2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index d42a98e4725b..1ae6eb7a621b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1842,12 +1842,36 @@ int transport_generic_handle_cdb(
                 printk(KERN_ERR "cmd->se_lun is NULL\n");
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
+
         transport_add_cmd_to_queue(cmd, TRANSPORT_NEW_CMD);
         return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_generic_handle_cdb);
 
 /*
+ * Used by fabric module frontends to queue tasks directly.
+ * Many only be used from process context only
+ */
+int transport_handle_cdb_direct(
+        struct se_cmd *cmd)
+{
+        if (!cmd->se_lun) {
+                dump_stack();
+                printk(KERN_ERR "cmd->se_lun is NULL\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        if (in_interrupt()) {
+                dump_stack();
+                printk(KERN_ERR "transport_generic_handle_cdb cannot be called"
+                                " from interrupt context\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        return transport_generic_new_cmd(cmd);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(transport_handle_cdb_direct);
+
+/*
  * Used by fabric module frontends defining a TFO->new_cmd_map() caller
  * to  queue up a newly setup se_cmd w/ TRANSPORT_NEW_CMD_MAP in order to
  * complete setup in TCM process context w/ TFO->new_cmd_map().
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_transport.h b/include/target/target_core_transport.h
index 604e669527b4..2aae76412377 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_transport.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_transport.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ extern void transport_init_se_cmd(struct se_cmd *,
 extern void transport_free_se_cmd(struct se_cmd *);
 extern int transport_generic_allocate_tasks(struct se_cmd *, unsigned char *);
 extern int transport_generic_handle_cdb(struct se_cmd *);
+extern int transport_handle_cdb_direct(struct se_cmd *);
 extern int transport_generic_handle_cdb_map(struct se_cmd *);
 extern int transport_generic_handle_data(struct se_cmd *);
 extern void transport_new_cmd_failure(struct se_cmd *);