1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 69ad90c87f..fec7e930d4 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -634,6 +634,18 @@ bool runstate_check(RunState state)
     return current_run_state == state;
 }
 
+bool runstate_store(char *str, size_t size)
+{
+    const char *state = RunState_lookup[current_run_state];
+    size_t len = strlen(state) + 1;
+
+    if (len > size) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    memcpy(str, state, len);
+    return true;
+}
+
 static void runstate_init(void)
 {
     const RunStateTransition *p;