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diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 6c13f744c34a..19f5c4bf75aa 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -538,6 +538,14 @@ ssize_t __kernel_write(struct file *file, const void *buf, size_t count, loff_t
inc_syscw(current);
return ret;
}
+/*
+ * This "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()" is more of a "EXPORT_SYMBOL_DONTUSE()",
+ * but autofs is one of the few internal kernel users that actually
+ * wants this _and_ can be built as a module. So we need to export
+ * this symbol for autofs, even though it really isn't appropriate
+ * for any other kernel modules.
+ */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kernel_write);
ssize_t kernel_write(struct file *file, const void *buf, size_t count,
loff_t *pos)