1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c
index 4403e1924f73..3a90a9e2b94a 100644
--- a/lib/string_helpers.c
+++ b/lib/string_helpers.c
@@ -540,6 +540,25 @@ int string_escape_mem(const char *src, size_t isz, char *dst, size_t osz,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(string_escape_mem);
 
+int string_escape_mem_ascii(const char *src, size_t isz, char *dst,
+					size_t osz)
+{
+	char *p = dst;
+	char *end = p + osz;
+
+	while (isz--) {
+		unsigned char c = *src++;
+
+		if (!isprint(c) || !isascii(c) || c == '"' || c == '\\')
+			escape_hex(c, &p, end);
+		else
+			escape_passthrough(c, &p, end);
+	}
+
+	return p - dst;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(string_escape_mem_ascii);
+
 /*
  * Return an allocated string that has been escaped of special characters
  * and double quotes, making it safe to log in quotes.