1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source4/lib/events/events.c b/source4/lib/events/events.c
index 83b013f366..b6ba79430c 100644
--- a/source4/lib/events/events.c
+++ b/source4/lib/events/events.c
@@ -153,3 +153,17 @@ int event_loop_wait(struct event_context *ev)
 {
 	return ev->ops->loop_wait(ev);
 }
+
+/*
+  find an event context that is a parent of the given memory context,
+  or create a new event context as a child of the given context if
+  none is found
+*/
+struct event_context *event_context_find(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx)
+{
+	struct event_context *ev = talloc_find_parent_bytype(mem_ctx, struct event_context);
+	if (ev == NULL) {
+		ev = event_context_init(mem_ctx);
+	}
+	return ev;
+}