+ assert(buf_offset + len
+ <= buf->chan->subbuf_size*buf->chan->subbuf_cnt);
+
+ ust_buffers_do_copy(buf->buf_data + buf_offset, src, len);
+
+ return len;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ust_buffers_do_memset - write character into dest.
+ * @dest: destination
+ * @src: source character
+ * @len: length to write
+ */
+static __inline__
+void ust_buffers_do_memset(void *dest, char src, size_t len)
+{
+ /*
+ * What we really want here is an __inline__ memset, but we
+ * don't have constants, so gcc generally uses a function call.
+ */
+ for (; len > 0; len--)
+ *(u8 *)dest++ = src;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ust_buffers_do_strncpy - copy a string up to a certain number of bytes
+ * @dest: destination
+ * @src: source
+ * @len: max. length to copy
+ * @terminated: output string ends with \0 (output)
+ *
+ * returns the number of bytes copied. Does not finalize with \0 if len is
+ * reached.
+ */
+static __inline__
+size_t ust_buffers_do_strncpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len,
+ int *terminated)
+{
+ size_t orig_len = len;
+
+ *terminated = 0;
+ /*
+ * What we really want here is an __inline__ strncpy, but we
+ * don't have constants, so gcc generally uses a function call.
+ */
+ for (; len > 0; len--) {
+ *(u8 *)dest = CMM_LOAD_SHARED(*(const u8 *)src);
+ /* Check with dest, because src may be modified concurrently */
+ if (*(const u8 *)dest == '\0') {
+ len--;
+ *terminated = 1;
+ break;
+ }
+ dest++;
+ src++;
+ }
+ return orig_len - len;
+}