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diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 017044c26233..bb9a519cbf50 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4180,6 +4180,22 @@ void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int max_active)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(workqueue_set_max_active);
/**
+ * current_work - retrieve %current task's work struct
+ *
+ * Determine if %current task is a workqueue worker and what it's working on.
+ * Useful to find out the context that the %current task is running in.
+ *
+ * Return: work struct if %current task is a workqueue worker, %NULL otherwise.
+ */
+struct work_struct *current_work(void)
+{
+ struct worker *worker = current_wq_worker();
+
+ return worker ? worker->current_work : NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(current_work);
+
+/**
* current_is_workqueue_rescuer - is %current workqueue rescuer?
*
* Determine whether %current is a workqueue rescuer. Can be used from