}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_iotlb_del_range);
 
+/**
+ * vhost_iotlb_init - initialize a vhost IOTLB
+ * @iotlb: the IOTLB that needs to be initialized
+ * @limit: maximum number of IOTLB entries
+ * @flags: VHOST_IOTLB_FLAG_XXX
+ */
+void vhost_iotlb_init(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb, unsigned int limit,
+                     unsigned int flags)
+{
+       iotlb->root = RB_ROOT_CACHED;
+       iotlb->limit = limit;
+       iotlb->nmaps = 0;
+       iotlb->flags = flags;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iotlb->list);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_iotlb_init);
+
 /**
  * vhost_iotlb_alloc - add a new vhost IOTLB
  * @limit: maximum number of IOTLB entries
        if (!iotlb)
                return NULL;
 
-       iotlb->root = RB_ROOT_CACHED;
-       iotlb->limit = limit;
-       iotlb->nmaps = 0;
-       iotlb->flags = flags;
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iotlb->list);
+       vhost_iotlb_init(iotlb, limit, flags);
 
        return iotlb;
 }
 
                          u64 addr, unsigned int perm);
 void vhost_iotlb_del_range(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb, u64 start, u64 last);
 
+void vhost_iotlb_init(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb, unsigned int limit,
+                     unsigned int flags);
 struct vhost_iotlb *vhost_iotlb_alloc(unsigned int limit, unsigned int flags);
 void vhost_iotlb_free(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb);
 void vhost_iotlb_reset(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb);