+/*
+ * We rarely want to lock two inodes that do not have a parent/child
+ * relationship (such as directory, child inode) simultaneously. The
+ * vast majority of file systems should be able to get along fine
+ * without this. Do not use these functions except as a last resort.
+ */
+void inode_double_lock(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2)
+{
+ if (inode1 == NULL || inode2 == NULL || inode1 == inode2) {
+ if (inode1)
+ mutex_lock(&inode1->i_mutex);
+ else if (inode2)
+ mutex_lock(&inode2->i_mutex);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (inode1 < inode2) {
+ mutex_lock_nested(&inode1->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+ mutex_lock_nested(&inode2->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+ } else {
+ mutex_lock_nested(&inode2->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+ mutex_lock_nested(&inode1->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_double_lock);
+
+void inode_double_unlock(struct inode *inode1, struct inode *inode2)
+{
+ if (inode1)
+ mutex_unlock(&inode1->i_mutex);
+
+ if (inode2 && inode2 != inode1)
+ mutex_unlock(&inode2->i_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_double_unlock);
+