2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
index ec7cbe08ad3..9da6d657707 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,21 @@ out:
         return ret;
 }
 
+
+gf_boolean_t
+loc_is_nameless (loc_t *loc)
+{
+        gf_boolean_t ret = _gf_false;
+
+        GF_VALIDATE_OR_GOTO ("xlator", loc, out);
+
+        if ((!loc->parent && gf_uuid_is_null (loc->pargfid)) || !loc->name)
+                ret = _gf_true;
+out:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+
 int
 xlator_destroy (xlator_t *xl)
 {
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
index e0f82a70764..894785e7985 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/xlator.h
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ void loc_pargfid (loc_t *loc, uuid_t pargfid);
 char* loc_gfid_utoa (loc_t *loc);
 gf_boolean_t loc_is_root (loc_t *loc);
 int32_t loc_build_child (loc_t *child, loc_t *parent, char *name);
+gf_boolean_t loc_is_nameless (loc_t *loc);
 int xlator_mem_acct_init (xlator_t *xl, int num_types);
 int is_gf_log_command (xlator_t *trans, const char *name, char *value);
 int glusterd_check_log_level (const char *value);