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diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index eb5bfc77c2c2..791bac40bf8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1347,6 +1347,21 @@ static inline bool is_cow_mapping(vm_flags_t flags)
return (flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYWRITE)) == VM_MAYWRITE;
}
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+static inline bool is_nommu_shared_mapping(vm_flags_t flags)
+{
+ /*
+ * NOMMU shared mappings are ordinary MAP_SHARED mappings and selected
+ * R/O MAP_PRIVATE file mappings that are an effective R/O overlay of
+ * a file mapping. R/O MAP_PRIVATE mappings might still modify
+ * underlying memory if ptrace is active, so this is only possible if
+ * ptrace does not apply. Note that there is no mprotect() to upgrade
+ * write permissions later.
+ */
+ return flags & VM_MAYSHARE;
+}
+#endif
+
#if defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM) && !defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP)
#define SECTION_IN_PAGE_FLAGS
#endif