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diff --git a/gdb/corefile.c b/gdb/corefile.c
index 7f66ec129ec..8ffe49d2e95 100644
--- a/gdb/corefile.c
+++ b/gdb/corefile.c
@@ -325,6 +325,37 @@ read_memory_unsigned_integer (memaddr, len)
read_memory (memaddr, buf, len);
return extract_unsigned_integer (buf, len);
}
+
+void
+read_memory_string (memaddr, buffer, max_len)
+ CORE_ADDR memaddr;
+ char * buffer;
+ int max_len;
+{
+ register char * cp;
+ register int i;
+ int cnt;
+
+ cp = buffer;
+ while (1)
+ {
+ if (cp - buffer >= max_len)
+ {
+ buffer[max_len - 1] = '\0';
+ break;
+ }
+ cnt = max_len - (cp - buffer);
+ if (cnt > 8)
+ cnt = 8;
+ read_memory (memaddr + (int) (cp - buffer), cp, cnt);
+ for (i = 0; i < cnt && *cp; i++, cp++)
+ ; /* null body */
+
+ if (i < cnt && !*cp)
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
#if 0
/* Enable after 4.12. It is not tested. */