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diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file.h b/include/linux/seq_file.h
index 0c6a86b79596..8366d8f12e53 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file.h
@@ -35,6 +35,44 @@ struct seq_operations {
#define SEQ_SKIP 1
+/**
+ * seq_get_buf - get buffer to write arbitrary data to
+ * @m: the seq_file handle
+ * @bufp: the beginning of the buffer is stored here
+ *
+ * Return the number of bytes available in the buffer, or zero if
+ * there's no space.
+ */
+static inline size_t seq_get_buf(struct seq_file *m, char **bufp)
+{
+ BUG_ON(m->count > m->size);
+ if (m->count < m->size)
+ *bufp = m->buf + m->count;
+ else
+ *bufp = NULL;
+
+ return m->size - m->count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * seq_commit - commit data to the buffer
+ * @m: the seq_file handle
+ * @num: the number of bytes to commit
+ *
+ * Commit @num bytes of data written to a buffer previously acquired
+ * by seq_buf_get. To signal an error condition, or that the data
+ * didn't fit in the available space, pass a negative @num value.
+ */
+static inline void seq_commit(struct seq_file *m, int num)
+{
+ if (num < 0) {
+ m->count = m->size;
+ } else {
+ BUG_ON(m->count + num > m->size);
+ m->count += num;
+ }
+}
+
char *mangle_path(char *s, char *p, char *esc);
int seq_open(struct file *, const struct seq_operations *);
ssize_t seq_read(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);