diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index c1458fede1f9..1e327bb80838 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -338,9 +338,18 @@ extern void lock_acquire(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned int subclass,
 extern void lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested,
 			 unsigned long ip);
 
-#define lockdep_is_held(lock)	lock_is_held(&(lock)->dep_map)
+/*
+ * Same "read" as for lock_acquire(), except -1 means any.
+ */
+extern int lock_is_held_type(struct lockdep_map *lock, int read);
 
-extern int lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock);
+static inline int lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock)
+{
+	return lock_is_held_type(lock, -1);
+}
+
+#define lockdep_is_held(lock)		lock_is_held(&(lock)->dep_map)
+#define lockdep_is_held_type(lock, r)	lock_is_held_type(&(lock)->dep_map, (r))
 
 extern void lock_set_class(struct lockdep_map *lock, const char *name,
 			   struct lock_class_key *key, unsigned int subclass,
@@ -372,6 +381,14 @@ extern void lock_unpin_lock(struct lockdep_map *lock, struct pin_cookie);
 		WARN_ON(debug_locks && !lockdep_is_held(l));	\
 	} while (0)
 
+#define lockdep_assert_held_exclusive(l)	do {			\
+		WARN_ON(debug_locks && !lockdep_is_held_type(l, 0));	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define lockdep_assert_held_read(l)	do {				\
+		WARN_ON(debug_locks && !lockdep_is_held_type(l, 1));	\
+	} while (0)
+
 #define lockdep_assert_held_once(l)	do {				\
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(debug_locks && !lockdep_is_held(l));	\
 	} while (0)
@@ -428,7 +445,11 @@ struct lock_class_key { };
 
 #define lockdep_depth(tsk)	(0)
 
+#define lockdep_is_held_type(l, r)		(1)
+
 #define lockdep_assert_held(l)			do { (void)(l); } while (0)
+#define lockdep_assert_held_exclusive(l)	do { (void)(l); } while (0)
+#define lockdep_assert_held_read(l)		do { (void)(l); } while (0)
 #define lockdep_assert_held_once(l)		do { (void)(l); } while (0)
 
 #define lockdep_recursing(tsk)			(0)
diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 589d763a49b3..cff580a6edf9 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ print_lock_nested_lock_not_held(struct task_struct *curr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock);
+static int __lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock, int read);
 
 /*
  * This gets called for every mutex_lock*()/spin_lock*() operation.
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ static int __lock_acquire(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned int subclass,
 	}
 	chain_key = iterate_chain_key(chain_key, class_idx);
 
-	if (nest_lock && !__lock_is_held(nest_lock))
+	if (nest_lock && !__lock_is_held(nest_lock, -1))
 		return print_lock_nested_lock_not_held(curr, hlock, ip);
 
 	if (!validate_chain(curr, lock, hlock, chain_head, chain_key))
@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@ found_it:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int __lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock)
+static int __lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock, int read)
 {
 	struct task_struct *curr = current;
 	int i;
@@ -3584,8 +3584,12 @@ static int __lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock)
 	for (i = 0; i < curr->lockdep_depth; i++) {
 		struct held_lock *hlock = curr->held_locks + i;
 
-		if (match_held_lock(hlock, lock))
-			return 1;
+		if (match_held_lock(hlock, lock)) {
+			if (read == -1 || hlock->read == read)
+				return 1;
+
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3769,7 +3773,7 @@ void lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, int nested,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lock_release);
 
-int lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock)
+int lock_is_held_type(struct lockdep_map *lock, int read)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -3781,13 +3785,13 @@ int lock_is_held(struct lockdep_map *lock)
 	check_flags(flags);
 
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 1;
-	ret = __lock_is_held(lock);
+	ret = __lock_is_held(lock, read);
 	current->lockdep_recursion = 0;
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lock_is_held);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lock_is_held_type);
 
 struct pin_cookie lock_pin_lock(struct lockdep_map *lock)
 {