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diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 25a75da53c27..941b802e11ec 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3713,6 +3713,49 @@ static inline void show_node(struct zone *zone)
 		printk("Node %d ", zone_to_nid(zone));
 }
 
+long si_mem_available(void)
+{
+	long available;
+	unsigned long pagecache;
+	unsigned long wmark_low = 0;
+	unsigned long pages[NR_LRU_LISTS];
+	struct zone *zone;
+	int lru;
+
+	for (lru = LRU_BASE; lru < NR_LRU_LISTS; lru++)
+		pages[lru] = global_page_state(NR_LRU_BASE + lru);
+
+	for_each_zone(zone)
+		wmark_low += zone->watermark[WMARK_LOW];
+
+	/*
+	 * Estimate the amount of memory available for userspace allocations,
+	 * without causing swapping.
+	 */
+	available = global_page_state(NR_FREE_PAGES) - totalreserve_pages;
+
+	/*
+	 * Not all the page cache can be freed, otherwise the system will
+	 * start swapping. Assume at least half of the page cache, or the
+	 * low watermark worth of cache, needs to stay.
+	 */
+	pagecache = pages[LRU_ACTIVE_FILE] + pages[LRU_INACTIVE_FILE];
+	pagecache -= min(pagecache / 2, wmark_low);
+	available += pagecache;
+
+	/*
+	 * Part of the reclaimable slab consists of items that are in use,
+	 * and cannot be freed. Cap this estimate at the low watermark.
+	 */
+	available += global_page_state(NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE) -
+		     min(global_page_state(NR_SLAB_RECLAIMABLE) / 2, wmark_low);
+
+	if (available < 0)
+		available = 0;
+	return available;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(si_mem_available);
+
 void si_meminfo(struct sysinfo *val)
 {
 	val->totalram = totalram_pages;