diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 98230ac..64ddc44 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 config GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	bool
 
+config GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	bool
+
 config GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
 	bool
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index b98df50..77937a7 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_DDR) += jedec_ddr_data.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER) += strncpy_from_user.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER) += strnlen_user.o
 
 hostprogs-y	:= gen_crc32table
 clean-files	:= crc32table.h
diff --git a/lib/strnlen_user.c b/lib/strnlen_user.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90900ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/strnlen_user.c
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+#include <asm/word-at-a-time.h>
+
+/* Set bits in the first 'n' bytes when loaded from memory */
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#  define aligned_byte_mask(n) ((1ul << 8*(n))-1)
+#else
+#  define aligned_byte_mask(n) (~0xfful << 8*(7-(n)))
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Do a strnlen, return length of string *with* final '\0'.
+ * 'count' is the user-supplied count, while 'max' is the
+ * address space maximum.
+ *
+ * Return 0 for exceptions (which includes hitting the address
+ * space maximum), or 'count+1' if hitting the user-supplied
+ * maximum count.
+ *
+ * NOTE! We can sometimes overshoot the user-supplied maximum
+ * if it fits in a aligned 'long'. The caller needs to check
+ * the return value against "> max".
+ */
+static inline long do_strnlen_user(const char __user *src, unsigned long count, unsigned long max)
+{
+	const struct word_at_a_time constants = WORD_AT_A_TIME_CONSTANTS;
+	long align, res = 0;
+	unsigned long c;
+
+	/*
+	 * Truncate 'max' to the user-specified limit, so that
+	 * we only have one limit we need to check in the loop
+	 */
+	if (max > count)
+		max = count;
+
+	/*
+	 * Do everything aligned. But that means that we
+	 * need to also expand the maximum..
+	 */
+	align = (sizeof(long) - 1) & (unsigned long)src;
+	src -= align;
+	max += align;
+
+	if (unlikely(__get_user(c,(unsigned long __user *)src)))
+		return 0;
+	c |= aligned_byte_mask(align);
+
+	for (;;) {
+		unsigned long data;
+		if (has_zero(c, &data, &constants)) {
+			data = prep_zero_mask(c, data, &constants);
+			data = create_zero_mask(data);
+			return res + find_zero(data) + 1 - align;
+		}
+		res += sizeof(unsigned long);
+		if (unlikely(max < sizeof(unsigned long)))
+			break;
+		max -= sizeof(unsigned long);
+		if (unlikely(__get_user(c,(unsigned long __user *)(src+res))))
+			return 0;
+	}
+	res -= align;
+
+	/*
+	 * Uhhuh. We hit 'max'. But was that the user-specified maximum
+	 * too? If so, return the marker for "too long".
+	 */
+	if (res >= count)
+		return count+1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Nope: we hit the address space limit, and we still had more
+	 * characters the caller would have wanted. That's 0.
+	 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * strnlen_user: - Get the size of a user string INCLUDING final NUL.
+ * @str: The string to measure.
+ * @count: Maximum count (including NUL character)
+ *
+ * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
+ * If the string is too long, returns 'count+1'.
+ * On exception (or invalid count), returns 0.
+ */
+long strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long count)
+{
+	unsigned long max_addr, src_addr;
+
+	if (unlikely(count <= 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	max_addr = user_addr_max();
+	src_addr = (unsigned long)str;
+	if (likely(src_addr < max_addr)) {
+		unsigned long max = max_addr - src_addr;
+		return do_strnlen_user(str, count, max);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(strnlen_user);
+
+/**
+ * strlen_user: - Get the size of a user string INCLUDING final NUL.
+ * @str: The string to measure.
+ *
+ * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ *
+ * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
+ * On exception, returns 0.
+ *
+ * If there is a limit on the length of a valid string, you may wish to
+ * consider using strnlen_user() instead.
+ */
+long strlen_user(const char __user *str)
+{
+	unsigned long max_addr, src_addr;
+
+	max_addr = user_addr_max();
+	src_addr = (unsigned long)str;
+	if (likely(src_addr < max_addr)) {
+		unsigned long max = max_addr - src_addr;
+		return do_strnlen_user(str, ~0ul, max);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlen_user);