diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index aabc8a1..f93cb69 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -34,4 +34,68 @@
 int kthreadd(void *unused);
 extern struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
 
+/*
+ * Simple work processor based on kthread.
+ *
+ * This provides easier way to make use of kthreads.  A kthread_work
+ * can be queued and flushed using queue/flush_kthread_work()
+ * respectively.  Queued kthread_works are processed by a kthread
+ * running kthread_worker_fn().
+ *
+ * A kthread_work can't be freed while it is executing.
+ */
+struct kthread_work;
+typedef void (*kthread_work_func_t)(struct kthread_work *work);
+
+struct kthread_worker {
+	spinlock_t		lock;
+	struct list_head	work_list;
+	struct task_struct	*task;
+};
+
+struct kthread_work {
+	struct list_head	node;
+	kthread_work_func_t	func;
+	wait_queue_head_t	done;
+	atomic_t		flushing;
+	int			queue_seq;
+	int			done_seq;
+};
+
+#define KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT(worker)	{				\
+	.lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,					\
+	.work_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((worker).work_list),		\
+	}
+
+#define KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(work, fn)	{				\
+	.node = LIST_HEAD_INIT((work).node),				\
+	.func = (fn),							\
+	.done = __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER((work).done),		\
+	.flushing = ATOMIC_INIT(0),					\
+	}
+
+#define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORKER(worker)					\
+	struct kthread_worker worker = KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT(worker)
+
+#define DEFINE_KTHREAD_WORK(work, fn)					\
+	struct kthread_work work = KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(work, fn)
+
+static inline void init_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
+{
+	*worker = (struct kthread_worker)KTHREAD_WORKER_INIT(*worker);
+}
+
+static inline void init_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work,
+				     kthread_work_func_t fn)
+{
+	*work = (struct kthread_work)KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(*work, fn);
+}
+
+int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr);
+
+bool queue_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
+			struct kthread_work *work);
+void flush_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work);
+void flush_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_KTHREAD_H */
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 83911c78..8b63c7f 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
@@ -247,3 +249,150 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
+ * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
+ *
+ * This function can be used as @threadfn to kthread_create() or
+ * kthread_run() with @worker_ptr argument pointing to an initialized
+ * kthread_worker.  The started kthread will process work_list until
+ * the it is stopped with kthread_stop().  A kthread can also call
+ * this function directly after extra initialization.
+ *
+ * Different kthreads can be used for the same kthread_worker as long
+ * as there's only one kthread attached to it at any given time.  A
+ * kthread_worker without an attached kthread simply collects queued
+ * kthread_works.
+ */
+int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
+{
+	struct kthread_worker *worker = worker_ptr;
+	struct kthread_work *work;
+
+	WARN_ON(worker->task);
+	worker->task = current;
+repeat:
+	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);	/* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
+
+	if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+		spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
+		worker->task = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	work = NULL;
+	spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&worker->work_list)) {
+		work = list_first_entry(&worker->work_list,
+					struct kthread_work, node);
+		list_del_init(&work->node);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
+
+	if (work) {
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+		work->func(work);
+		smp_wmb();	/* wmb worker-b0 paired with flush-b1 */
+		work->done_seq = work->queue_seq;
+		smp_mb();	/* mb worker-b1 paired with flush-b0 */
+		if (atomic_read(&work->flushing))
+			wake_up_all(&work->done);
+	} else if (!freezing(current))
+		schedule();
+
+	try_to_freeze();
+	goto repeat;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
+
+/**
+ * queue_kthread_work - queue a kthread_work
+ * @worker: target kthread_worker
+ * @work: kthread_work to queue
+ *
+ * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution.  @task
+ * must have been created with kthread_worker_create().  Returns %true
+ * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
+ */
+bool queue_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
+			struct kthread_work *work)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
+	if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
+		list_add_tail(&work->node, &worker->work_list);
+		work->queue_seq++;
+		if (likely(worker->task))
+			wake_up_process(worker->task);
+		ret = true;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_kthread_work);
+
+/**
+ * flush_kthread_work - flush a kthread_work
+ * @work: work to flush
+ *
+ * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
+ */
+void flush_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work)
+{
+	int seq = work->queue_seq;
+
+	atomic_inc(&work->flushing);
+
+	/*
+	 * mb flush-b0 paired with worker-b1, to make sure either
+	 * worker sees the above increment or we see done_seq update.
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
+
+	/* A - B <= 0 tests whether B is in front of A regardless of overflow */
+	wait_event(work->done, seq - work->done_seq <= 0);
+	atomic_dec(&work->flushing);
+
+	/*
+	 * rmb flush-b1 paired with worker-b0, to make sure our caller
+	 * sees every change made by work->func().
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic_dec();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_work);
+
+struct kthread_flush_work {
+	struct kthread_work	work;
+	struct completion	done;
+};
+
+static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work *work)
+{
+	struct kthread_flush_work *fwork =
+		container_of(work, struct kthread_flush_work, work);
+	complete(&fwork->done);
+}
+
+/**
+ * flush_kthread_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
+ * @worker: worker to flush
+ *
+ * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
+ * finished.
+ */
+void flush_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
+{
+	struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
+		KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
+		COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
+	};
+
+	queue_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work);
+	wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_worker);