2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kfifo.h b/include/linux/kfifo.h
index 311f8753d71..4aa95f203f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kfifo.h
+++ b/include/linux/kfifo.h
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ extern void __kfifo_dma_out_finish_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, size_t recsize);
 
 extern unsigned int __kfifo_len_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, size_t recsize);
 
+extern void __kfifo_skip_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, size_t recsize);
+
 extern unsigned int __kfifo_out_peek_r(struct __kfifo *fifo,
         void *buf, unsigned int len, size_t recsize);
 
diff --git a/kernel/kfifo.c b/kernel/kfifo.c
index 4502604ecad..6b5580c5764 100644
--- a/kernel/kfifo.c
+++ b/kernel/kfifo.c
@@ -503,6 +503,15 @@ unsigned int __kfifo_out_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, void *buf,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kfifo_out_r);
 
+void __kfifo_skip_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, size_t recsize)
+{
+        unsigned int n;
+
+        n = __kfifo_peek_n(fifo, recsize);
+        fifo->out += n + recsize;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kfifo_skip_r);
+
 int __kfifo_from_user_r(struct __kfifo *fifo, const void __user *from,
         unsigned long len, unsigned int *copied, size_t recsize)
 {