1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index 2ab2bf362d..e85f501f86 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -734,6 +734,19 @@ size_t qemu_get_counted_string(QEMUFile *f, char buf[256])
 }
 
 /*
+ * Put a string with one preceding byte containing its length. The length of
+ * the string should be less than 256.
+ */
+void qemu_put_counted_string(QEMUFile *f, const char *str)
+{
+    size_t len = strlen(str);
+
+    assert(len < 256);
+    qemu_put_byte(f, len);
+    qemu_put_buffer(f, (const uint8_t *)str, len);
+}
+
+/*
  * Set the blocking state of the QEMUFile.
  * Note: On some transports the OS only keeps a single blocking state for
  *       both directions, and thus changing the blocking on the main