diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index 1516ff979315..87013b9a7dd8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ struct device;
  *  bitmap_shift_left(dst, src, n, nbits)       *dst = *src << n
  *  bitmap_cut(dst, src, first, n, nbits)       Cut n bits from first, copy rest
  *  bitmap_replace(dst, old, new, mask, nbits)  *dst = (*old & ~(*mask)) | (*new & *mask)
+ *  bitmap_scatter(dst, src, mask, nbits)	*dst = map(dense, sparse)(src)
+ *  bitmap_gather(dst, src, mask, nbits)	*dst = map(sparse, dense)(src)
  *  bitmap_remap(dst, src, old, new, nbits)     *dst = map(old, new)(src)
  *  bitmap_bitremap(oldbit, old, new, nbits)    newbit = map(old, new)(oldbit)
  *  bitmap_onto(dst, orig, relmap, nbits)       *dst = orig relative to relmap
@@ -208,6 +210,12 @@ int bitmap_parselist(const char *buf, unsigned long *maskp,
 			int nmaskbits);
 int bitmap_parselist_user(const char __user *ubuf, unsigned int ulen,
 			unsigned long *dst, int nbits);
+
+unsigned int bitmap_scatter(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
+		const unsigned long *mask, unsigned int nbits);
+unsigned int bitmap_gather(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
+		const unsigned long *mask, unsigned int nbits);
+
 void bitmap_remap(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
 		const unsigned long *old, const unsigned long *new, unsigned int nbits);
 int bitmap_bitremap(int oldbit,
@@ -216,6 +224,7 @@ void bitmap_onto(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *orig,
 		const unsigned long *relmap, unsigned int bits);
 void bitmap_fold(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *orig,
 		unsigned int sz, unsigned int nbits);
+
 int bitmap_find_free_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int bits, int order);
 void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order);
 int bitmap_allocate_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order);
diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 935e0f96e785..31cfc7846aae 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -942,6 +942,76 @@ int bitmap_parse(const char *start, unsigned int buflen,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parse);
 
+/**
+ * bitmap_scatter - Scatter a bitmap according to the given mask
+ * @dst: scattered bitmap
+ * @src: gathered bitmap
+ * @mask: bits to assign to in the scattered bitmap
+ * @nbits: number of bits in each of these bitmaps
+ *
+ * Scatters bitmap with sequential bits according to the given @mask.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * If @src bitmap = 0x005a, with @mask = 0x1313, @dst will be 0x0302.
+ *
+ * Or in binary form
+ * @src			@mask			@dst
+ * 0000000001011010	0001001100010011	0000001100000010
+ *
+ * (Bits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are copied to the bits 0, 1, 4, 8, 9, 12)
+ *
+ * Returns: the weight of the @mask.
+ */
+unsigned int bitmap_scatter(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
+			    const unsigned long *mask, unsigned int nbits)
+{
+	unsigned int bit;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	bitmap_zero(dst, nbits);
+
+	for_each_set_bit(bit, mask, nbits)
+		__assign_bit(bit, dst, test_bit(n++, src));
+
+	return n;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_scatter);
+
+/**
+ * bitmap_gather - Gather a bitmap according to given mask
+ * @dst: gathered bitmap
+ * @src: scattered bitmap
+ * @mask: bits to extract from in the scattered bitmap
+ * @nbits: number of bits in each of these bitmaps
+ *
+ * Gathers bitmap with sparse bits according to the given @mask.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * If @src bitmap = 0x0302, with @mask = 0x1313, @dst will be 0x001a.
+ *
+ * Or in binary form
+ * @src			@mask			@dst
+ * 0000001100000010	0001001100010011	0000000000011010
+ *
+ * (Bits 0, 1, 4, 8, 9, 12 are copied to the bits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+ *
+ * Returns: the weight of the @mask.
+ */
+unsigned int bitmap_gather(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src,
+			   const unsigned long *mask, unsigned int nbits)
+{
+	unsigned int bit;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	bitmap_zero(dst, nbits);
+
+	for_each_set_bit(bit, mask, nbits)
+		__assign_bit(n++, dst, test_bit(bit, src));
+
+	return n;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_gather);
+
 /**
  * bitmap_pos_to_ord - find ordinal of set bit at given position in bitmap
  *	@buf: pointer to a bitmap
diff --git a/lib/test_bitmap.c b/lib/test_bitmap.c
index 1f2dc7fef17f..f43a07679998 100644
--- a/lib/test_bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/test_bitmap.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ static const unsigned long exp2[] __initconst = {
 static const unsigned long exp2_to_exp3_mask[] __initconst = {
 	BITMAP_FROM_U64(0x008000020020212eULL),
 };
+static const unsigned long exp2_to_exp3_maskg[] __initconst = {
+	BITMAP_FROM_U64(0x00000000000001ffULL),
+};
 /* exp3_0_1 = (exp2[0] & ~exp2_to_exp3_mask) | (exp2[1] & exp2_to_exp3_mask) */
 static const unsigned long exp3_0_1[] __initconst = {
 	BITMAP_FROM_U64(0x33b3333311313137ULL),
@@ -357,6 +360,25 @@ static void __init test_replace(void)
 	expect_eq_bitmap(bmap, exp3_1_0, nbits);
 }
 
+static void __init test_bitmap_sg(void)
+{
+	unsigned int nbits = 64;
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(bmap, 1024);
+	unsigned int w;
+
+	bitmap_zero(bmap, 1024);
+	w = bitmap_gather(bmap, exp2_to_exp3_mask, exp2_to_exp3_mask, nbits);
+	expect_eq_uint(bitmap_weight(exp2_to_exp3_mask, nbits), w);
+	expect_eq_uint(bitmap_weight(bmap, 1024), w);
+	expect_eq_bitmap(bmap, exp2_to_exp3_maskg, nbits);
+
+	bitmap_zero(bmap, 1024);
+	w = bitmap_scatter(bmap, exp2_to_exp3_maskg, exp2_to_exp3_mask, nbits);
+	expect_eq_uint(bitmap_weight(exp2_to_exp3_maskg, nbits), w);
+	expect_eq_uint(bitmap_weight(bmap, 1024), w);
+	expect_eq_bitmap(bmap, exp2_to_exp3_mask, nbits);
+}
+
 #define PARSE_TIME	0x1
 #define NO_LEN		0x2
 
@@ -1228,6 +1250,7 @@ static void __init selftest(void)
 	test_fill_set();
 	test_copy();
 	test_replace();
+	test_bitmap_sg();
 	test_bitmap_arr32();
 	test_bitmap_arr64();
 	test_bitmap_parse();
