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diff --git a/src/common/buffer-view.h b/src/common/buffer-view.h
index e8c351b3f..4486558aa 100644
--- a/src/common/buffer-view.h
+++ b/src/common/buffer-view.h
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #ifndef LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H
 #define LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H
 
+#include <common/macros.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <common/macros.h>
 
 struct lttng_dynamic_buffer;
 
@@ -70,4 +71,22 @@ struct lttng_buffer_view lttng_buffer_view_from_dynamic_buffer(
 		const struct lttng_dynamic_buffer *src, size_t offset,
 		ptrdiff_t len);
 
+/**
+ * Validate that string starting at `str` of length `len_with_null_terminator`
+ * (including the NULL terminator) fits within the buffer view, and validate
+ * that it is indeed of that length.
+ *
+ * Return true if the validation passes, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * @buf				The buffer view
+ * @str				The start of the string
+ * @len_with_null_terminator	Expected length of the string, including the
+ * 				NULL terminator.
+ *
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+bool lttng_buffer_view_validate_string(const struct lttng_buffer_view *buf,
+		const char *str,
+		size_t len_with_null_terminator);
+
 #endif /* LTTNG_BUFFER_VIEW_H */