1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
index e0802b8755a..553acb2e93d 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
@@ -269,5 +269,31 @@ module_exit(ieee80211_exit);
 module_init(ieee80211_init);
 #endif
 
+
+const char *escape_essid(const char *essid, u8 essid_len) {
+	static char escaped[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE * 2 + 1];
+	const char *s = essid;
+	char *d = escaped;
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_empty_essid(essid, essid_len)) {
+		memcpy(escaped, "<hidden>", sizeof("<hidden>"));
+		return escaped;
+	}
+
+	essid_len = min(essid_len, (u8)IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
+	while (essid_len--) {
+		if (*s == '\0') {
+			*d++ = '\\';
+			*d++ = '0';
+			s++;
+		} else {
+			*d++ = *s++;
+		}
+	}
+	*d = '\0';
+	return escaped;
+}
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_ieee80211);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_ieee80211);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(escape_essid);