diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index 30b33e2..b98f01a 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -506,3 +506,248 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&idp->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_init);
+
+
+/*
+ * IDA - IDR based ID allocator
+ *
+ * this is id allocator without id -> pointer translation.  Memory
+ * usage is much lower than full blown idr because each id only
+ * occupies a bit.  ida uses a custom leaf node which contains
+ * IDA_BITMAP_BITS slots.
+ *
+ * 2007-04-25  written by Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+static void free_bitmap(struct ida *ida, struct ida_bitmap *bitmap)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!ida->free_bitmap) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ida->idr.lock, flags);
+		if (!ida->free_bitmap) {
+			ida->free_bitmap = bitmap;
+			bitmap = NULL;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ida->idr.lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	kfree(bitmap);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ida_pre_get - reserve resources for ida allocation
+ * @ida:	ida handle
+ * @gfp_mask:	memory allocation flag
+ *
+ * This function should be called prior to locking and calling the
+ * following function.  It preallocates enough memory to satisfy the
+ * worst possible allocation.
+ *
+ * If the system is REALLY out of memory this function returns 0,
+ * otherwise 1.
+ */
+int ida_pre_get(struct ida *ida, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	/* allocate idr_layers */
+	if (!idr_pre_get(&ida->idr, gfp_mask))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* allocate free_bitmap */
+	if (!ida->free_bitmap) {
+		struct ida_bitmap *bitmap;
+
+		bitmap = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ida_bitmap), gfp_mask);
+		if (!bitmap)
+			return 0;
+
+		free_bitmap(ida, bitmap);
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_pre_get);
+
+/**
+ * ida_get_new_above - allocate new ID above or equal to a start id
+ * @ida:	ida handle
+ * @staring_id:	id to start search at
+ * @p_id:	pointer to the allocated handle
+ *
+ * Allocate new ID above or equal to @ida.  It should be called with
+ * any required locks.
+ *
+ * If memory is required, it will return -EAGAIN, you should unlock
+ * and go back to the ida_pre_get() call.  If the ida is full, it will
+ * return -ENOSPC.
+ *
+ * @p_id returns a value in the range 0 ... 0x7fffffff.
+ */
+int ida_get_new_above(struct ida *ida, int starting_id, int *p_id)
+{
+	struct idr_layer *pa[MAX_LEVEL];
+	struct ida_bitmap *bitmap;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int idr_id = starting_id / IDA_BITMAP_BITS;
+	int offset = starting_id % IDA_BITMAP_BITS;
+	int t, id;
+
+ restart:
+	/* get vacant slot */
+	t = idr_get_empty_slot(&ida->idr, idr_id, pa);
+	if (t < 0) {
+		if (t == -1)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		else /* will be -3 */
+			return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	if (t * IDA_BITMAP_BITS >= MAX_ID_BIT)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	if (t != idr_id)
+		offset = 0;
+	idr_id = t;
+
+	/* if bitmap isn't there, create a new one */
+	bitmap = (void *)pa[0]->ary[idr_id & IDR_MASK];
+	if (!bitmap) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ida->idr.lock, flags);
+		bitmap = ida->free_bitmap;
+		ida->free_bitmap = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ida->idr.lock, flags);
+
+		if (!bitmap)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+
+		memset(bitmap, 0, sizeof(struct ida_bitmap));
+		pa[0]->ary[idr_id & IDR_MASK] = (void *)bitmap;
+		pa[0]->count++;
+	}
+
+	/* lookup for empty slot */
+	t = find_next_zero_bit(bitmap->bitmap, IDA_BITMAP_BITS, offset);
+	if (t == IDA_BITMAP_BITS) {
+		/* no empty slot after offset, continue to the next chunk */
+		idr_id++;
+		offset = 0;
+		goto restart;
+	}
+
+	id = idr_id * IDA_BITMAP_BITS + t;
+	if (id >= MAX_ID_BIT)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	__set_bit(t, bitmap->bitmap);
+	if (++bitmap->nr_busy == IDA_BITMAP_BITS)
+		idr_mark_full(pa, idr_id);
+
+	*p_id = id;
+
+	/* Each leaf node can handle nearly a thousand slots and the
+	 * whole idea of ida is to have small memory foot print.
+	 * Throw away extra resources one by one after each successful
+	 * allocation.
+	 */
+	if (ida->idr.id_free_cnt || ida->free_bitmap) {
+		struct idr_layer *p = alloc_layer(&ida->idr);
+		if (p)
+			kmem_cache_free(idr_layer_cache, p);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_get_new_above);
+
+/**
+ * ida_get_new - allocate new ID
+ * @ida:	idr handle
+ * @p_id:	pointer to the allocated handle
+ *
+ * Allocate new ID.  It should be called with any required locks.
+ *
+ * If memory is required, it will return -EAGAIN, you should unlock
+ * and go back to the idr_pre_get() call.  If the idr is full, it will
+ * return -ENOSPC.
+ *
+ * @id returns a value in the range 0 ... 0x7fffffff.
+ */
+int ida_get_new(struct ida *ida, int *p_id)
+{
+	return ida_get_new_above(ida, 0, p_id);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_get_new);
+
+/**
+ * ida_remove - remove the given ID
+ * @ida:	ida handle
+ * @id:		ID to free
+ */
+void ida_remove(struct ida *ida, int id)
+{
+	struct idr_layer *p = ida->idr.top;
+	int shift = (ida->idr.layers - 1) * IDR_BITS;
+	int idr_id = id / IDA_BITMAP_BITS;
+	int offset = id % IDA_BITMAP_BITS;
+	int n;
+	struct ida_bitmap *bitmap;
+
+	/* clear full bits while looking up the leaf idr_layer */
+	while ((shift > 0) && p) {
+		n = (idr_id >> shift) & IDR_MASK;
+		__clear_bit(n, &p->bitmap);
+		p = p->ary[n];
+		shift -= IDR_BITS;
+	}
+
+	if (p == NULL)
+		goto err;
+
+	n = idr_id & IDR_MASK;
+	__clear_bit(n, &p->bitmap);
+
+	bitmap = (void *)p->ary[n];
+	if (!test_bit(offset, bitmap->bitmap))
+		goto err;
+
+	/* update bitmap and remove it if empty */
+	__clear_bit(offset, bitmap->bitmap);
+	if (--bitmap->nr_busy == 0) {
+		__set_bit(n, &p->bitmap);	/* to please idr_remove() */
+		idr_remove(&ida->idr, idr_id);
+		free_bitmap(ida, bitmap);
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+ err:
+	printk(KERN_WARNING
+	       "ida_remove called for id=%d which is not allocated.\n", id);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_remove);
+
+/**
+ * ida_destroy - release all cached layers within an ida tree
+ * ida:		ida handle
+ */
+void ida_destroy(struct ida *ida)
+{
+	idr_destroy(&ida->idr);
+	kfree(ida->free_bitmap);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_destroy);
+
+/**
+ * ida_init - initialize ida handle
+ * @ida:	ida handle
+ *
+ * This function is use to set up the handle (@ida) that you will pass
+ * to the rest of the functions.
+ */
+void ida_init(struct ida *ida)
+{
+	memset(ida, 0, sizeof(struct ida));
+	idr_init(&ida->idr);
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_init);