diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 5ea8bae..7930131 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1400,6 +1400,8 @@
 	int (*notifier)(void *priv);
 	void *notifier_data;
 	sigset_t *notifier_mask;
+	struct hlist_head task_works;
+
 	struct audit_context *audit_context;
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	uid_t loginuid;
diff --git a/include/linux/task_work.h b/include/linux/task_work.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..294d5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/task_work.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_TASK_WORK_H
+#define _LINUX_TASK_WORK_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+struct task_work;
+typedef void (*task_work_func_t)(struct task_work *);
+
+struct task_work {
+	struct hlist_node hlist;
+	task_work_func_t func;
+	void *data;
+};
+
+static inline void
+init_task_work(struct task_work *twork, task_work_func_t func, void *data)
+{
+	twork->func = func;
+	twork->data = data;
+}
+
+int task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct task_work *twork, bool);
+struct task_work *task_work_cancel(struct task_struct *, task_work_func_t);
+void task_work_run(void);
+
+static inline void exit_task_work(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!hlist_empty(&task->task_works)))
+		task_work_run();
+}
+
+#endif	/* _LINUX_TASK_WORK_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/tracehook.h b/include/linux/tracehook.h
index b9ca903..b2dd091 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracehook.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracehook.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/task_work.h>
 struct linux_binprm;
 
 /*
@@ -164,8 +165,10 @@
  */
 static inline void set_notify_resume(struct task_struct *task)
 {
+#ifdef TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME
 	if (!test_and_set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME))
 		kick_process(task);
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -185,6 +188,14 @@
 {
 	if (current->replacement_session_keyring)
 		key_replace_session_keyring();
+	/*
+	 * The caller just cleared TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME. This barrier
+	 * pairs with task_work_add()->set_notify_resume() after
+	 * hlist_add_head(task->task_works);
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+	if (unlikely(!hlist_empty(&current->task_works)))
+		task_work_run();
 }
 
 #endif	/* <linux/tracehook.h> */
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 6c07f30..bf10340 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o printk.o \
 	    cpu.o exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
 	    sysctl.o sysctl_binary.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
-	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
+	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o task_work.o \
 	    rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
 	    kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o posix-cpu-timers.o mutex.o \
 	    hrtimer.o rwsem.o nsproxy.o srcu.o semaphore.o \
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 910a071..3d93325 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -946,11 +946,14 @@
 	exit_signals(tsk);  /* sets PF_EXITING */
 	/*
 	 * tsk->flags are checked in the futex code to protect against
-	 * an exiting task cleaning up the robust pi futexes.
+	 * an exiting task cleaning up the robust pi futexes, and in
+	 * task_work_add() to avoid the race with exit_task_work().
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
 	raw_spin_unlock_wait(&tsk->pi_lock);
 
+	exit_task_work(tsk);
+
 	exit_irq_thread();
 
 	if (unlikely(in_atomic()))
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 05c813d..a46db21 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@
 	 */
 	p->group_leader = p;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->thread_group);
+	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&p->task_works);
 
 	/* Now that the task is set up, run cgroup callbacks if
 	 * necessary. We need to run them before the task is visible
diff --git a/kernel/task_work.c b/kernel/task_work.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82d1c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/task_work.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/task_work.h>
+#include <linux/tracehook.h>
+
+int
+task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct task_work *twork, bool notify)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int err = -ESRCH;
+
+#ifndef TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME
+	if (notify)
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+#endif
+	/*
+	 * We must not insert the new work if the task has already passed
+	 * exit_task_work(). We rely on do_exit()->raw_spin_unlock_wait()
+	 * and check PF_EXITING under pi_lock.
+	 */
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&task->pi_lock, flags);
+	if (likely(!(task->flags & PF_EXITING))) {
+		hlist_add_head(&twork->hlist, &task->task_works);
+		err = 0;
+	}
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->pi_lock, flags);
+
+	/* test_and_set_bit() implies mb(), see tracehook_notify_resume(). */
+	if (likely(!err) && notify)
+		set_notify_resume(task);
+	return err;
+}
+
+struct task_work *
+task_work_cancel(struct task_struct *task, task_work_func_t func)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct task_work *twork;
+	struct hlist_node *pos;
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&task->pi_lock, flags);
+	hlist_for_each_entry(twork, pos, &task->task_works, hlist) {
+		if (twork->func == func) {
+			hlist_del(&twork->hlist);
+			goto found;
+		}
+	}
+	twork = NULL;
+ found:
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&task->pi_lock, flags);
+
+	return twork;
+}
+
+void task_work_run(void)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task = current;
+	struct hlist_head task_works;
+	struct hlist_node *pos;
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&task->pi_lock);
+	hlist_move_list(&task->task_works, &task_works);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&task->pi_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(hlist_empty(&task_works)))
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * We use hlist to save the space in task_struct, but we want fifo.
+	 * Find the last entry, the list should be short, then process them
+	 * in reverse order.
+	 */
+	for (pos = task_works.first; pos->next; pos = pos->next)
+		;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		struct hlist_node **pprev = pos->pprev;
+		struct task_work *twork = container_of(pos, struct task_work,
+							hlist);
+		twork->func(twork);
+
+		if (pprev == &task_works.first)
+			break;
+		pos = container_of(pprev, struct hlist_node, next);
+	}
+}