2 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
index 35a6c94f069..40f575d52d0 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
@@ -1979,6 +1979,36 @@ err:
 }
 
 int
+dict_get_ptr_and_len (dict_t *this, char *key, void **ptr, int *len)
+{
+        data_t * data = NULL;
+        int      ret  = 0;
+
+        if (!this || !key || !ptr) {
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        ret = dict_get_with_ref (this, key, &data);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+	*len = data->len;
+
+        ret = _data_to_ptr (data, ptr);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+err:
+        if (data)
+                data_unref (data);
+
+        return ret;
+}
+
+int
 dict_set_ptr (dict_t *this, char *key, void *ptr)
 {
         data_t * data = NULL;
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
index c51c7d8f785..121f84be5a6 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_double (dict_t *this, char *key, double val);
 
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_static_ptr (dict_t *this, char *key, void *ptr);
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_get_ptr (dict_t *this, char *key, void **ptr);
+GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_get_ptr_and_len (dict_t *this, char *key, void **ptr, int *len);
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_ptr (dict_t *this, char *key, void *ptr);
 GF_MUST_CHECK int dict_set_dynptr (dict_t *this, char *key, void *ptr, size_t size);