2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
index 83decf6cf..a419f9602 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,28 @@ std::size_t HLERequestContext::GetWriteBufferSize(std::size_t buffer_index) cons
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool HLERequestContext::CanReadBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index) const {
+    const bool is_buffer_a{BufferDescriptorA().size() > buffer_index &&
+                           BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size()};
+
+    if (is_buffer_a) {
+        return BufferDescriptorA().size() > buffer_index;
+    } else {
+        return BufferDescriptorX().size() > buffer_index;
+    }
+}
+
+bool HLERequestContext::CanWriteBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index) const {
+    const bool is_buffer_b{BufferDescriptorB().size() > buffer_index &&
+                           BufferDescriptorB()[buffer_index].Size()};
+
+    if (is_buffer_b) {
+        return BufferDescriptorB().size() > buffer_index;
+    } else {
+        return BufferDescriptorC().size() > buffer_index;
+    }
+}
+
 std::string HLERequestContext::Description() const {
     if (!command_header) {
         return "No command header available";
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
index b112e1ebd..698f607e6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.h
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ public:
     /// Helper function to get the size of the output buffer
     std::size_t GetWriteBufferSize(std::size_t buffer_index = 0) const;
 
+    /// Helper function to test whether the input buffer at buffer_index can be read
+    bool CanReadBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index = 0) const;
+
+    /// Helper function to test whether the output buffer at buffer_index can be written
+    bool CanWriteBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index = 0) const;
+
     template <typename T>
     std::shared_ptr<T> GetCopyObject(std::size_t index) {
         return DynamicObjectCast<T>(copy_objects.at(index));