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diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 8fd095c4ae51..687686a61f7c 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ void put_page(struct page *page)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_page);
+/**
+ * put_pages_list(): release a list of pages
+ *
+ * Release a list of pages which are strung together on page.lru. Currently
+ * used by read_cache_pages() and related error recovery code.
+ *
+ * @pages: list of pages threaded on page->lru
+ */
+void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
+{
+ while (!list_empty(pages)) {
+ struct page *victim;
+
+ victim = list_entry(pages->prev, struct page, lru);
+ list_del(&victim->lru);
+ page_cache_release(victim);
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
+
/*
* Writeback is about to end against a page which has been marked for immediate
* reclaim. If it still appears to be reclaimable, move it to the tail of the