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diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index fbba8b17330d..5b66b2b3624d 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1686,6 +1686,33 @@ void drop_collected_mounts(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	namespace_unlock();
 }
 
+/**
+ * clone_private_mount - create a private clone of a path
+ *
+ * This creates a new vfsmount, which will be the clone of @path.  The new will
+ * not be attached anywhere in the namespace and will be private (i.e. changes
+ * to the originating mount won't be propagated into this).
+ *
+ * Release with mntput().
+ */
+struct vfsmount *clone_private_mount(struct path *path)
+{
+	struct mount *old_mnt = real_mount(path->mnt);
+	struct mount *new_mnt;
+
+	if (IS_MNT_UNBINDABLE(old_mnt))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	down_read(&namespace_sem);
+	new_mnt = clone_mnt(old_mnt, path->dentry, CL_PRIVATE);
+	up_read(&namespace_sem);
+	if (IS_ERR(new_mnt))
+		return ERR_CAST(new_mnt);
+
+	return &new_mnt->mnt;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clone_private_mount);
+
 int iterate_mounts(int (*f)(struct vfsmount *, void *), void *arg,
 		   struct vfsmount *root)
 {