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diff --git a/src/vlib/buffer.h b/src/vlib/buffer.h
index 69c8c7ccb09..18e2437d775 100644
--- a/src/vlib/buffer.h
+++ b/src/vlib/buffer.h
@@ -205,6 +205,18 @@ vlib_buffer_advance (vlib_buffer_t * b, word l)
b->current_length -= l;
}
+/** \brief Check if there is enough space in buffer to advance
+
+ @param b - (vlib_buffer_t *) pointer to the buffer
+ @param l - (word) size to check
+ @return - 0 if there is less space than 'l' in buffer
+*/
+always_inline u8
+vlib_buffer_has_space (vlib_buffer_t * b, word l)
+{
+ return b->current_length >= l;
+}
+
/** \brief Reset current header & length to state they were in when
packet was received.