diff --git a/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h b/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
index 6c6a2141f271..b2d68d2d198e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		rwsem_down_read_failed(sem);
 }
 
+static inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	if (unlikely(atomic_long_inc_return_acquire(&sem->count) <= 0)) {
+		if (IS_ERR(rwsem_down_read_failed_killable(sem)))
+			return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	long tmp;
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 0ad7318ff299..6ac8ee5f15dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static inline int rwsem_is_contended(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
  * lock for reading
  */
 extern void down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
+extern int __must_check down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
 /*
  * trylock for reading -- returns 1 if successful, 0 if contention
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 4d48b1c4870d..e53f7746d9fd 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ void __sched down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read);
 
+int __sched down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+	if (LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(sem, __down_read_trylock, __down_read_killable)) {
+		rwsem_release(&sem->dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_killable);
+
 /*
  * trylock for reading -- returns 1 if successful, 0 if contention
  */