diff --git a/include/linux/wait.h b/include/linux/wait.h
index feeb6be5cad6..898c890fc153 100644
--- a/include/linux/wait.h
+++ b/include/linux/wait.h
@@ -1149,4 +1149,6 @@ int autoremove_wake_function(struct wait_queue_entry *wq_entry, unsigned mode, i
 		(wait)->flags = 0;						\
 	} while (0)
 
+bool try_invoke_on_locked_down_task(struct task_struct *p, bool (*func)(struct task_struct *t, void *arg), void *arg);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_WAIT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 3a61a3b8eaa9..5ca567adfcb9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2566,6 +2566,8 @@ try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int state, int wake_flags)
 	 *
 	 * Pairs with the LOCK+smp_mb__after_spinlock() on rq->lock in
 	 * __schedule().  See the comment for smp_mb__after_spinlock().
+	 *
+	 * A similar smb_rmb() lives in try_invoke_on_locked_down_task().
 	 */
 	smp_rmb();
 	if (p->on_rq && ttwu_remote(p, wake_flags))
@@ -2639,6 +2641,52 @@ try_to_wake_up(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int state, int wake_flags)
 	return success;
 }
 
+/**
+ * try_invoke_on_locked_down_task - Invoke a function on task in fixed state
+ * @p: Process for which the function is to be invoked.
+ * @func: Function to invoke.
+ * @arg: Argument to function.
+ *
+ * If the specified task can be quickly locked into a definite state
+ * (either sleeping or on a given runqueue), arrange to keep it in that
+ * state while invoking @func(@arg).  This function can use ->on_rq and
+ * task_curr() to work out what the state is, if required.  Given that
+ * @func can be invoked with a runqueue lock held, it had better be quite
+ * lightweight.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *	@false if the task slipped out from under the locks.
+ *	@true if the task was locked onto a runqueue or is sleeping.
+ *		However, @func can override this by returning @false.
+ */
+bool try_invoke_on_locked_down_task(struct task_struct *p, bool (*func)(struct task_struct *t, void *arg), void *arg)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+	struct rq_flags rf;
+	struct rq *rq;
+
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&p->pi_lock);
+	if (p->on_rq) {
+		rq = __task_rq_lock(p, &rf);
+		if (task_rq(p) == rq)
+			ret = func(p, arg);
+		rq_unlock(rq, &rf);
+	} else {
+		switch (p->state) {
+		case TASK_RUNNING:
+		case TASK_WAKING:
+			break;
+		default:
+			smp_rmb(); // See smp_rmb() comment in try_to_wake_up().
+			if (!p->on_rq)
+				ret = func(p, arg);
+		}
+	}
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&p->pi_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * wake_up_process - Wake up a specific process
  * @p: The process to be woken up.