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diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index 7a086235da4..d984aff32a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ extern struct fscache_cookie *__fscache_acquire_cookie(
const struct fscache_cookie_def *,
void *);
extern void __fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, int);
+extern int __fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *);
extern void __fscache_update_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *);
extern int __fscache_attr_changed(struct fscache_cookie *);
extern void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *);
@@ -326,6 +327,25 @@ void fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie, int retire)
}
/**
+ * fscache_check_consistency - Request that if the cache is updated
+ * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
+ *
+ * Request an consistency check from fscache, which passes the request
+ * to the backing cache.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if consistent and -ESTALE if inconsistent. May also
+ * return -ENOMEM and -ERESTARTSYS.
+ */
+static inline
+int fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *cookie)
+{
+ if (fscache_cookie_valid(cookie))
+ return __fscache_check_consistency(cookie);
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
* fscache_update_cookie - Request that a cache object be updated
* @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
*