1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index c9fdf6f57913..32c553556bbd 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -554,6 +554,36 @@ static inline bool cgroup_is_descendant(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 }
 
 /**
+ * cgroup_ancestor - find ancestor of cgroup
+ * @cgrp: cgroup to find ancestor of
+ * @ancestor_level: level of ancestor to find starting from root
+ *
+ * Find ancestor of cgroup at specified level starting from root if it exists
+ * and return pointer to it. Return NULL if @cgrp doesn't have ancestor at
+ * @ancestor_level.
+ *
+ * This function is safe to call as long as @cgrp is accessible.
+ */
+static inline struct cgroup *cgroup_ancestor(struct cgroup *cgrp,
+					     int ancestor_level)
+{
+	struct cgroup *ptr;
+
+	if (cgrp->level < ancestor_level)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (ptr = cgrp;
+	     ptr && ptr->level > ancestor_level;
+	     ptr = cgroup_parent(ptr))
+		;
+
+	if (ptr && ptr->level == ancestor_level)
+		return ptr;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
  * task_under_cgroup_hierarchy - test task's membership of cgroup ancestry
  * @task: the task to be tested
  * @ancestor: possible ancestor of @task's cgroup