}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_scnprintf);
+/**
+ * bitmap_scnprintf_len - return buffer length needed to convert
+ * bitmap to an ASCII hex string
+ * @nr_bits: number of bits to be converted
+ */
+int bitmap_scnprintf_len(unsigned int nr_bits)
+{
+ unsigned int nr_nibbles = ALIGN(nr_bits, 4) / 4;
+ return nr_nibbles + ALIGN(nr_nibbles, CHUNKSZ / 4) / (CHUNKSZ / 4) - 1;
+}
+
/**
* __bitmap_parse - convert an ASCII hex string into a bitmap.
* @buf: pointer to buffer containing string.