1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 1dd96d4406c0..47d4a01c5393 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ static const struct dentry_operations anon_inodefs_dentry_operations = {
         .d_delete       = anon_inodefs_delete_dentry,
 };
 
+/*
+ * nop .set_page_dirty method so that people can use .page_mkwrite on
+ * anon inodes.
+ */
+static int anon_set_page_dirty(struct page *page)
+{
+        return 0;
+};
+
+static const struct address_space_operations anon_aops = {
+        .set_page_dirty = anon_set_page_dirty,
+};
+
 /**
  * anon_inode_getfd - creates a new file instance by hooking it up to an
  *                    anonymous inode, and a dentry that describe the "class"
@@ -151,6 +164,8 @@ static struct inode *anon_inode_mkinode(void)
 
         inode->i_fop = &anon_inode_fops;
 
+        inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &anon_aops;
+
         /*
          * Mark the inode dirty from the very beginning,
          * that way it will never be moved to the dirty