diff --git a/src/amd/Makefile.sources b/src/amd/Makefile.sources
index 740ccc35b07..84289c38980 100644
--- a/src/amd/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/amd/Makefile.sources
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ AMD_COMMON_FILES = \
 	common/ac_shadowed_regs.c \
 	common/ac_shadowed_regs.h \
 	common/ac_sqtt.c \
-	common/ac_sqtt.h
+	common/ac_sqtt.h \
+	common/amd_family.c
 
 AMD_COMMON_LLVM_FILES = \
 	llvm/ac_llvm_build.c \
diff --git a/src/amd/common/amd_family.c b/src/amd/common/amd_family.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..801cce1dbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/amd/common/amd_family.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2017 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sub license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS
+ * AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
+ * of the Software.
+ */
+
+#include "amd_family.h"
+
+#include "util/macros.h"
+
+const char *ac_get_family_name(enum radeon_family family)
+{
+   switch (family) {
+   case CHIP_TAHITI:
+      return "tahiti";
+   case CHIP_PITCAIRN:
+      return "pitcairn";
+   case CHIP_VERDE:
+      return "verde";
+   case CHIP_OLAND:
+      return "oland";
+   case CHIP_HAINAN:
+      return "hainan";
+   case CHIP_BONAIRE:
+      return "bonaire";
+   case CHIP_KABINI:
+      return "kabini";
+   case CHIP_KAVERI:
+      return "kaveri";
+   case CHIP_HAWAII:
+      return "hawaii";
+   case CHIP_TONGA:
+      return "tonga";
+   case CHIP_ICELAND:
+      return "iceland";
+   case CHIP_CARRIZO:
+      return "carrizo";
+   case CHIP_FIJI:
+      return "fiji";
+   case CHIP_STONEY:
+      return "stoney";
+   case CHIP_POLARIS10:
+      return "polaris10";
+   case CHIP_POLARIS11:
+      return "polaris11";
+   case CHIP_POLARIS12:
+      return "polaris12";
+   case CHIP_VEGAM:
+      return "vegam";
+   case CHIP_VEGA10:
+      return "vega10";
+   case CHIP_RAVEN:
+      return "raven";
+   case CHIP_VEGA12:
+      return "vega12";
+   case CHIP_VEGA20:
+      return "vega20";
+   case CHIP_RAVEN2:
+      return "raven2";
+   case CHIP_RENOIR:
+      return "renoir";
+   case CHIP_ARCTURUS:
+      return "arcturus";
+   case CHIP_ALDEBARAN:
+      return "aldebaran";
+   case CHIP_NAVI10:
+      return "navi10";
+   case CHIP_NAVI12:
+      return "navi12";
+   case CHIP_NAVI14:
+      return "navi14";
+   case CHIP_SIENNA_CICHLID:
+      return "sienna_cichlid";
+   case CHIP_NAVY_FLOUNDER:
+      return "navy_flounder";
+   case CHIP_DIMGREY_CAVEFISH:
+      return "dimgrey_cavefish";
+   case CHIP_VANGOGH:
+      return "vangogh";
+   default:
+      unreachable("Unknown GPU family");
+   }
+}
diff --git a/src/amd/common/amd_family.h b/src/amd/common/amd_family.h
index eff25221db3..31ec0fb8aab 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/amd_family.h
+++ b/src/amd/common/amd_family.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #ifndef AMD_FAMILY_H
 #define AMD_FAMILY_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 enum radeon_family
 {
    CHIP_UNKNOWN = 0,
@@ -145,4 +149,10 @@ enum ring_type
    NUM_RING_TYPES,
 };
 
+const char *ac_get_family_name(enum radeon_family family);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/amd/common/meson.build b/src/amd/common/meson.build
index 535fe0c09b6..6befc26f02b 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/meson.build
+++ b/src/amd/common/meson.build
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ amd_common_files = files(
   'ac_nir.h',
   'ac_nir_lower_esgs_io_to_mem.c',
   'ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c',
+  'amd_family.c',
 )
 
 libamd_common = static_library(