diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index bd6641784107..556617bcf7ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ extern unsigned int nr_swapfiles;
 extern struct swap_info_struct swap_info[];
 extern void si_swapinfo(struct sysinfo *);
 extern swp_entry_t get_swap_page(void);
+extern swp_entry_t get_swap_page_of_type(int type);
 extern int swap_duplicate(swp_entry_t);
 extern int valid_swaphandles(swp_entry_t, unsigned long *);
 extern void swap_free(swp_entry_t);
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index edafeace301f..6da4b28b896b 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -211,6 +211,26 @@ noswap:
 	return (swp_entry_t) {0};
 }
 
+swp_entry_t get_swap_page_of_type(int type)
+{
+	struct swap_info_struct *si;
+	pgoff_t offset;
+
+	spin_lock(&swap_lock);
+	si = swap_info + type;
+	if (si->flags & SWP_WRITEOK) {
+		nr_swap_pages--;
+		offset = scan_swap_map(si);
+		if (offset) {
+			spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+			return swp_entry(type, offset);
+		}
+		nr_swap_pages++;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+	return (swp_entry_t) {0};
+}
+
 static struct swap_info_struct * swap_info_get(swp_entry_t entry)
 {
 	struct swap_info_struct * p;