diff --git a/xen/common/Kconfig b/xen/common/Kconfig
index 68abf7a5e5..986f6c4149 100644
--- a/xen/common/Kconfig
+++ b/xen/common/Kconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ config HAS_GDBSX
 config HAS_IOPORTS
 	bool
 
+config NEEDS_LIST_SORT
+        bool
+
 config HAS_BUILD_ID
 	string
 	option env="XEN_HAS_BUILD_ID"
diff --git a/xen/common/Makefile b/xen/common/Makefile
index 3a349f478b..24d4752ccc 100644
--- a/xen/common/Makefile
+++ b/xen/common/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ obj-y += keyhandler.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kimage.o
 obj-y += lib.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NEEDS_LIST_SORT) += list_sort.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch.o livepatch_elf.o
 obj-y += lzo.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_MEM_ACCESS) += mem_access.o
diff --git a/xen/common/list_sort.c b/xen/common/list_sort.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af2b2f6519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xen/common/list_sort.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * list_sort.c: merge sort implementation for linked lists
+ * Copied from the Linux kernel (lib/list_sort.c)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <xen/lib.h>
+#include <xen/list.h>
+
+#define MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS 20
+
+/*
+ * Returns a list organized in an intermediate format suited
+ * to chaining of merge() calls: null-terminated, no reserved or
+ * sentinel head node, "prev" links not maintained.
+ */
+static struct list_head *merge(void *priv,
+				int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
+					struct list_head *b),
+				struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
+{
+	struct list_head head, *tail = &head;
+
+	while (a && b) {
+		/* if equal, take 'a' -- important for sort stability */
+		if ((*cmp)(priv, a, b) <= 0) {
+			tail->next = a;
+			a = a->next;
+		} else {
+			tail->next = b;
+			b = b->next;
+		}
+		tail = tail->next;
+	}
+	tail->next = a?:b;
+	return head.next;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Combine final list merge with restoration of standard doubly-linked
+ * list structure.  This approach duplicates code from merge(), but
+ * runs faster than the tidier alternatives of either a separate final
+ * prev-link restoration pass, or maintaining the prev links
+ * throughout.
+ */
+static void merge_and_restore_back_links(void *priv,
+				int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
+					struct list_head *b),
+				struct list_head *head,
+				struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
+{
+	struct list_head *tail = head;
+	u8 count = 0;
+
+	while (a && b) {
+		/* if equal, take 'a' -- important for sort stability */
+		if ((*cmp)(priv, a, b) <= 0) {
+			tail->next = a;
+			a->prev = tail;
+			a = a->next;
+		} else {
+			tail->next = b;
+			b->prev = tail;
+			b = b->next;
+		}
+		tail = tail->next;
+	}
+	tail->next = a ? : b;
+
+	do {
+		/*
+		 * In worst cases this loop may run many iterations.
+		 * Continue callbacks to the client even though no
+		 * element comparison is needed, so the client's cmp()
+		 * routine can invoke cond_resched() periodically.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!(++count)))
+			(*cmp)(priv, tail->next, tail->next);
+
+		tail->next->prev = tail;
+		tail = tail->next;
+	} while (tail->next);
+
+	tail->next = head;
+	head->prev = tail;
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_sort - sort a list
+ * @priv: private data, opaque to list_sort(), passed to @cmp
+ * @head: the list to sort
+ * @cmp: the elements comparison function
+ *
+ * This function implements "merge sort", which has O(nlog(n))
+ * complexity.
+ *
+ * The comparison function @cmp must return a negative value if @a
+ * should sort before @b, and a positive value if @a should sort after
+ * @b. If @a and @b are equivalent, and their original relative
+ * ordering is to be preserved, @cmp must return 0.
+ */
+void list_sort(void *priv, struct list_head *head,
+		int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
+			struct list_head *b))
+{
+	struct list_head *part[MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS+1]; /* sorted partial lists
+						-- last slot is a sentinel */
+	int lev;  /* index into part[] */
+	int max_lev = 0;
+	struct list_head *list;
+
+	if (list_empty(head))
+		return;
+
+	memset(part, 0, sizeof(part));
+
+	head->prev->next = NULL;
+	list = head->next;
+
+	while (list) {
+		struct list_head *cur = list;
+		list = list->next;
+		cur->next = NULL;
+
+		for (lev = 0; part[lev]; lev++) {
+			cur = merge(priv, cmp, part[lev], cur);
+			part[lev] = NULL;
+		}
+		if (lev > max_lev) {
+			if (unlikely(lev >= ARRAY_SIZE(part)-1)) {
+				dprintk(XENLOG_DEBUG,
+					"list too long for efficiency\n");
+				lev--;
+			}
+			max_lev = lev;
+		}
+		part[lev] = cur;
+	}
+
+	for (lev = 0; lev < max_lev; lev++)
+		if (part[lev])
+			list = merge(priv, cmp, part[lev], list);
+
+	merge_and_restore_back_links(priv, cmp, head, part[max_lev], list);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(list_sort);
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/list_sort.h b/xen/include/xen/list_sort.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13ce0a55ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xen/include/xen/list_sort.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_LIST_SORT_H
+#define _LINUX_LIST_SORT_H
+
+#include <xen/types.h>
+
+struct list_head;
+
+void list_sort(void *priv, struct list_head *head,
+	       int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
+			  struct list_head *b));
+#endif
