@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-// +build linux freebsd solaris

+// +build linux freebsd solaris openbsd

 // Package kernel provides helper function to get, parse and compare kernel

 // versions for different platforms.

@@ -13,3 +13,15 @@ func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*StatT, error) {

 		rdev: uint64(s.Rdev),

 		mtim: s.Mtim}, nil

 }

+

+// Stat takes a path to a file and returns

+// a system.Stat_t type pertaining to that file.

+//

+// Throws an error if the file does not exist

+func Stat(path string) (*StatT, error) {

+	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}

+	if err := syscall.Stat(path, s); err != nil {

+		return nil, err

+	}

+	return fromStatT(s)

+}