpumask *dstp)
+{
+	char *nl = strchr(buf, '\n');
+	int len = nl ? nl - buf : strlen(buf);
+
+	return bitmap_parse(buf, len, cpumask_bits(dstp), nr_cpumask_bits);
+}
+
 /**
  * cpulist_parse - extract a cpumask from a user string of ranges
  * @buf: the buffer to extract from