2 files changed, 86 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/seq_buf.h b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f7a96a9d71a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_SEQ_BUF_H
+#define _LINUX_SEQ_BUF_H
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+
+/*
+ * Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions
+ * to create a string of data to use.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * seq_buf - seq buffer structure
+ * @buffer:	pointer to the buffer
+ * @size:	size of the buffer
+ * @len:	the amount of data inside the buffer
+ * @readpos:	The next position to read in the buffer.
+ */
+struct seq_buf {
+	unsigned char		*buffer;
+	unsigned int		size;
+	unsigned int		len;
+	unsigned int		readpos;
+};
+
+static inline void
+seq_buf_init(struct seq_buf *s, unsigned char *buf, unsigned int size)
+{
+	s->buffer = buf;
+	s->size = size;
+	s->len = 0;
+	s->readpos = 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * seq_buf have a buffer that might overflow. When this happens
+ * the len and size are set to be equal.
+ */
+static inline bool
+seq_buf_has_overflowed(struct seq_buf *s)
+{
+	return s->len == s->size;
+}
+
+static inline void
+seq_buf_set_overflow(struct seq_buf *s)
+{
+	s->len = s->size;
+}
+
+/*
+ * How much buffer is left on the seq_buf?
+ */
+static inline unsigned int
+seq_buf_buffer_left(struct seq_buf *s)
+{
+	if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(s))
+		return 0;
+
+	return (s->size - 1) - s->len;
+}
+
+extern __printf(2, 3)
+int seq_buf_printf(struct seq_buf *s, const char *fmt, ...);
+extern __printf(2, 0)
+int seq_buf_vprintf(struct seq_buf *s, const char *fmt, va_list args);
+extern int
+seq_buf_bprintf(struct seq_buf *s, const char *fmt, const u32 *binary);
+extern int seq_buf_print_seq(struct seq_file *m, struct seq_buf *s);
+extern int seq_buf_to_user(struct seq_buf *s, char __user *ubuf,
+			   int cnt);
+extern int seq_buf_puts(struct seq_buf *s, const char *str);
+extern int seq_buf_putc(struct seq_buf *s, unsigned char c);
+extern int seq_buf_putmem(struct seq_buf *s, const void *mem, unsigned int len);
+extern int seq_buf_putmem_hex(struct seq_buf *s, const void *mem,
+			      unsigned int len);
+extern int seq_buf_path(struct seq_buf *s, const struct path *path);
+
+extern int seq_buf_bitmask(struct seq_buf *s, const unsigned long *maskp,
+			   int nmaskbits);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SEQ_BUF_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_seq.h b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
index db8a73224f1a..85d37106be3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_seq.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_TRACE_SEQ_H
 #define _LINUX_TRACE_SEQ_H
 
-#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_buf.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
 
 struct trace_seq {
 	unsigned char		buffer[PAGE_SIZE];
-	unsigned int		len;
-	unsigned int		readpos;
+	struct seq_buf		seq;
 	int			full;
 };
 
 static inline void
 trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	s->len = 0;
-	s->readpos = 0;
+	seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, PAGE_SIZE);
 	s->full = 0;
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
 static inline unsigned char *
 trace_seq_buffer_ptr(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	return s->buffer + s->len;
+	return s->buffer + s->seq.len;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ trace_seq_buffer_ptr(struct trace_seq *s)
  */
 static inline bool trace_seq_has_overflowed(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	return s->full || s->len > PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+	return s->full || seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s->seq);
 }
 
 /*