1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
index 28eb625284..6f33b08cf0 100644
--- a/include/os.h
+++ b/include/os.h
@@ -350,4 +350,18 @@ int os_mprotect_allow(void *start, size_t len);
  */
 int os_write_file(const char *name, const void *buf, int size);
 
+/**
+ * os_read_file() - Read a file from the host filesystem
+ *
+ * This can be useful when reading test data into sandbox for use by test
+ * routines. The data is allocated using os_malloc() and should be freed by
+ * the caller.
+ *
+ * @name:	File path to read from
+ * @bufp:	Returns buffer containing data read
+ * @sizep:	Returns size of data
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int os_read_file(const char *name, void **bufp, int *sizep);
+
 #endif