2 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 2e152aed7198..0d4015205c64 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ lib-y	+= kobject.o kref.o klist.o
 
 obj-y += bcd.o div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
          bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o kasprintf.o bitmap.o scatterlist.o \
-         string_helpers.o gcd.o list_sort.o
+         string_helpers.o gcd.o lcm.o list_sort.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
 CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/lib/lcm.c b/lib/lcm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..157cd88a6ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/lcm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/gcd.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/* Lowest common multiple */
+unsigned long lcm(unsigned long a, unsigned long b)
+{
+        if (a && b)
+                return (a * b) / gcd(a, b);
+        else if (b)
+                return b;
+
+        return a;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lcm);