2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
index deb3569ab004..3bcada3ae05a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
@@ -729,3 +729,14 @@ void kbuffer_set_old_format(struct kbuffer *kbuf)
 
         kbuf->next_event = __old_next_event;
 }
+
+/**
+ * kbuffer_start_of_data - return offset of where data starts on subbuffer
+ * @kbuf:       The kbuffer
+ *
+ * Returns the location on the subbuffer where the data starts.
+ */
+int kbuffer_start_of_data(struct kbuffer *kbuf)
+{
+        return kbuf->start;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer.h
index c831f64b17a0..03dce757553f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer.h
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ int kbuffer_missed_events(struct kbuffer *kbuf);
 int kbuffer_subbuffer_size(struct kbuffer *kbuf);
 
 void kbuffer_set_old_format(struct kbuffer *kbuf);
+int kbuffer_start_of_data(struct kbuffer *kbuf);
 
 #endif /* _K_BUFFER_H */