diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index bb1fac5b8ee87f99def8e3565c40ac18f4e930e9..600060e25ec6cb644fd4141f48e2493490305c8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -165,6 +165,27 @@ static inline unsigned read_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * raw_seqcount_begin - begin a seq-read critical section
+ * @s: pointer to seqcount_t
+ * Returns: count to be passed to read_seqcount_retry
+ *
+ * raw_seqcount_begin opens a read critical section of the given seqcount.
+ * Validity of the critical section is tested by checking read_seqcount_retry
+ * function.
+ *
+ * Unlike read_seqcount_begin(), this function will not wait for the count
+ * to stabilize. If a writer is active when we begin, we will fail the
+ * read_seqcount_retry() instead of stabilizing at the beginning of the
+ * critical section.
+ */
+static inline unsigned raw_seqcount_begin(const seqcount_t *s)
+{
+	unsigned ret = ACCESS_ONCE(s->sequence);
+	smp_rmb();
+	return ret & ~1;
+}
+
 /**
  * __read_seqcount_retry - end a seq-read critical section (without barrier)
  * @s: pointer to seqcount_t