diff --git a/include/linux/rangetree.h b/include/linux/rangetree.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca03821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/rangetree.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_RANGETREE_H
+#define _LINUX_RANGETREE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+
+struct range_tree_node {
+	struct rb_node rb;
+	u64 start;
+	u64 end;
+};
+
+struct range_tree_root {
+	struct rb_root head;
+};
+
+static inline void range_tree_init(struct range_tree_root *root)
+{
+	root->head = RB_ROOT;
+}
+
+static inline void range_tree_node_init(struct range_tree_node *node)
+{
+	rb_init_node(&node->rb);
+	node->start = 0;
+	node->end = 0;
+}
+
+static inline int range_tree_empty(struct range_tree_root *root)
+{
+	return RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&root->head);
+}
+
+static inline
+struct range_tree_node *range_tree_root_node(struct range_tree_root *root)
+{
+	struct range_tree_node *ret;
+	ret = container_of(root->head.rb_node, struct range_tree_node, rb);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+extern struct range_tree_node *range_tree_in_range(struct range_tree_root *root,
+							 u64 start, u64 end);
+extern struct range_tree_node *range_tree_in_range_adjacent(
+						struct range_tree_root *root,
+							 u64 start, u64 end);
+extern void range_tree_add(struct range_tree_root *root,
+						struct range_tree_node *node);
+extern void range_tree_remove(struct range_tree_root *root,
+						struct range_tree_node *node);
+#endif
+
+
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 18515f0..f43ef0d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 idr.o int_sqrt.o extable.o prio_tree.o \
 	 sha1.o md5.o irq_regs.o reciprocal_div.o argv_split.o \
 	 proportions.o prio_heap.o ratelimit.o show_mem.o \
-	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o
+	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o rangetree.o
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_MMU) += ioremap.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
diff --git a/lib/rangetree.c b/lib/rangetree.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f6208a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rangetree.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#include <linux/rangetree.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * range_tree_in_range - Returns the first node that overlaps with the
+ *                       given range
+ * @root: range_tree root
+ * @start: range start
+ * @end: range end
+ *
+ */
+struct range_tree_node *range_tree_in_range(struct range_tree_root *root,
+						u64 start, u64 end)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &root->head.rb_node;
+	struct range_tree_node *candidate;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		candidate = rb_entry(*p, struct range_tree_node, rb);
+		if (end < candidate->start)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (start > candidate->end)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
+			return candidate;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * range_tree_in_range - Returns the first node that overlaps or is adjacent
+ *                       with the given range
+ * @root: range_tree root
+ * @start: range start
+ * @end: range end
+ *
+ */
+struct range_tree_node *range_tree_in_range_adjacent(
+					struct range_tree_root *root,
+					u64 start, u64 end)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &root->head.rb_node;
+	struct range_tree_node *candidate;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		candidate = rb_entry(*p, struct range_tree_node, rb);
+		if (end+1 < candidate->start)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (start > candidate->end + 1)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
+			return candidate;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * range_tree_add - Add a node to a range tree
+ * @root: range tree to be added to
+ * @node: range_tree_node to be added
+ *
+ * Adds a node to the range tree.
+ */
+void range_tree_add(struct range_tree_root *root,
+					struct range_tree_node *node)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &root->head.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct range_tree_node *ptr;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&node->rb));
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		ptr = rb_entry(parent, struct range_tree_node, rb);
+		if (node->start < ptr->start)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+	}
+	rb_link_node(&node->rb, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&node->rb, &root->head);
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * range_tree_remove: Removes a given node from the tree
+ * @root: root of tree
+ * @node: Node to be removed
+ *
+ * Removes a node and splays the tree
+ */
+void range_tree_remove(struct range_tree_root *root,
+						struct range_tree_node *node)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(RB_EMPTY_NODE(&node->rb));
+
+	rb_erase(&node->rb, &root->head);
+	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&node->rb);
+}
