diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index aa3bee5..b1a0f5a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@
  */
 static int need_forkexit_callback __read_mostly;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
+int cgroup_lock_is_held(void)
+{
+	return lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex);
+}
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
+int cgroup_lock_is_held(void)
+{
+	return mutex_is_locked(&cgroup_mutex);
+}
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cgroup_lock_is_held);
+
 /* convenient tests for these bits */
 inline int cgroup_is_removed(const struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {