1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sql/sql_class.cc b/sql/sql_class.cc
index ac050eb2fd4..ab15a08874f 100644
--- a/sql/sql_class.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_class.cc
@@ -8153,3 +8153,11 @@ THD_list_iterator *THD_list_iterator::iterator()
 {
   return &server_threads;
 }
+
+
+LEX_CSTRING make_string(THD *thd, const char *start_ptr,
+                        const char *end_ptr)
+{
+  size_t length = end_ptr - start_ptr;
+  return {strmake_root(thd->mem_root, start_ptr, length), length};
+}