2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 19261fdd245..6595074cbac 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ int trace_seq_putmem_hex(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len)
 	return trace_seq_putmem(s, hex, j);
 }
 
+void *trace_seq_reserve(struct trace_seq *s, size_t len)
+{
+	void *ret;
+
+	if (len > ((PAGE_SIZE - 1) - s->len))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret = s->buffer + s->len;
+	s->len += len;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int trace_seq_path(struct trace_seq *s, struct path *path)
 {
 	unsigned char *p;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.h b/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
index 35c422fb51a..0ae20b83eec 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int trace_seq_puts(struct trace_seq *s, const char *str);
 int trace_seq_putc(struct trace_seq *s, unsigned char c);
 int trace_seq_putmem(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len);
 int trace_seq_putmem_hex(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len);
+void *trace_seq_reserve(struct trace_seq *s, size_t len);
 int trace_seq_path(struct trace_seq *s, struct path *path);
 int seq_print_userip_objs(const struct userstack_entry *entry,
 			  struct trace_seq *s, unsigned long sym_flags);