diff --git a/tuned/profiles/functions/function_cpulist_unpack.py b/tuned/profiles/functions/function_cpulist_unpack.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f44f9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tuned/profiles/functions/function_cpulist_unpack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+import tuned.logs
+import base
+from tuned.utils.commands import commands
+
+log = tuned.logs.get()
+
+class cpulist_unpack(base.Function):
+	"""
+	Conversion function: unpacks CPU list in form 1-3,4 to 1,2,3,4
+	"""
+	def __init__(self):
+		# arbitrary number of arguments
+		super(self.__class__, self).__init__("cpulist_unpack", 0)
+
+	def execute(self, args):
+		if not super(self.__class__, self).execute(args):
+			return None
+		return ",".join(str(v) for v in self._cmd.cpulist_unpack(",".join(args)))
diff --git a/tuned/utils/commands.py b/tuned/utils/commands.py
index ec3f648..e279d1c 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/commands.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/commands.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class commands:
 		return cpus
 
 	# Unpacks CPU list, i.e. 1-3 will be converted to 1, 2, 3
-	def unpack_cpulist(self, l):
+	def cpulist_unpack(self, l):
 		rl = []
 		if l is None:
 			return l
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ class commands:
 		if l is None:
 			return None
 		m = 0
-		ul = self.unpack_cpulist(l)
+		ul = self.cpulist_unpack(l)
 		if ul is None:
 			return None
-		for v in self.unpack_cpulist(l):
+		for v in ul:
 			m |= pow(2, v)
 		return "0x%08x" % m