diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c
index 96f00c342a89..ce10aff54349 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smbdirect/smbdirect_connection.c
@@ -47,3 +47,38 @@ static void smbdirect_connection_put_recv_io(struct smbdirect_recv_io *msg)
 
 	queue_work(sc->workqueue, &sc->recv_io.posted.refill_work);
 }
+
+__maybe_unused /* this is temporary while this file is included in others */
+static void smbdirect_connection_reassembly_append_recv_io(struct smbdirect_socket *sc,
+							   struct smbdirect_recv_io *msg,
+							   u32 data_length)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->recv_io.reassembly.lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&msg->list, &sc->recv_io.reassembly.list);
+	sc->recv_io.reassembly.queue_length++;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure reassembly_data_length is updated after list and
+	 * reassembly_queue_length are updated. On the dequeue side
+	 * reassembly_data_length is checked without a lock to determine
+	 * if reassembly_queue_length and list is up to date
+	 */
+	virt_wmb();
+	sc->recv_io.reassembly.data_length += data_length;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->recv_io.reassembly.lock, flags);
+	sc->statistics.enqueue_reassembly_queue++;
+}
+
+__maybe_unused /* this is temporary while this file is included in others */
+static struct smbdirect_recv_io *
+smbdirect_connection_reassembly_first_recv_io(struct smbdirect_socket *sc)
+{
+	struct smbdirect_recv_io *msg;
+
+	msg = list_first_entry_or_null(&sc->recv_io.reassembly.list,
+				       struct smbdirect_recv_io,
+				       list);
+
+	return msg;
+}