diff --git a/executer/include/uprotocol.h b/executer/include/uprotocol.h
index 7c0f6332..ff5c0653 100644
--- a/executer/include/uprotocol.h
+++ b/executer/include/uprotocol.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define MCEXEC_UP_LOAD_SYSCALL   0x30a02905
 #define MCEXEC_UP_SEND_SIGNAL    0x30a02906
 #define MCEXEC_UP_GET_CPU        0x30a02907
+#define MCEXEC_UP_STRNCPY_FROM_USER 0x30a02908
 
 #define MCEXEC_UP_PREPARE_DMA    0x30a02910
 #define MCEXEC_UP_FREE_DMA       0x30a02911
@@ -115,6 +116,13 @@ struct syscall_ret_desc {
 	unsigned long size;
 };
 
+struct strncpy_from_user_desc {
+	void *dest;
+	void *src;
+	unsigned long n;
+	long result;
+};
+
 struct prepare_dma_desc {
 	unsigned long size;
 	unsigned long pa;
diff --git a/executer/kernel/control.c b/executer/kernel/control.c
index f13e0049..671b81a5 100644
--- a/executer/kernel/control.c
+++ b/executer/kernel/control.c
@@ -573,6 +573,58 @@ long mcexec_ret_syscall(ihk_os_t os, struct syscall_ret_desc *__user arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+long mcexec_strncpy_from_user(ihk_os_t os, struct strncpy_from_user_desc * __user arg)
+{
+	struct strncpy_from_user_desc desc;
+	void *buf;
+	void *dest;
+	void *src;
+	unsigned long remain;
+	long want;
+	long copied;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&desc, arg, sizeof(desc))) {
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	buf = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf) {
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	dest = desc.dest;
+	src = desc.src;
+	remain = desc.n;
+	want = 0;
+	copied = 0;
+
+	while ((remain > 0) && (want == copied)) {
+		want = (remain > PAGE_SIZE)? PAGE_SIZE: remain;
+		copied = strncpy_from_user(buf, src, want);
+		if (copied == want) {
+			if (copy_to_user(dest, buf, copied)) {
+				copied = -EFAULT;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (copied >= 0) {
+			if (copy_to_user(dest, buf, copied+1)) {
+				copied = -EFAULT;
+			}
+		}
+		dest += copied;
+		src += copied;
+		remain -= copied;
+	}
+
+	desc.result = (copied >= 0)? (desc.n - remain): copied;
+	free_page((unsigned long)buf);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &desc, sizeof(*arg))) {
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 long __mcctrl_control(ihk_os_t os, unsigned int req, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	switch (req) {
@@ -600,6 +652,9 @@ long __mcctrl_control(ihk_os_t os, unsigned int req, unsigned long arg)
 	case MCEXEC_UP_GET_CPU:
 		return mcexec_get_cpu(os);
 
+	case MCEXEC_UP_STRNCPY_FROM_USER:
+		return mcexec_strncpy_from_user(os, (struct strncpy_from_user_desc *)arg);
+
 	case MCEXEC_UP_PREPARE_DMA:
 		return mcexec_pin_region(os, (unsigned long *)arg);
 
diff --git a/executer/kernel/driver.c b/executer/kernel/driver.c
index bb0b6566..9f621376 100644
--- a/executer/kernel/driver.c
+++ b/executer/kernel/driver.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static struct ihk_os_user_call_handler mcctrl_uchs[] = {
 	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_LOAD_SYSCALL, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
 	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_SEND_SIGNAL, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
 	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_GET_CPU, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
+	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_STRNCPY_FROM_USER, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
 	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_PREPARE_DMA, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
 	{ .request = MCEXEC_UP_FREE_DMA, .func = mcctrl_ioctl },
 };
diff --git a/executer/user/mcexec.c b/executer/user/mcexec.c
index 43b86e21..4ab30576 100644
--- a/executer/user/mcexec.c
+++ b/executer/user/mcexec.c
@@ -883,6 +883,25 @@ kill_thread(unsigned long cpu)
 	}
 }
 
+static long do_strncpy_from_user(int fd, void *dest, void *src, unsigned long n)
+{
+	struct strncpy_from_user_desc desc;
+	int ret;
+
+	desc.dest = dest;
+	desc.src = src;
+	desc.n = n;
+
+	ret = ioctl(fd, MCEXEC_UP_STRNCPY_FROM_USER, (unsigned long)&desc);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		perror("strncpy_from_user:ioctl");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return desc.result;
+}
+
 #define SET_ERR(ret) if (ret == -1) ret = -errno
 
 int main_loop(int fd, int cpu, pthread_mutex_t *lock)