1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index 3d54c2b88..5b7dab8d7 100644
--- a/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ def split_tid(tid):
     (mc, fn, taskname, _) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
     return (mc, fn, taskname)
 
+def split_mc(n):
+    if n.startswith("mc:"):
+        _, mc, n = n.split(":", 2)
+        return (mc, n)
+    return ('', n)
+
 def split_tid_mcfn(tid):
     if tid.startswith('mc:'):
         elems = tid.split(':')