diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index df2006b..a38619a 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -3041,6 +3041,30 @@ int generic_remap_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Performs common checks before doing a file copy/clone
+ * from @file_in to @file_out.
+ */
+int generic_file_rw_checks(struct file *file_in, struct file *file_out)
+{
+	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
+	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
+
+	/* Don't copy dirs, pipes, sockets... */
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EISDIR;
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    !(file_out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND))
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int pagecache_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)