diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
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+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
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+
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+static wait_queue_head_t congestion_wqh[2] = {
+		__WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(congestion_wqh[0]),
+		__WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(congestion_wqh[1])
+	};
+
+
+void clear_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int rw)
+{
+	enum bdi_state bit;
+	wait_queue_head_t *wqh = &congestion_wqh[rw];
+
+	bit = (rw == WRITE) ? BDI_write_congested : BDI_read_congested;
+	clear_bit(bit, &bdi->state);
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+	if (waitqueue_active(wqh))
+		wake_up(wqh);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(clear_bdi_congested);
+
+void set_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int rw)
+{
+	enum bdi_state bit;
+
+	bit = (rw == WRITE) ? BDI_write_congested : BDI_read_congested;
+	set_bit(bit, &bdi->state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_bdi_congested);
+
+/**
+ * congestion_wait - wait for a backing_dev to become uncongested
+ * @rw: READ or WRITE
+ * @timeout: timeout in jiffies
+ *
+ * Waits for up to @timeout jiffies for a backing_dev (any backing_dev) to exit
+ * write congestion.  If no backing_devs are congested then just wait for the
+ * next write to be completed.
+ */
+long congestion_wait(int rw, long timeout)
+{
+	long ret;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	wait_queue_head_t *wqh = &congestion_wqh[rw];
+
+	prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	ret = io_schedule_timeout(timeout);
+	finish_wait(wqh, &wait);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(congestion_wait);
+
+/**
+ * congestion_end - wake up sleepers on a congested backing_dev_info
+ * @rw: READ or WRITE
+ */
+void congestion_end(int rw)
+{
+	wait_queue_head_t *wqh = &congestion_wqh[rw];
+
+	if (waitqueue_active(wqh))
+		wake_up(wqh);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(congestion_end);