diff --git a/tuned/profiles/functions/function_cpulist2hex_invert.py b/tuned/profiles/functions/function_cpulist2hex_invert.py
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+import os
+import tuned.logs
+import base
+from tuned.utils.commands import commands
+
+log = tuned.logs.get()
+
+class cpulist2hex_invert(base.Function):
+	"""
+	Converts CPU list to hexadecimal CPU mask and inverts it
+	"""
+	def __init__(self):
+		# arbitrary number of arguments
+		super(self.__class__, self).__init__("cpulist2hex_invert", 0)
+
+	def execute(self, args):
+		if not super(self.__class__, self).execute(args):
+			return None
+		# current implementation inverts the CPU list and then converts it to hexmask
+		return self._cmd.cpulist2hex(",".join(str(v) for v in self._cmd.cpulist_invert(",,".join(args))))