diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 9a289d7..448b201 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1619,6 +1619,38 @@ static void disk_events_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 
+static int is_gendisk_part0(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	struct device **child = data;
+
+	if (dev->class == &block_class && dev->type == &disk_type) {
+		*child = dev;
+		return 1;
+	} else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * disk_from_device - Get the gendisk pointer for this device.
+ * @dev: the device this gendisk is created for, i.e. gendisk->driverfs_dev
+ *
+ * LLD sometimes need to play with the gendisk without HLD's aware,
+ * this routine gives LLD the required access to gendisk.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Don't care.
+ */
+struct gendisk *disk_from_device(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct device *child;
+
+	if (device_for_each_child(dev, &child, is_gendisk_part0))
+		return dev_to_disk(child);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(disk_from_device);
+
 /*
  * A disk events enabled device has the following sysfs nodes under
  * its /sys/block/X/ directory.
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 79b8bba..e8002c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ extern void disk_block_events(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void disk_unblock_events(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void disk_flush_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int mask);
 extern unsigned int disk_clear_events(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int mask);
+extern struct gendisk *disk_from_device(struct device *dev);
 
 /* drivers/char/random.c */
 extern void add_disk_randomness(struct gendisk *disk);