diff --git a/mm/mmzone.c b/mm/mmzone.c
index eb58386..486ed59 100644
--- a/mm/mmzone.c
+++ b/mm/mmzone.c
@@ -42,3 +42,33 @@
 	return zone;
 }
 
+static inline int zref_in_nodemask(struct zoneref *zref, nodemask_t *nodes)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+	return node_isset(zonelist_node_idx(zref), *nodes);
+#else
+	return 1;
+#endif /* CONFIG_NUMA */
+}
+
+/* Returns the next zone at or below highest_zoneidx in a zonelist */
+struct zoneref *next_zones_zonelist(struct zoneref *z,
+					enum zone_type highest_zoneidx,
+					nodemask_t *nodes,
+					struct zone **zone)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Find the next suitable zone to use for the allocation.
+	 * Only filter based on nodemask if it's set
+	 */
+	if (likely(nodes == NULL))
+		while (zonelist_zone_idx(z) > highest_zoneidx)
+			z++;
+	else
+		while (zonelist_zone_idx(z) > highest_zoneidx ||
+				(z->zone && !zref_in_nodemask(z, nodes)))
+			z++;
+
+	*zone = zonelist_zone(z++);
+	return z;
+}