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diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index b8cf161f5a6d..64efda9aae62 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -34,6 +34,25 @@ static inline void fsnotify_parent(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry, __u
__fsnotify_parent(path, dentry, mask);
}
+/* simple call site for access decisions */
+static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
+{
+ struct path *path = &file->f_path;
+ struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+ __u32 fsnotify_mask;
+
+ if (file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)
+ return 0;
+ if (!(mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_OPEN)))
+ return 0;
+ if (mask & MAY_READ)
+ fsnotify_mask = FS_ACCESS_PERM;
+ if (mask & MAY_OPEN)
+ fsnotify_mask = FS_OPEN_PERM;
+
+ return fsnotify(inode, fsnotify_mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH, NULL, 0);
+}
+
/*
* fsnotify_d_move - dentry has been moved
* Called with dcache_lock and dentry->d_lock held.