diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index 756d78b..daf8c48 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
  * bitmap_empty(src, nbits)			Are all bits zero in *src?
  * bitmap_full(src, nbits)			Are all bits set in *src?
  * bitmap_weight(src, nbits)			Hamming Weight: number set bits
+ * bitmap_set(dst, pos, nbits)			Set specified bit area
+ * bitmap_clear(dst, pos, nbits)		Clear specified bit area
+ * bitmap_find_next_zero_area(buf, len, pos, n, mask)	Find bit free area
  * bitmap_shift_right(dst, src, n, nbits)	*dst = *src >> n
  * bitmap_shift_left(dst, src, n, nbits)	*dst = *src << n
  * bitmap_remap(dst, src, old, new, nbits)	*dst = map(old, new)(src)
@@ -108,6 +111,14 @@ extern int __bitmap_subset(const unsigned long *bitmap1,
 			const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
 extern int __bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *bitmap, int bits);
 
+extern void bitmap_set(unsigned long *map, int i, int len);
+extern void bitmap_clear(unsigned long *map, int start, int nr);
+extern unsigned long bitmap_find_next_zero_area(unsigned long *map,
+					 unsigned long size,
+					 unsigned long start,
+					 unsigned int nr,
+					 unsigned long align_mask);
+
 extern int bitmap_scnprintf(char *buf, unsigned int len,
 			const unsigned long *src, int nbits);
 extern int __bitmap_parse(const char *buf, unsigned int buflen, int is_user,
diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 7025658..95070fa 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -271,6 +271,53 @@ int __bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *bitmap, int bits)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bitmap_weight);
 
+void bitmap_set(unsigned long *map, int i, int len)
+{
+	int end = i + len;
+
+	while (i < end) {
+		__set_bit(i, map);
+		i++;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_set);
+
+void bitmap_clear(unsigned long *map, int start, int nr)
+{
+	int end = start + nr;
+
+	while (start < end) {
+		__clear_bit(start, map);
+		start++;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_clear);
+
+unsigned long bitmap_find_next_zero_area(unsigned long *map,
+					 unsigned long size,
+					 unsigned long start,
+					 unsigned int nr,
+					 unsigned long align_mask)
+{
+	unsigned long index, end, i;
+again:
+	index = find_next_zero_bit(map, size, start);
+
+	/* Align allocation */
+	index = (index + align_mask) & ~align_mask;
+
+	end = index + nr;
+	if (end >= size)
+		return end;
+	i = find_next_bit(map, end, index);
+	if (i < end) {
+		start = i + 1;
+		goto again;
+	}
+	return index;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_find_next_zero_area);
+
 /*
  * Bitmap printing & parsing functions: first version by Bill Irwin,
  * second version by Paul Jackson, third by Joe Korty.