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diff --git a/include/linux/string_helpers.h b/include/linux/string_helpers.h
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+#ifndef _LINUX_STRING_HELPERS_H_
+#define _LINUX_STRING_HELPERS_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* Descriptions of the types of units to
+ * print in */
+enum string_size_units {
+	STRING_UNITS_10,	/* use powers of 10^3 (standard SI) */
+	STRING_UNITS_2,		/* use binary powers of 2^10 */
+};
+
+void string_get_size(u64 size, u64 blk_size, enum string_size_units units,
+		     char *buf, int len);
+
+#define UNESCAPE_SPACE		0x01
+#define UNESCAPE_OCTAL		0x02
+#define UNESCAPE_HEX		0x04
+#define UNESCAPE_SPECIAL	0x08
+#define UNESCAPE_ANY		\
+	(UNESCAPE_SPACE | UNESCAPE_OCTAL | UNESCAPE_HEX | UNESCAPE_SPECIAL)
+
+int string_unescape(char *src, char *dst, size_t size, unsigned int flags);
+
+static inline int string_unescape_inplace(char *buf, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	return string_unescape(buf, buf, 0, flags);
+}
+
+static inline int string_unescape_any(char *src, char *dst, size_t size)
+{
+	return string_unescape(src, dst, size, UNESCAPE_ANY);
+}
+
+static inline int string_unescape_any_inplace(char *buf)
+{
+	return string_unescape_any(buf, buf, 0);
+}
+
+#define ESCAPE_SPACE		0x01
+#define ESCAPE_SPECIAL		0x02
+#define ESCAPE_NULL		0x04
+#define ESCAPE_OCTAL		0x08
+#define ESCAPE_ANY		\
+	(ESCAPE_SPACE | ESCAPE_OCTAL | ESCAPE_SPECIAL | ESCAPE_NULL)
+#define ESCAPE_NP		0x10
+#define ESCAPE_ANY_NP		(ESCAPE_ANY | ESCAPE_NP)
+#define ESCAPE_HEX		0x20
+
+int string_escape_mem(const char *src, size_t isz, char *dst, size_t osz,
+		unsigned int flags, const char *esc);
+
+static inline int string_escape_mem_any_np(const char *src, size_t isz,
+		char *dst, size_t osz, const char *esc)
+{
+	return string_escape_mem(src, isz, dst, osz, ESCAPE_ANY_NP, esc);
+}
+
+static inline int string_escape_str(const char *src, char *dst, size_t sz,
+		unsigned int flags, const char *esc)
+{
+	return string_escape_mem(src, strlen(src), dst, sz, flags, esc);
+}
+
+static inline int string_escape_str_any_np(const char *src, char *dst,
+		size_t sz, const char *esc)
+{
+	return string_escape_str(src, dst, sz, ESCAPE_ANY_NP, esc);
+}
+
+#endif