diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index f4e7267d117f..113b78c11631 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -243,6 +243,45 @@ static int f_getowner_uids(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 }
 #endif
 
+static long fcntl_rw_hint(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+			  u64 __user *ptr)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	long ret = 0;
+	u64 hint;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case F_GET_RW_HINT:
+		hint = mask_to_write_hint(inode->i_flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT);
+		if (put_user(hint, ptr))
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+		break;
+	case F_SET_RW_HINT:
+		if (get_user(hint, ptr)) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			break;
+		}
+		switch (hint) {
+		case WRITE_LIFE_NONE:
+		case WRITE_LIFE_SHORT:
+		case WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM:
+		case WRITE_LIFE_LONG:
+		case WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME:
+			inode_set_write_hint(inode, hint);
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static long do_fcntl(int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -337,6 +376,10 @@ static long do_fcntl(int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 	case F_GET_SEALS:
 		err = shmem_fcntl(filp, cmd, arg);
 		break;
+	case F_GET_RW_HINT:
+	case F_SET_RW_HINT:
+		err = fcntl_rw_hint(filp, cmd, (u64 __user *) arg);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index db5914783a71..defb015a2c6d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2120,3 +2120,14 @@ struct timespec current_time(struct inode *inode)
 	return timespec_trunc(now, inode->i_sb->s_time_gran);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(current_time);
+
+void inode_set_write_hint(struct inode *inode, enum rw_hint hint)
+{
+	unsigned int flags = write_hint_to_mask(hint, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT);
+
+	if (flags != mask_to_write_hint(inode->i_flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT)) {
+		inode_lock(inode);
+		inode_set_flags(inode, flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_MASK);
+		inode_unlock(inode);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 023f0324762b..8720251cc153 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ struct writeback_control;
 #define IOCB_SYNC		(1 << 5)
 #define IOCB_WRITE		(1 << 6)
 
+/*
+ * Steal 3 bits for stream information, this allows 8 valid streams
+ */
+#define IOCB_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT	7
+#define IOCB_WRITE_LIFE_MASK	(BIT(7) | BIT(8) | BIT(9))
+
 struct kiocb {
 	struct file		*ki_filp;
 	loff_t			ki_pos;
@@ -293,6 +299,12 @@ static inline void init_sync_kiocb(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct file *filp)
 	};
 }
 
+static inline int iocb_write_hint(const struct kiocb *iocb)
+{
+	return (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE_LIFE_MASK) >>
+			IOCB_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT;
+}
+
 /*
  * "descriptor" for what we're up to with a read.
  * This allows us to use the same read code yet
@@ -1829,6 +1841,14 @@ struct super_operations {
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Expected life time hint of a write for this inode. This uses the
+ * WRITE_LIFE_* encoding, we just need to define the shift. We need
+ * 3 bits for this. Next S_* value is 131072, bit 17.
+ */
+#define S_WRITE_LIFE_MASK	0x1c000	/* bits 14..16 */
+#define S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT	14	/* 16384, next bit */
+
+/*
  * Note that nosuid etc flags are inode-specific: setting some file-system
  * flags just means all the inodes inherit those flags by default. It might be
  * possible to override it selectively if you really wanted to with some
@@ -1875,6 +1895,37 @@ static inline bool HAS_UNMAPPED_ID(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Write life time hint values.
+ */
+enum rw_hint {
+	WRITE_LIFE_NONE = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NONE,
+	WRITE_LIFE_SHORT = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_SHORT,
+	WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM,
+	WRITE_LIFE_LONG = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_LONG,
+	WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
+};
+
+static inline unsigned int write_hint_to_mask(enum rw_hint hint,
+					      unsigned int shift)
+{
+	return hint << shift;
+}
+
+static inline enum rw_hint mask_to_write_hint(unsigned int mask,
+					      unsigned int shift)
+{
+	return (mask >> shift) & 0x7;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int inode_write_hint(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (inode)
+		return mask_to_write_hint(inode->i_flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Inode state bits.  Protected by inode->i_lock
  *
  * Three bits determine the dirty state of the inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC,
@@ -2758,6 +2809,7 @@ extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void free_inode_nonrcu(struct inode *inode);
 extern int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *);
 extern int file_remove_privs(struct file *);
+extern void inode_set_write_hint(struct inode *inode, enum rw_hint hint);
 
 extern void __insert_inode_hash(struct inode *, unsigned long hashval);
 static inline void insert_inode_hash(struct inode *inode)
@@ -3045,7 +3097,9 @@ static inline bool io_is_direct(struct file *filp)
 
 static inline int iocb_flags(struct file *file)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int res = 0;
+
 	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)
 		res |= IOCB_APPEND;
 	if (io_is_direct(file))
@@ -3054,6 +3108,13 @@ static inline int iocb_flags(struct file *file)
 		res |= IOCB_DSYNC;
 	if (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC)
 		res |= IOCB_SYNC;
+	if (mask_to_write_hint(inode->i_flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT)) {
+		enum rw_hint hint;
+
+		hint = mask_to_write_hint(inode->i_flags, S_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT);
+		res |= write_hint_to_mask(hint, IOCB_WRITE_LIFE_SHIFT);
+	}
+
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h b/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
index 813afd6eee71..def8f70e8bae 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@
 /* (1U << 31) is reserved for signed error codes */
 
 /*
+ * Set/Get write life time hints.
+ */
+#define F_GET_RW_HINT		(F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 11)
+#define F_SET_RW_HINT		(F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 12)
+
+/*
+ * Valid hint values for F_{GET,SET}_RW_HINT
+ */
+#define RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NONE	0
+#define RWH_WRITE_LIFE_SHORT	1
+#define RWH_WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM	2
+#define RWH_WRITE_LIFE_LONG	3
+#define RWH_WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME	4
+
+/*
  * Types of directory notifications that may be requested.
  */
 #define DN_ACCESS	0x00000001	/* File accessed */
