2 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index 75b97722513..19afeee3d1f 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "stack.h"
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "lkowner.h"
+#include "syscall.h"
 
 #ifndef AI_ADDRCONFIG
 #define AI_ADDRCONFIG 0
@@ -113,6 +114,35 @@ out:
 }
 
 int
+gf_lstat_dir (const char *path, struct stat *stbuf_in)
+{
+        int ret           = -1;
+        struct stat stbuf = {0,};
+
+        if (path == NULL) {
+                errno = EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        ret = sys_lstat (path, &stbuf);
+        if (ret)
+                goto out;
+
+        if (!S_ISDIR (stbuf.st_mode)) {
+                errno = ENOTDIR;
+                ret = -1;
+                goto out;
+        }
+        ret = 0;
+
+out:
+        if (!ret && stbuf_in)
+                *stbuf_in = stbuf;
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int
 log_base2 (unsigned long x)
 {
         int val = 0;
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
index bbafd1fb039..d04df579b53 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ mkdir_p (char *path, mode_t mode, gf_boolean_t allow_symlinks);
  * nr
  */
 
+int
+gf_lstat_dir (const char *path, struct stat *stbuf_in);
+
 int32_t gf_roundup_power_of_two (int32_t nr);
 
 /*