diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index a4f4181..0237939 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@
 		PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+pnfs_layoutcommit_outstanding(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
+
+	return test_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT, &nfsi->flags) != 0 ||
+		test_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMITTING, &nfsi->flags) != 0;
+}
+
 static inline int pnfs_return_layout(struct inode *ino)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(ino);
@@ -515,6 +524,13 @@
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+pnfs_layoutcommit_outstanding(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 static inline struct nfs4_threshold *pnfs_mdsthreshold_alloc(void)
 {
 	return NULL;