diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index eae7d9dbf3ff..f65b16f02da3 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ struct list_head *seq_list_start(struct list_head *head, loff_t pos)
 
 	return NULL;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_list_start);
 
 struct list_head *seq_list_start_head(struct list_head *head, loff_t pos)
@@ -684,7 +683,6 @@ struct list_head *seq_list_start_head(struct list_head *head, loff_t pos)
 
 	return seq_list_start(head, pos - 1);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_list_start_head);
 
 struct list_head *seq_list_next(void *v, struct list_head *head, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -695,5 +693,60 @@ struct list_head *seq_list_next(void *v, struct list_head *head, loff_t *ppos)
 	++*ppos;
 	return lh == head ? NULL : lh;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_list_next);
+
+/**
+ * seq_hlist_start - start an iteration of a hlist
+ * @head: the head of the hlist
+ * @pos:  the start position of the sequence
+ *
+ * Called at seq_file->op->start().
+ */
+struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_start(struct hlist_head *head, loff_t pos)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *node;
+
+	hlist_for_each(node, head)
+		if (pos-- == 0)
+			return node;
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_hlist_start);
+
+/**
+ * seq_hlist_start_head - start an iteration of a hlist
+ * @head: the head of the hlist
+ * @pos:  the start position of the sequence
+ *
+ * Called at seq_file->op->start(). Call this function if you want to
+ * print a header at the top of the output.
+ */
+struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_start_head(struct hlist_head *head, loff_t pos)
+{
+	if (!pos)
+		return SEQ_START_TOKEN;
+
+	return seq_hlist_start(head, pos - 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_hlist_start_head);
+
+/**
+ * seq_hlist_next - move to the next position of the hlist
+ * @v:    the current iterator
+ * @head: the head of the hlist
+ * @pos:  the current posision
+ *
+ * Called at seq_file->op->next().
+ */
+struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_next(void *v, struct hlist_head *head,
+				  loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *node = v;
+
+	++*ppos;
+	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
+		return head->first;
+	else
+		return node->next;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_hlist_next);
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file.h b/include/linux/seq_file.h
index 8366d8f12e53..c95bcdc18f4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file.h
@@ -135,4 +135,15 @@ extern struct list_head *seq_list_start_head(struct list_head *head,
 extern struct list_head *seq_list_next(void *v, struct list_head *head,
 		loff_t *ppos);
 
+/*
+ * Helpers for iteration over hlist_head-s in seq_files
+ */
+
+extern struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_start(struct hlist_head *head,
+		loff_t pos);
+extern struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_start_head(struct hlist_head *head,
+		loff_t pos);
+extern struct hlist_node *seq_hlist_next(void *v, struct hlist_head *head,
+		loff_t *ppos);
+
 #endif