@@ -1707,6 +1707,9 @@ extern int cluster_get_dlmlock(void);
 extern int cluster_release_dlmlock(void);
 extern void set_dlm_hooks(void);
 
+extern bool is_directory(const char *path);
+extern bool is_file(const char *path);
+
 #define _ROUND_UP(val, base)	(((val) + (base) - 1) & ~(base - 1))
 #define ROUND_UP(val, base)	_ROUND_UP(val, (typeof(val))(base))
 #define ROUND_UP_PTR(ptr, base)	((typeof(ptr)) \

@@ -2375,3 +2375,49 @@ out:
 	close(fd_zero);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * is_directory() - Checks if directory provided by path is indeed a regular directory.
+ * @path: directory path to be checked
+ *
+ * Doesn't accept symlinks.
+ *
+ * Return: true if is a directory, false if not
+ */
+bool is_directory(const char *path)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (lstat(path, &st) != 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: %s\n", strerror(errno), path);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * is_file() - Checks if file provided by path is indeed a regular file.
+ * @path: file path to be checked
+ *
+ * Doesn't accept symlinks.
+ *
+ * Return: true if is  a file, false if not
+ */
+bool is_file(const char *path)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (lstat(path, &st) != 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: %s\n", strerror(errno), path);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}