diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index bbb19be..ca71c11 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -429,6 +429,39 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_release_private);
 
+void *__seq_open_private(struct file *f, const struct seq_operations *ops,
+		int psize)
+{
+	int rc;
+	void *private;
+	struct seq_file *seq;
+
+	private = kzalloc(psize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (private == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	rc = seq_open(f, ops);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	seq = f->private_data;
+	seq->private = private;
+	return private;
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(private);
+out:
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__seq_open_private);
+
+int seq_open_private(struct file *filp, const struct seq_operations *ops,
+		int psize)
+{
+	return __seq_open_private(filp, ops, psize) ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_open_private);
+
 int seq_putc(struct seq_file *m, char c)
 {
 	if (m->count < m->size) {