1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index 4b2469bb6554..2c5b92152876 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -701,6 +701,14 @@ out:
         return ret;
 }
 
+void inotify_evict_watch(struct inotify_watch *watch)
+{
+        get_inotify_watch(watch);
+        mutex_lock(&watch->ih->mutex);
+        inotify_remove_watch_locked(watch->ih, watch);
+        mutex_unlock(&watch->ih->mutex);
+}
+
 /**
  * inotify_rm_wd - remove a watch from an inotify instance
  * @ih: inotify handle