diff --git a/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.c b/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.c
index 6d11cb00e91..4c8cc310280 100644
--- a/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.c
+++ b/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.c
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ static struct talloc_chunk *talloc_parent_chunk(const void *ptr)
 	return tc->parent;
 }
 
+void *talloc_parent(const void *ptr)
+{
+	struct talloc_chunk *tc = talloc_parent_chunk(ptr);
+	return (void *)(tc+1);
+}
+
 /* 
    Allocate a bit of memory as a child of an existing pointer
 */
@@ -695,7 +701,7 @@ static int talloc_reference_count(const void *ptr)
 /*
   report on memory usage by all children of a pointer, giving a full tree view
 */
-static void talloc_report_depth(const void *ptr, FILE *f, int depth)
+void talloc_report_depth(const void *ptr, FILE *f, int depth)
 {
 	struct talloc_chunk *c, *tc = talloc_chunk_from_ptr(ptr);
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.h b/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.h
index cf03ce59521..3483bb9e710 100644
--- a/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.h
+++ b/source4/lib/talloc/talloc.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ void *talloc_named(const void *context, size_t size,
 		   const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3,4);
 void *talloc_named_const(const void *context, size_t size, const char *name);
 const char *talloc_get_name(const void *ptr);
+void talloc_report_depth(const void *ptr, FILE *f, int depth);
+void *talloc_parent(const void *ptr);
 void *talloc_init(const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(1,2);
 int talloc_free(void *ptr);
 void *_talloc_realloc(const void *context, void *ptr, size_t size, const char *name);