2 files changed, 58 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
index f3b13aa1b7d4..bdc7d739882b 100644
--- a/block/bdev.c
+++ b/block/bdev.c
@@ -829,6 +829,25 @@ put_blkdev:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get_by_dev);
 
+struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
+				     const struct blk_holder_ops *hops)
+{
+	struct bdev_handle *handle = kmalloc(sizeof(*handle), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+
+	if (!handle)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, mode, holder, hops);
+	if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
+		kfree(handle);
+		return ERR_CAST(bdev);
+	}
+	handle->bdev = bdev;
+	handle->holder = holder;
+	return handle;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_open_by_dev);
+
 /**
  * blkdev_get_by_path - open a block device by name
  * @path: path to the block device to open
@@ -867,6 +886,28 @@ struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get_by_path);
 
+struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
+		void *holder, const struct blk_holder_ops *hops)
+{
+	struct bdev_handle *handle;
+	dev_t dev;
+	int error;
+
+	error = lookup_bdev(path, &dev);
+	if (error)
+		return ERR_PTR(error);
+
+	handle = bdev_open_by_dev(dev, mode, holder, hops);
+	if (!IS_ERR(handle) && (mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) &&
+	    bdev_read_only(handle->bdev)) {
+		bdev_release(handle);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+	}
+
+	return handle;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_open_by_path);
+
 void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
@@ -903,6 +944,13 @@ void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_put);
 
+void bdev_release(struct bdev_handle *handle)
+{
+	blkdev_put(handle->bdev, handle->holder);
+	kfree(handle);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdev_release);
+
 /**
  * lookup_bdev() - Look up a struct block_device by name.
  * @pathname: Name of the block device in the filesystem.
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index eef450f25982..03d3adc3ff34 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1479,14 +1479,24 @@ extern const struct blk_holder_ops fs_holder_ops;
 #define sb_open_mode(flags) \
 	(BLK_OPEN_READ | (((flags) & SB_RDONLY) ? 0 : BLK_OPEN_WRITE))
 
+struct bdev_handle {
+	struct block_device *bdev;
+	void *holder;
+};
+
 struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
 		const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
 struct block_device *blkdev_get_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
 		void *holder, const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
+struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
+		const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
+struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_path(const char *path, blk_mode_t mode,
+		void *holder, const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
 int bd_prepare_to_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder,
 		const struct blk_holder_ops *hops);
 void bd_abort_claiming(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder);
 void blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder);
+void bdev_release(struct bdev_handle *handle);
 
 /* just for blk-cgroup, don't use elsewhere */
 struct block_device *blkdev_get_no_open(dev_t dev);