1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
index de03a6b505bb..50805874cfc3 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
@@ -87,11 +87,24 @@ def get_target_endianness():
     return target_endianness
 
 
+def read_memoryview(inf, start, length):
+    return memoryview(inf.read_memory(start, length))
+
+
 def read_u16(buffer):
+    value = [0, 0]
+
+    if type(buffer[0]) is str:
+        value[0] = ord(buffer[0])
+        value[1] = ord(buffer[1])
+    else:
+        value[0] = buffer[0]
+        value[1] = buffer[1]
+
     if get_target_endianness() == LITTLE_ENDIAN:
-        return ord(buffer[0]) + (ord(buffer[1]) << 8)
+        return value[0] + (value[1] << 8)
     else:
-        return ord(buffer[1]) + (ord(buffer[0]) << 8)
+        return value[1] + (value[0] << 8)
 
 
 def read_u32(buffer):