diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index 346b0f269161..db47aae7c481 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -56,6 +56,31 @@ bool kthread_is_per_cpu(struct task_struct *k);
 	__k;								   \
 })
 
+/**
+ * kthread_run_on_cpu - create and wake a cpu bound thread.
+ * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
+ * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
+ * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
+ * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
+ *	     to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
+ *
+ * Description: Convenient wrapper for kthread_create_on_cpu()
+ * followed by wake_up_process().  Returns the kthread or
+ * ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
+ */
+static inline struct task_struct *
+kthread_run_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data), void *data,
+			unsigned int cpu, const char *namefmt)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p;
+
+	p = kthread_create_on_cpu(threadfn, data, cpu, namefmt);
+	if (!IS_ERR(p))
+		wake_up_process(p);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
 void free_kthread_struct(struct task_struct *k);
 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu);
 void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *k, const struct cpumask *mask);
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 5b37a8567168..e319a1b62586 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
 	to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu;
 	return p;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_cpu);
 
 void kthread_set_per_cpu(struct task_struct *k, int cpu)
 {