diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index 136ac4f..ae962b3 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -239,6 +239,47 @@
 		next->vm_prev = vma;
 }
 
+/* Check if the vma is being used as a stack by this task */
+static int vm_is_stack_for_task(struct task_struct *t,
+				struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return (vma->vm_start <= KSTK_ESP(t) && vma->vm_end >= KSTK_ESP(t));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check if the vma is being used as a stack.
+ * If is_group is non-zero, check in the entire thread group or else
+ * just check in the current task. Returns the pid of the task that
+ * the vma is stack for.
+ */
+pid_t vm_is_stack(struct task_struct *task,
+		  struct vm_area_struct *vma, int in_group)
+{
+	pid_t ret = 0;
+
+	if (vm_is_stack_for_task(task, vma))
+		return task->pid;
+
+	if (in_group) {
+		struct task_struct *t;
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		if (!pid_alive(task))
+			goto done;
+
+		t = task;
+		do {
+			if (vm_is_stack_for_task(t, vma)) {
+				ret = t->pid;
+				goto done;
+			}
+		} while_each_thread(task, t);
+done:
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_MMU) && !defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT)
 void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {