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diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index a33247fdb8f5..dd3ef966efdb 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -2024,6 +2024,30 @@ void *skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_pull);
/**
+ * skb_pull_data - remove data from the start of a buffer returning its
+ * original position.
+ * @skb: buffer to use
+ * @len: amount of data to remove
+ *
+ * This function removes data from the start of a buffer, returning
+ * the memory to the headroom. A pointer to the original data in the buffer
+ * is returned after checking if there is enough data to pull. Once the
+ * data has been pulled future pushes will overwrite the old data.
+ */
+void *skb_pull_data(struct sk_buff *skb, size_t len)
+{
+ void *data = skb->data;
+
+ if (skb->len < len)
+ return NULL;
+
+ skb_pull(skb, len);
+
+ return data;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_pull_data);
+
+/**
* skb_trim - remove end from a buffer
* @skb: buffer to alter
* @len: new length