diff --git a/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/include/strutils.h b/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/include/strutils.h
index 83ca7d066..45919e9e0 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/include/strutils.h
+++ b/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/include/strutils.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ char *strrstr(const char *s, const char *str);
 char *next_line(char *buf);
 char *strtrim(char *str);
 int strcnt(char *str, char c);
-
+int str_split_ere(const char *str, size_t slen,
+		const char *fmt, size_t flen, ...);
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/strutils.c b/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/strutils.c
index 5badfa073..4ff8b0416 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/strutils.c
+++ b/tools/acrn-crashlog/common/strutils.c
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "log_sys.h"
+#include "fsutils.h"
 
 /**
  * Get the length of line.
@@ -115,3 +120,172 @@ int strcnt(char *str, char c)
 
 	return cnt;
 }
+
+static int reg_match(const char *str, const char *pattern,
+		char *matched_sub, size_t matched_space,
+		size_t *end_off)
+{
+	int err;
+	regex_t reg;
+	char err_msg[128];
+	regmatch_t pm[1];
+	size_t matched_len;
+
+	LOGD("reg: %s\n", pattern);
+	err = regcomp(&reg, pattern, REG_EXTENDED);
+	if (err) {
+		regerror(err, &reg, err_msg, sizeof(err_msg));
+		LOGE("failed to regcomp - %s\n", err_msg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	err = regexec(&reg, str, sizeof(pm)/sizeof(regmatch_t), pm, 0);
+	regfree(&reg);
+	if (err == REG_NOMATCH) {
+		LOGE("failed to match with reg (%s) str (%s)\n", pattern, str);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (pm[0].rm_so == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	*end_off = pm[0].rm_eo;
+	if (matched_space == 0 || matched_sub == NULL)
+		/* get offset only */
+		return 0;
+
+	matched_len = pm[0].rm_eo - pm[0].rm_so;
+	*(char *)mempcpy(matched_sub, str + pm[0].rm_so,
+			 MIN(matched_len, matched_space - 1)) = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static char *exp_end(const char *fmt, size_t flen, const char *exp_s)
+{
+	/* supports %[regex..] and %*[regex..] */
+	int flag = 0;
+	const char *p;
+
+	if (exp_s < fmt || exp_s >= fmt + flen)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (p = exp_s; p < fmt + flen; p++) {
+		if (*p == '[')
+			flag++;
+
+		if (*p == ']') {
+			flag--;
+			if (flag == 0)
+				return (char *)(p + 1);
+			else if (flag < 0)
+				return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int exp2reg(const char *s, const char *e, int *ignore_flag, char **reg)
+{
+	const char *oreg_s;
+	int flag_tmp;
+	char *buf;
+
+	if (memcmp(s, "%*[", 3) == 0) {
+		flag_tmp = 1;
+		oreg_s = s + 3;
+	} else if (memcmp(s, "%[", 2) == 0) {
+		flag_tmp = 0;
+		oreg_s = s + 2;
+	} else {
+		LOGE("invalid exp - exp must start with \"%%[\" or \"%%*[\"\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (oreg_s >= e) {
+		LOGE("invalid exp - exp empty\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	buf = malloc(e - oreg_s + 1);
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOGE("out-of-mem\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	buf[0] = '^';
+	memcpy(&buf[1], oreg_s, e - oreg_s - 1);
+	buf[e - oreg_s] = '\0';
+
+	*reg = buf;
+	*ignore_flag = flag_tmp;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int str_split_ere(const char *str, size_t slen,
+		const char *fmt, size_t flen, ...)
+{
+	va_list v;
+	char *_str, *_fmt;
+	const char *exp_s, *exp_e;
+	int ignore_flag;
+	char *reg;
+	size_t str_off = 0;
+	size_t off;
+	char *sreq;
+	size_t sreqsize;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!str || !slen || !fmt || !flen)
+		return ret;
+
+	_str = strndup(str, slen);
+	if (!_str)
+		return ret;
+	_fmt = strndup(fmt, flen);
+	if (!_fmt) {
+		free(_str);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	va_start(v, flen);
+	/* supports %[regex..] and %*[regex..] */
+	exp_s = fmt;
+	while (str_off < flen && *exp_s) {
+		exp_e = exp_end(fmt, flen, exp_s);
+		if (!exp_e) {
+			LOGE("invalid exp - failed to find the end of exp\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (exp2reg(exp_s, exp_e, &ignore_flag, &reg) == -1) {
+			LOGE("failed to translate exp to reg\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (ignore_flag == 1) {
+			sreq = NULL;
+			sreqsize = 0;
+		} else {
+			sreq = va_arg(v, char *);
+			sreqsize = va_arg(v, size_t);
+		}
+
+		if (reg_match(str + str_off, reg, sreq, sreqsize, &off) == -1) {
+			LOGE("failed to match reg\n");
+			free(reg);
+			goto out;
+		} else {
+			if (ignore_flag == 0)
+				ret++;
+		}
+
+		exp_s = exp_e;
+		str_off += off;
+		free(reg);
+	}
+
+out:
+	va_end(v);
+	free(_str);
+	free(_fmt);
+	return ret;
+}