1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 1138dc502c77..64cb3bc788c1 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -884,6 +884,25 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file);
 
+int kernel_read_file_from_path(char *path, void **buf, loff_t *size,
+			       loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!path || !*path)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	file = filp_open(path, O_RDONLY, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return PTR_ERR(file);
+
+	ret = kernel_read_file(file, buf, size, max_size, id);
+	fput(file);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_path);
+
 ssize_t read_code(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, loff_t pos, size_t len)
 {
 	ssize_t res = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)addr, len, &pos);