1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index 54bdd923..d865937 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -1350,6 +1350,28 @@ retry:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_bufio_release_move);
 
+/*
+ * Free the given buffer.
+ *
+ * This is just a hint, if the buffer is in use or dirty, this function
+ * does nothing.
+ */
+void dm_bufio_forget(struct dm_bufio_client *c, sector_t block)
+{
+	struct dm_buffer *b;
+
+	dm_bufio_lock(c);
+
+	b = __find(c, block);
+	if (b && likely(!b->hold_count) && likely(!b->state)) {
+		__unlink_buffer(b);
+		__free_buffer_wake(b);
+	}
+
+	dm_bufio_unlock(c);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_bufio_forget);
+
 unsigned dm_bufio_get_block_size(struct dm_bufio_client *c)
 {
 	return c->block_size;