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diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 92c08cf7670e..047c0db5763f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -464,4 +464,61 @@ static inline unsigned long vfs_pressure_ratio(unsigned long val)
{
return mult_frac(val, sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure, 100);
}
+
+/**
+ * d_inode - Get the actual inode of this dentry
+ * @dentry: The dentry to query
+ *
+ * This is the helper normal filesystems should use to get at their own inodes
+ * in their own dentries and ignore the layering superimposed upon them.
+ */
+static inline struct inode *d_inode(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ return dentry->d_inode;
+}
+
+/**
+ * d_inode_rcu - Get the actual inode of this dentry with ACCESS_ONCE()
+ * @dentry: The dentry to query
+ *
+ * This is the helper normal filesystems should use to get at their own inodes
+ * in their own dentries and ignore the layering superimposed upon them.
+ */
+static inline struct inode *d_inode_rcu(const struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ return ACCESS_ONCE(dentry->d_inode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * d_backing_inode - Get upper or lower inode we should be using
+ * @upper: The upper layer
+ *
+ * This is the helper that should be used to get at the inode that will be used
+ * if this dentry were to be opened as a file. The inode may be on the upper
+ * dentry or it may be on a lower dentry pinned by the upper.
+ *
+ * Normal filesystems should not use this to access their own inodes.
+ */
+static inline struct inode *d_backing_inode(const struct dentry *upper)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = upper->d_inode;
+
+ return inode;
+}
+
+/**
+ * d_backing_dentry - Get upper or lower dentry we should be using
+ * @upper: The upper layer
+ *
+ * This is the helper that should be used to get the dentry of the inode that
+ * will be used if this dentry were opened as a file. It may be the upper
+ * dentry or it may be a lower dentry pinned by the upper.
+ *
+ * Normal filesystems should not use this to access their own dentries.
+ */
+static inline struct dentry *d_backing_dentry(struct dentry *upper)
+{
+ return upper;
+}
+
#endif /* __LINUX_DCACHE_H */
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