diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
index a8f486e7a124..1e51195c0b63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -60,18 +60,33 @@
 /*
  * lock for reading
  */
+#define ____down_read(sem, slow_path)					\
+({									\
+	struct rw_semaphore* ret;					\
+	asm volatile("# beginning down_read\n\t"			\
+		     LOCK_PREFIX _ASM_INC "(%[sem])\n\t"		\
+		     /* adds 0x00000001 */				\
+		     "  jns        1f\n"				\
+		     "  call " slow_path "\n"				\
+		     "1:\n\t"						\
+		     "# ending down_read\n\t"				\
+		     : "+m" (sem->count), "=a" (ret),			\
+			ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT				\
+		     : [sem] "a" (sem)					\
+		     : "memory", "cc");					\
+	ret;								\
+})
+
 static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	asm volatile("# beginning down_read\n\t"
-		     LOCK_PREFIX _ASM_INC "(%[sem])\n\t"
-		     /* adds 0x00000001 */
-		     "  jns        1f\n"
-		     "  call call_rwsem_down_read_failed\n"
-		     "1:\n\t"
-		     "# ending down_read\n\t"
-		     : "+m" (sem->count)
-		     : [sem] "a" (sem)
-		     : "memory", "cc");
+	____down_read(sem, "call_rwsem_down_read_failed");
+}
+
+static inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	if (IS_ERR(____down_read(sem, "call_rwsem_down_read_failed_killable")))
+		return -EINTR;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/rwsem.S b/arch/x86/lib/rwsem.S
index bf2c6074efd2..dc2ab6ea6768 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/rwsem.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/rwsem.S
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ ENTRY(call_rwsem_down_read_failed)
 	ret
 ENDPROC(call_rwsem_down_read_failed)
 
+ENTRY(call_rwsem_down_read_failed_killable)
+	FRAME_BEGIN
+	save_common_regs
+	__ASM_SIZE(push,) %__ASM_REG(dx)
+	movq %rax,%rdi
+	call rwsem_down_read_failed_killable
+	__ASM_SIZE(pop,) %__ASM_REG(dx)
+	restore_common_regs
+	FRAME_END
+	ret
+ENDPROC(call_rwsem_down_read_failed_killable)
+
 ENTRY(call_rwsem_down_write_failed)
 	FRAME_BEGIN
 	save_common_regs