diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index 1c7b0e3f6daa..40c19ff3d570 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ obj-y :=	open.o read_write.o file_table.o super.o \
 		seq_file.o xattr.o libfs.o fs-writeback.o \
 		pnode.o splice.o sync.o utimes.o d_path.o \
 		stack.o fs_struct.o statfs.o fs_pin.o nsfs.o \
-		fs_types.o fs_context.o fs_parser.o fsopen.o init.o
+		fs_types.o fs_context.o fs_parser.o fsopen.o init.o \
+		kernel_read_file.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BLOCK),y)
 obj-y +=	buffer.o block_dev.o direct-io.o mpage.o
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index c454af329413..9f094406ea82 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -950,138 +950,6 @@ 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;
-	void *allocated = NULL;
-	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 (!*buf)
-		*buf = allocated = 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 (allocated) {
-			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_path_initns(const char *path, void **buf,
-				      loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
-				      enum kernel_read_file_id id)
-{
-	struct file *file;
-	struct path root;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!path || !*path)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	task_lock(&init_task);
-	get_fs_root(init_task.fs, &root);
-	task_unlock(&init_task);
-
-	file = file_open_root(root.dentry, root.mnt, path, O_RDONLY, 0);
-	path_put(&root);
-	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_initns);
-
-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);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_AOUT) || defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_FLAT) || \
     defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC)
 ssize_t read_code(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, loff_t pos, size_t len)
diff --git a/fs/kernel_read_file.c b/fs/kernel_read_file.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54d972d4befc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/kernel_read_file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/kernel_read_file.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+
+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;
+	void *allocated = NULL;
+	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 (!*buf)
+		*buf = allocated = 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 (allocated) {
+			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_path_initns(const char *path, void **buf,
+				      loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
+				      enum kernel_read_file_id id)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+	struct path root;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!path || !*path)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	task_lock(&init_task);
+	get_fs_root(init_task.fs, &root);
+	task_unlock(&init_task);
+
+	file = file_open_root(root.dentry, root.mnt, path, O_RDONLY, 0);
+	path_put(&root);
+	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_initns);
+
+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);