1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 5cb30464691c..5e0abc97d992 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,33 @@ void *vm_map_ram(struct page **pages, unsigned int count, int node, pgprot_t pro
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_map_ram);
 
 static struct vm_struct *vmlist __initdata;
+
+/**
+ * vm_area_check_early - check if vmap area is already mapped
+ * @vm: vm_struct to be checked
+ *
+ * This function is used to check if the vmap area has been
+ * mapped already. @vm->addr, @vm->size and @vm->flags should
+ * contain proper values.
+ *
+ */
+int __init vm_area_check_early(struct vm_struct *vm)
+{
+	struct vm_struct *tmp, **p;
+
+	BUG_ON(vmap_initialized);
+	for (p = &vmlist; (tmp = *p) != NULL; p = &tmp->next) {
+		if (tmp->addr >= vm->addr) {
+			if (tmp->addr < vm->addr + vm->size)
+				return 1;
+		} else {
+			if (tmp->addr + tmp->size > vm->addr)
+				return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * vm_area_add_early - add vmap area early during boot
  * @vm: vm_struct to add