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diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorutil/visorkmodutils.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorutil/visorkmodutils.c
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index 000000000000..a7d1e94ca3c3
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+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorutil/visorkmodutils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* timskmodutils.c
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2010 - 2013 UNISYS CORPORATION
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
+ * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ */
+
+#include "uniklog.h"
+#include "timskmod.h"
+
+#define MYDRVNAME "timskmodutils"
+
+/** Callers to interfaces that set __GFP_NORETRY flag below
+ *  must check for a NULL (error) result as we are telling the
+ *  kernel interface that it is okay to fail.
+ */
+
+void *kmalloc_kernel(size_t siz)
+{
+	return kmalloc(siz, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY);
+}
+
+/*  Use these handy-dandy seq_file_xxx functions if you want to call some
+ *  functions that write stuff into a seq_file, but you actually just want
+ *  to dump that output into a buffer.  Use them as follows:
+ *  - call visor_seq_file_new_buffer to create the seq_file (you supply the buf)
+ *  - call whatever functions you want that take a seq_file as an argument
+ *    (the buf you supplied will get the output data)
+ *  - call visor_seq_file_done_buffer to dispose of your seq_file
+ */
+struct seq_file *visor_seq_file_new_buffer(void *buf, size_t buf_size)
+{
+	struct seq_file *rc = NULL;
+	struct seq_file *m = kmalloc_kernel(sizeof(struct seq_file));
+
+	if (m == NULL) {
+		rc = NULL;
+		goto Away;
+	}
+	memset(m, 0, sizeof(struct seq_file));
+	m->buf = buf;
+	m->size = buf_size;
+	rc = m;
+Away:
+	if (rc == NULL) {
+		visor_seq_file_done_buffer(m);
+		m = NULL;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_seq_file_new_buffer);
+
+
+
+void visor_seq_file_done_buffer(struct seq_file *m)
+{
+	if (!m)
+		return;
+	kfree(m);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_seq_file_done_buffer);