diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index c15a90e..e63fbd4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -672,6 +672,68 @@ cifs_add_pending_open(struct cifs_fid *fid, struct tcon_link *tlink,
 	spin_unlock(&tlink_tcon(open->tlink)->open_file_lock);
 }
 
+bool
+cifs_is_deferred_close(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile, struct cifs_deferred_close **pdclose)
+{
+	struct cifs_deferred_close *dclose;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(dclose, &CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_closes, dlist) {
+		if ((dclose->netfid == cfile->fid.netfid) &&
+			(dclose->persistent_fid == cfile->fid.persistent_fid) &&
+			(dclose->volatile_fid == cfile->fid.volatile_fid)) {
+			*pdclose = dclose;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+void
+cifs_add_deferred_close(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile, struct cifs_deferred_close *dclose)
+{
+	bool is_deferred = false;
+	struct cifs_deferred_close *pdclose;
+
+	is_deferred = cifs_is_deferred_close(cfile, &pdclose);
+	if (is_deferred) {
+		kfree(dclose);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	dclose->tlink = cfile->tlink;
+	dclose->netfid = cfile->fid.netfid;
+	dclose->persistent_fid = cfile->fid.persistent_fid;
+	dclose->volatile_fid = cfile->fid.volatile_fid;
+	list_add_tail(&dclose->dlist, &CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_closes);
+}
+
+void
+cifs_del_deferred_close(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
+{
+	bool is_deferred = false;
+	struct cifs_deferred_close *dclose;
+
+	is_deferred = cifs_is_deferred_close(cfile, &dclose);
+	if (!is_deferred)
+		return;
+	list_del(&dclose->dlist);
+	kfree(dclose);
+}
+
+void
+cifs_close_deferred_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode)
+{
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = NULL;
+	struct cifs_deferred_close *dclose;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cfile, &cifs_inode->openFileList, flist) {
+		spin_lock(&cifs_inode->deferred_lock);
+		if (cifs_is_deferred_close(cfile, &dclose))
+			mod_delayed_work(deferredclose_wq, &cfile->deferred, 0);
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_inode->deferred_lock);
+	}
+}
+
 /* parses DFS refferal V3 structure
  * caller is responsible for freeing target_nodes
  * returns: