2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/trace_seq.h b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
index ba9627f00d3f..c68bccba2074 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_seq.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
 extern int trace_seq_printf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, ...)
         __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int trace_seq_vprintf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 0)));
 extern int
 trace_seq_bprintf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, const u32 *binary);
 extern void trace_print_seq(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_seq *s);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 425725c1622d..c05aff465dc9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -100,6 +100,38 @@ trace_seq_printf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_seq_printf);
 
+/**
+ * trace_seq_vprintf - sequence printing of trace information
+ * @s: trace sequence descriptor
+ * @fmt: printf format string
+ *
+ * The tracer may use either sequence operations or its own
+ * copy to user routines. To simplify formating of a trace
+ * trace_seq_printf is used to store strings into a special
+ * buffer (@s). Then the output may be either used by
+ * the sequencer or pulled into another buffer.
+ */
+int
+trace_seq_vprintf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+        int len = (PAGE_SIZE - 1) - s->len;
+        int ret;
+
+        if (!len)
+                return 0;
+
+        ret = vsnprintf(s->buffer + s->len, len, fmt, args);
+
+        /* If we can't write it all, don't bother writing anything */
+        if (ret >= len)
+                return 0;
+
+        s->len += ret;
+
+        return len;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_seq_vprintf);
+
 int trace_seq_bprintf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, const u32 *binary)
 {
         int len = (PAGE_SIZE - 1) - s->len;