diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 28df70774b81..4d814aa97785 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/shrinker.h>
+#include <linux/resource.h>
 
 struct mempolicy;
 struct anon_vma;
@@ -1780,6 +1781,20 @@ extern struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **,
 	bool *need_rmap_locks);
 extern void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *);
 
+static inline int check_data_rlimit(unsigned long rlim,
+				    unsigned long new,
+				    unsigned long start,
+				    unsigned long end_data,
+				    unsigned long start_data)
+{
+	if (rlim < RLIM_INFINITY) {
+		if (((new - start) + (end_data - start_data)) > rlim)
+			return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 extern int mm_take_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 extern void mm_drop_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);