diff --git a/adb_utils.cpp b/adb_utils.cpp
index f10c143..0ce5ece 100644
--- a/adb_utils.cpp
+++ b/adb_utils.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#define TRACE_TAG TRACE_ADB
+
 #include "adb_utils.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -21,6 +23,11 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <base/stringprintf.h>
+
+#include "adb_trace.h"
 #include "sysdeps.h"
 
 bool getcwd(std::string* s) {
@@ -50,3 +57,25 @@
   result.push_back('\'');
   return result;
 }
+
+void dump_hex(const void* data, size_t byte_count) {
+    byte_count = std::min(byte_count, size_t(16));
+
+    const uint8_t* p = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data);
+
+    std::string line;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < byte_count; ++i) {
+        android::base::StringAppendF(&line, "%02x", p[i]);
+    }
+    line.push_back(' ');
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < byte_count; ++i) {
+        int c = p[i];
+        if (c < 32 || c > 127) {
+            c = '.';
+        }
+        line.push_back(c);
+    }
+
+    DR("%s\n", line.c_str());
+}