2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
index 506e7620a986..9c0890c7a06a 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ extern struct vm_struct *get_vm_area_caller(unsigned long size,
                                         unsigned long flags, void *caller);
 extern struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags,
                                         unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
+extern struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area_caller(unsigned long size,
+                                        unsigned long flags,
+                                        unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+                                        void *caller);
 extern struct vm_struct *get_vm_area_node(unsigned long size,
                                           unsigned long flags, int node,
                                           gfp_t gfp_mask);
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 75f49d312e8c..4dd2636d0b92 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,14 @@ struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__get_vm_area);
 
+struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area_caller(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags,
+                                       unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+                                       void *caller)
+{
+        return __get_vm_area_node(size, flags, start, end, -1, GFP_KERNEL,
+                                  caller);
+}
+
 /**
  *      get_vm_area  -  reserve a contiguous kernel virtual area
  *      @size:          size of the area