diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
index d759c5f70f49..453744c1d347 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rwsem.h
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 #define ____down_write(sem, slow_path)			\
 ({							\
 	long tmp;					\
-	struct rw_semaphore* ret = sem;			\
+	struct rw_semaphore* ret;			\
 	asm volatile("# beginning down_write\n\t"	\
-		     LOCK_PREFIX "  xadd      %1,(%2)\n\t"	\
+		     LOCK_PREFIX "  xadd      %1,(%3)\n\t"	\
 		     /* adds 0xffff0001, returns the old value */ \
 		     "  test " __ASM_SEL(%w1,%k1) "," __ASM_SEL(%w1,%k1) "\n\t" \
 		     /* was the active mask 0 before? */\
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		     "  call " slow_path "\n"		\
 		     "1:\n"				\
 		     "# ending down_write"		\
-		     : "+m" (sem->count), "=d" (tmp), "+a" (ret)	\
+		     : "+m" (sem->count), "=d" (tmp), "=a" (ret)	\
 		     : "a" (sem), "1" (RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS) \
 		     : "memory", "cc");			\
 	ret;						\
diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index d026b190c530..accfe56d8c51 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -444,6 +444,18 @@ do {								\
 	lock_acquired(&(_lock)->dep_map, _RET_IP_);			\
 } while (0)
 
+#define LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(_lock, try, lock)			\
+({								\
+	int ____err = 0;					\
+	if (!try(_lock)) {					\
+		lock_contended(&(_lock)->dep_map, _RET_IP_);	\
+		____err = lock(_lock);				\
+	}							\
+	if (!____err)						\
+		lock_acquired(&(_lock)->dep_map, _RET_IP_);	\
+	____err;						\
+})
+
 #else /* CONFIG_LOCK_STAT */
 
 #define lock_contended(lockdep_map, ip) do {} while (0)
@@ -452,6 +464,9 @@ do {								\
 #define LOCK_CONTENDED(_lock, try, lock) \
 	lock(_lock)
 
+#define LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(_lock, try, lock) \
+	lock(_lock)
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_LOCK_STAT */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 7d7ae029dac5..d1c12d160ace 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ extern int down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
  * lock for writing
  */
 extern void down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
+extern int __must_check down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 
 /*
  * trylock for writing -- returns 1 if successful, 0 if contention
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 205be0ce34de..c817216c1615 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ void __sched down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_write);
 
+/*
+ * lock for writing
+ */
+int __sched down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+	if (LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(sem, __down_write_trylock, __down_write_killable)) {
+		rwsem_release(&sem->dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	rwsem_set_owner(sem);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_write_killable);
+
 /*
  * trylock for writing -- returns 1 if successful, 0 if contention
  */