diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index d88584ebf07f..026ea2458b41 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 #include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
@@ -892,111 +891,6 @@ struct file *open_exec(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec);
 
-int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
-		     loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
-{
-	loff_t i_size, pos;
-	ssize_t bytes = 0;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode) || max_size < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	ret = deny_write_access(file);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = security_kernel_read_file(file, id);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	i_size = i_size_read(file_inode(file));
-	if (i_size <= 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (i_size > SIZE_MAX || (max_size > 0 && i_size > max_size)) {
-		ret = -EFBIG;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (id != READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER)
-		*buf = vmalloc(i_size);
-	if (!*buf) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	pos = 0;
-	while (pos < i_size) {
-		bytes = kernel_read(file, *buf + pos, i_size - pos, &pos);
-		if (bytes < 0) {
-			ret = bytes;
-			goto out_free;
-		}
-
-		if (bytes == 0)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (pos != i_size) {
-		ret = -EIO;
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-
-	ret = security_kernel_post_read_file(file, *buf, i_size, id);
-	if (!ret)
-		*size = pos;
-
-out_free:
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (id != READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER) {
-			vfree(*buf);
-			*buf = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-out:
-	allow_write_access(file);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file);
-
-int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *path, void **buf, loff_t *size,
-			       loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
-{
-	struct file *file;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!path || !*path)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	file = filp_open(path, O_RDONLY, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(file))
-		return PTR_ERR(file);
-
-	ret = kernel_read_file(file, buf, size, max_size, id);
-	fput(file);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_path);
-
-int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int fd, void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
-			     enum kernel_read_file_id id)
-{
-	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
-	int ret = -EBADF;
-
-	if (!f.file)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = kernel_read_file(f.file, buf, size, max_size, id);
-out:
-	fdput(f);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_fd);
-
 ssize_t read_code(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, loff_t pos, size_t len)
 {
 	ssize_t res = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)addr, len, &pos);
diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index c543d965e288..61febd54f353 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -1390,6 +1391,111 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE6(pwritev2, compat_ulong_t, fd,
 
 #endif
 
+int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
+		     loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	loff_t i_size, pos;
+	ssize_t bytes = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode) || max_size < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = deny_write_access(file);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = security_kernel_read_file(file, id);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	i_size = i_size_read(file_inode(file));
+	if (i_size <= 0) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (i_size > SIZE_MAX || (max_size > 0 && i_size > max_size)) {
+		ret = -EFBIG;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (id != READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER)
+		*buf = vmalloc(i_size);
+	if (!*buf) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos < i_size) {
+		bytes = kernel_read(file, *buf + pos, i_size - pos, &pos);
+		if (bytes < 0) {
+			ret = bytes;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
+
+		if (bytes == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (pos != i_size) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
+	ret = security_kernel_post_read_file(file, *buf, i_size, id);
+	if (!ret)
+		*size = pos;
+
+out_free:
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (id != READING_FIRMWARE_PREALLOC_BUFFER) {
+			vfree(*buf);
+			*buf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	allow_write_access(file);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file);
+
+int kernel_read_file_from_path(const char *path, void **buf, loff_t *size,
+			       loff_t max_size, enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!path || !*path)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	file = filp_open(path, O_RDONLY, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return PTR_ERR(file);
+
+	ret = kernel_read_file(file, buf, size, max_size, id);
+	fput(file);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_path);
+
+int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int fd, void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+			     enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	struct fd f = fdget(fd);
+	int ret = -EBADF;
+
+	if (!f.file)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = kernel_read_file(f.file, buf, size, max_size, id);
+out:
+	fdput(f);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_fd);
+
 static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 		  	   size_t count, loff_t max)
 {
