diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 6cfad47..c75d02c 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1451,3 +1451,75 @@
 out2:
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static int clone_verify_area(struct file *file, loff_t pos, u64 len, bool write)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+
+	if (unlikely(pos < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	 if (unlikely((loff_t) (pos + len) < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (unlikely(inode->i_flctx && mandatory_lock(inode))) {
+		loff_t end = len ? pos + len - 1 : OFFSET_MAX;
+		int retval;
+
+		retval = locks_mandatory_area(inode, file, pos, end,
+				write ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	return security_file_permission(file, write ? MAY_WRITE : MAY_READ);
+}
+
+int vfs_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
+		struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out, u64 len)
+{
+	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
+	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (inode_in->i_sb != inode_out->i_sb ||
+	    file_in->f_path.mnt != file_out->f_path.mnt)
+		return -EXDEV;
+
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EISDIR;
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    !(file_out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND) ||
+	    !file_in->f_op->clone_file_range)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	ret = clone_verify_area(file_in, pos_in, len, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = clone_verify_area(file_out, pos_out, len, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (pos_in + len > i_size_read(inode_in))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = mnt_want_write_file(file_out);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = file_in->f_op->clone_file_range(file_in, pos_in,
+			file_out, pos_out, len);
+	if (!ret) {
+		fsnotify_access(file_in);
+		fsnotify_modify(file_out);
+	}
+
+	mnt_drop_write_file(file_out);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_clone_file_range);