diff --git a/common_arm64.h b/common_arm64.h
index 6ae6a35a3..d80b9e434 100644
--- a/common_arm64.h
+++ b/common_arm64.h
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef ASSEMBLER
 
 
+static __inline int WhereAmI(void){
+  uint64_t ret;
+  __asm__ volatile (
+       "         mrs x0, mpidr_el1 \n"
+       "         and x0, x0, 0xff  \n"
+                 :"=r" (ret)
+                 :: "memory"
+               );
+  ret +=1;
+  if ((int)ret <0) ret = 0;
+  return (int)ret;
+}
+
 static __inline void blas_lock(volatile BLASULONG *address){
 
   BLASULONG ret;