diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index 00e46376e28f..2bca44b0893c 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -524,14 +524,17 @@ static inline void print_irqtrace_events(struct task_struct *curr)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 # ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
 #  define rwsem_acquire(l, s, t, i)		lock_acquire(l, s, t, 0, 2, NULL, i)
+#  define rwsem_acquire_nest(l, s, t, n, i)	lock_acquire(l, s, t, 0, 2, n, i)
 #  define rwsem_acquire_read(l, s, t, i)	lock_acquire(l, s, t, 1, 2, NULL, i)
 # else
 #  define rwsem_acquire(l, s, t, i)		lock_acquire(l, s, t, 0, 1, NULL, i)
+#  define rwsem_acquire_nest(l, s, t, n, i)	lock_acquire(l, s, t, 0, 1, n, i)
 #  define rwsem_acquire_read(l, s, t, i)	lock_acquire(l, s, t, 1, 1, NULL, i)
 # endif
 # define rwsem_release(l, n, i)			lock_release(l, n, i)
 #else
 # define rwsem_acquire(l, s, t, i)		do { } while (0)
+# define rwsem_acquire_nest(l, s, t, n, i)	do { } while (0)
 # define rwsem_acquire_read(l, s, t, i)		do { } while (0)
 # define rwsem_release(l, n, i)			do { } while (0)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 54bd7cd7ecbd..413cc11e414a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -125,8 +125,17 @@ extern void downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
  */
 extern void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
 extern void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
+extern void _down_write_nest_lock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock);
+
+# define down_write_nest_lock(sem, nest_lock)			\
+do {								\
+	typecheck(struct lockdep_map *, &(nest_lock)->dep_map);	\
+	_down_write_nest_lock(sem, &(nest_lock)->dep_map);	\
+} while (0);
+
 #else
 # define down_read_nested(sem, subclass)		down_read(sem)
+# define down_write_nest_lock(sem, nest_lock)	down_read(sem)
 # define down_write_nested(sem, subclass)	down_write(sem)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/rwsem.c b/kernel/rwsem.c
index 6850f53e02d8..b3c6c3fcd847 100644
--- a/kernel/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/rwsem.c
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_nested);
 
+void _down_write_nest_lock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct lockdep_map *nest)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	rwsem_acquire_nest(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, nest, _RET_IP_);
+
+	LOCK_CONTENDED(sem, __down_write_trylock, __down_write);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(_down_write_nest_lock);
+
 void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 {
 	might_sleep();