1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 88e3e00e2eca..171d2846f2a3 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -1075,3 +1075,21 @@ struct inode *alloc_anon_inode(struct super_block *s)
 	return inode;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_anon_inode);
+
+/**
+ * simple_nosetlease - generic helper for prohibiting leases
+ * @filp: file pointer
+ * @arg: type of lease to obtain
+ * @flp: new lease supplied for insertion
+ * @priv: private data for lm_setup operation
+ *
+ * Generic helper for filesystems that do not wish to allow leases to be set.
+ * All arguments are ignored and it just returns -EINVAL.
+ */
+int
+simple_nosetlease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp,
+		  void **priv)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_nosetlease);