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diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index d90deaa08e7..34c38fabf51 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -210,6 +210,42 @@ void fsnotify_set_mark_ignored_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mas
}
/*
+ * Sorting function for lists of fsnotify marks.
+ *
+ * Fanotify supports different notification classes (reflected as priority of
+ * notification group). Events shall be passed to notification groups in
+ * decreasing priority order. To achieve this marks in notification lists for
+ * inodes and vfsmounts are sorted so that priorities of corresponding groups
+ * are descending.
+ *
+ * Furthermore correct handling of the ignore mask requires processing inode
+ * and vfsmount marks of each group together. Using the group address as
+ * further sort criterion provides a unique sorting order and thus we can
+ * merge inode and vfsmount lists of marks in linear time and find groups
+ * present in both lists.
+ *
+ * A return value of 1 signifies that b has priority over a.
+ * A return value of 0 signifies that the two marks have to be handled together.
+ * A return value of -1 signifies that a has priority over b.
+ */
+int fsnotify_compare_groups(struct fsnotify_group *a, struct fsnotify_group *b)
+{
+ if (a == b)
+ return 0;
+ if (!a)
+ return 1;
+ if (!b)
+ return -1;
+ if (a->priority < b->priority)
+ return 1;
+ if (a->priority > b->priority)
+ return -1;
+ if (a < b)
+ return 1;
+ return -1;
+}
+
+/*
* Attach an initialized mark to a given group and fs object.
* These marks may be used for the fsnotify backend to determine which
* event types should be delivered to which group.