diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/util/StateMachine.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/util/StateMachine.java
index be10608df..d67cef3 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/util/StateMachine.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/util/StateMachine.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
@@ -1495,7 +1497,7 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return number of log records
+     * @return the number of log records currently readable
      */
     public final int getLogRecSize() {
         // mSmHandler can be null if the state machine has quit.
@@ -1505,6 +1507,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * @return the number of log records we can store
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public final int getLogRecMaxSize() {
+        // mSmHandler can be null if the state machine has quit.
+        SmHandler smh = mSmHandler;
+        if (smh == null) return 0;
+        return smh.mLogRecords.mMaxSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return the total number of records processed
      */
     public final int getLogRecCount() {