2 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/stacktrace.h b/include/linux/stacktrace.h
index 115b570e3bff..669045ab73f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/stacktrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/stacktrace.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_STACKTRACE_H
 #define __LINUX_STACKTRACE_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 struct task_struct;
 struct pt_regs;
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ extern void save_stack_trace_tsk(struct task_struct *tsk,
                                 struct stack_trace *trace);
 
 extern void print_stack_trace(struct stack_trace *trace, int spaces);
+extern int snprint_stack_trace(char *buf, size_t size,
+                        struct stack_trace *trace, int spaces);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 extern void save_stack_trace_user(struct stack_trace *trace);
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ extern void save_stack_trace_user(struct stack_trace *trace);
 # define save_stack_trace_tsk(tsk, trace)               do { } while (0)
 # define save_stack_trace_user(trace)                   do { } while (0)
 # define print_stack_trace(trace, spaces)               do { } while (0)
+# define snprint_stack_trace(buf, size, trace, spaces)  do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/stacktrace.c b/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 00fe55cc5a82..b6e4c16377c7 100644
--- a/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -25,6 +25,38 @@ void print_stack_trace(struct stack_trace *trace, int spaces)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(print_stack_trace);
 
+int snprint_stack_trace(char *buf, size_t size,
+                        struct stack_trace *trace, int spaces)
+{
+        int i;
+        unsigned long ip;
+        int generated;
+        int total = 0;
+
+        if (WARN_ON(!trace->entries))
+                return 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < trace->nr_entries; i++) {
+                ip = trace->entries[i];
+                generated = snprintf(buf, size, "%*c[<%p>] %pS\n",
+                                1 + spaces, ' ', (void *) ip, (void *) ip);
+
+                total += generated;
+
+                /* Assume that generated isn't a negative number */
+                if (generated >= size) {
+                        buf += size;
+                        size = 0;
+                } else {
+                        buf += generated;
+                        size -= generated;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return total;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snprint_stack_trace);
+
 /*
  * Architectures that do not implement save_stack_trace_tsk or
  * save_stack_trace_regs get this weak alias and a once-per-bootup warning