diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 24ff204..d5d1653 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3140,6 +3140,35 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * follow_pfn - look up PFN at a user virtual address
+ * @vma: memory mapping
+ * @address: user virtual address
+ * @pfn: location to store found PFN
+ *
+ * Only IO mappings and raw PFN mappings are allowed.
+ *
+ * Returns zero and the pfn at @pfn on success, -ve otherwise.
+ */
+int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
+	unsigned long *pfn)
+{
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	spinlock_t *ptl;
+	pte_t *ptep;
+
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP)))
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	*pfn = pte_pfn(*ptep);
+	pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(follow_pfn);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
 int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long address, unsigned int flags,