diff --git a/drivers/vfio/group.c b/drivers/vfio/group.c
index af2ef8006e1d..d5e9cf422d2a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/group.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/group.c
@@ -754,6 +754,15 @@ bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device)
 	return device->group->container;
 }
 
+struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
+
+	if (file->f_op != &vfio_group_fops)
+		return NULL;
+	return group;
+}
+
 /**
  * vfio_file_iommu_group - Return the struct iommu_group for the vfio group file
  * @file: VFIO group file
@@ -764,13 +773,13 @@ bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device)
  */
 struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
+	struct vfio_group *group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
 	struct iommu_group *iommu_group = NULL;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
+	if (!group)
 		return NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&group->group_lock);
@@ -784,33 +793,20 @@ struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_iommu_group);
 
 /**
- * vfio_file_is_group - True if the file is usable with VFIO aPIS
+ * vfio_file_is_group - True if the file is a vfio group file
  * @file: VFIO group file
  */
 bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file)
 {
-	return file->f_op == &vfio_group_fops;
+	return vfio_group_from_file(file);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_is_group);
 
-/**
- * vfio_file_enforced_coherent - True if the DMA associated with the VFIO file
- *        is always CPU cache coherent
- * @file: VFIO group file
- *
- * Enforced coherency means that the IOMMU ignores things like the PCIe no-snoop
- * bit in DMA transactions. A return of false indicates that the user has
- * rights to access additional instructions such as wbinvd on x86.
- */
-bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
+bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
 	struct vfio_device *device;
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
-		return true;
-
 	/*
 	 * If the device does not have IOMMU_CAP_ENFORCE_CACHE_COHERENCY then
 	 * any domain later attached to it will also not support it. If the cap
@@ -828,28 +824,13 @@ bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
 	mutex_unlock(&group->device_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_enforced_coherent);
 
-/**
- * vfio_file_set_kvm - Link a kvm with VFIO drivers
- * @file: VFIO group file
- * @kvm: KVM to link
- *
- * When a VFIO device is first opened the KVM will be available in
- * device->kvm if one was associated with the group.
- */
-void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
-
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
-		return;
-
 	spin_lock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
 	group->kvm = kvm;
 	spin_unlock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
 
 /**
  * vfio_file_has_dev - True if the VFIO file is a handle for device
@@ -860,9 +841,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
  */
 bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
+	struct vfio_group *group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
 
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
+	if (!group)
 		return false;
 
 	return group == device->group;
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
index 40a4dc9b17ff..c4b2f49c06a0 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ void vfio_device_group_unregister(struct vfio_device *device);
 int vfio_device_group_use_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
 void vfio_device_group_unuse_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
 void vfio_device_group_close(struct vfio_device *device);
+struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file);
+bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group);
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm);
 bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device);
 int __init vfio_group_init(void);
 void vfio_group_cleanup(void);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
index c31a69b9a8bd..f036afc54b57 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,55 @@ const struct file_operations vfio_device_fops = {
 	.mmap		= vfio_device_fops_mmap,
 };
 
+/**
+ * vfio_file_is_valid - True if the file is valid vfio file
+ * @file: VFIO group file or VFIO device file
+ */
+bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file)
+{
+	return vfio_group_from_file(file);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_is_valid);
+
+/**
+ * vfio_file_enforced_coherent - True if the DMA associated with the VFIO file
+ *        is always CPU cache coherent
+ * @file: VFIO group file or VFIO device file
+ *
+ * Enforced coherency means that the IOMMU ignores things like the PCIe no-snoop
+ * bit in DMA transactions. A return of false indicates that the user has
+ * rights to access additional instructions such as wbinvd on x86.
+ */
+bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct vfio_group *group;
+
+	group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
+	if (group)
+		return vfio_group_enforced_coherent(group);
+
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_enforced_coherent);
+
+/**
+ * vfio_file_set_kvm - Link a kvm with VFIO drivers
+ * @file: VFIO group file or VFIO device file
+ * @kvm: KVM to link
+ *
+ * When a VFIO device is first opened the KVM will be available in
+ * device->kvm if one was associated with the file.
+ */
+void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	struct vfio_group *group;
+
+	group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
+	if (group)
+		vfio_group_set_kvm(group, kvm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
+
 /*
  * Sub-module support
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index cead7aebd527..3de2923b6e22 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ int vfio_mig_get_next_state(struct vfio_device *device,
  */
 struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file);
 bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file);
+bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file);
 bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file);
 void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
 bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/vfio.c b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
index 9584eb57e0ed..b33c7b8488b3 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/vfio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ static bool kvm_vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool kvm_vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file)
+static bool kvm_vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file)
 {
 	bool (*fn)(struct file *file);
 	bool ret;
 
-	fn = symbol_get(vfio_file_is_group);
+	fn = symbol_get(vfio_file_is_valid);
 	if (!fn)
 		return false;
 
 	ret = fn(file);
 
-	symbol_put(vfio_file_is_group);
+	symbol_put(vfio_file_is_valid);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ static int kvm_vfio_group_add(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd)
 	if (!filp)
 		return -EBADF;
 
-	/* Ensure the FD is a vfio group FD.*/
-	if (!kvm_vfio_file_is_group(filp)) {
+	/* Ensure the FD is a vfio FD. */
+	if (!kvm_vfio_file_is_valid(filp)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_fput;
 	}
