diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 7249e01..456c9ab 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -3213,6 +3213,50 @@
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * bh_uptodate_or_lock: Test whether the buffer is uptodate
+ * @bh: struct buffer_head
+ *
+ * Return true if the buffer is up-to-date and false,
+ * with the buffer locked, if not.
+ */
+int bh_uptodate_or_lock(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		lock_buffer(bh);
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
+			return 0;
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bh_uptodate_or_lock);
+
+/**
+ * bh_submit_read: Submit a locked buffer for reading
+ * @bh: struct buffer_head
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success and -EIO on error.
+ */
+int bh_submit_read(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_locked(bh));
+
+	if (buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	get_bh(bh);
+	bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
+	submit_bh(READ, bh);
+	wait_on_buffer(bh);
+	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
+		return 0;
+	return -EIO;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bh_submit_read);
+
 void __init buffer_init(void)
 {
 	int nrpages;