}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_readlink);
+/**
+ * vfs_readlink - copy symlink body into userspace buffer
+ * @dentry: dentry on which to get symbolic link
+ * @buffer: user memory pointer
+ * @buflen: size of buffer
+ *
+ * Does not touch atime. That's up to the caller if necessary
+ *
+ * Does not call security hook.
+ */
+int vfs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+
+ if (!inode->i_op->readlink)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return inode->i_op->readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_readlink);
+
/**
* vfs_get_link - get symlink body
* @dentry: dentry on which to get symbolic link