1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/safe_io.h b/src/common/safe_io.h
index 4c2991fe6e8..a4c9bc7a72f 100644
--- a/src/common/safe_io.h
+++ b/src/common/safe_io.h
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ extern "C" {
   ssize_t safe_pread_exact(int fd, void *buf, size_t count, off_t offset)
       WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 
+
+  /*
+   * Safe functions to read and write an entire file.
+   */
+  int safe_write_file(const char *base, const char *file,
+			const char *val, size_t vallen);
+  int safe_read_file(const char *base, const char *file,
+		       char *val, size_t vallen);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif