diff --git a/fs/read_write.h b/fs/read_write.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07b954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/read_write.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * This file is only for sharing some helpers from read_write.c with compat.c.
+ * Don't use anywhere else.
+ */
+
+
+typedef ssize_t (*io_fn_t)(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
+typedef ssize_t (*iov_fn_t)(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *,
+		unsigned long, loff_t);
+
+ssize_t do_sync_readv_writev(struct file *filp, const struct iovec *iov,
+		unsigned long nr_segs, size_t len, loff_t *ppos, iov_fn_t fn);
+ssize_t do_loop_readv_writev(struct file *filp, struct iovec *iov,
+		unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t *ppos, io_fn_t fn);