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diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index 93d9ee692fd8..0a6fed9d365c 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ out:
* If page_cache_readahead sees that it is again being called for
* a page which it just looked at, it can return immediately without
* making any state changes.
+ * offset: Offset in the prev_page where the last read ended - used for
+ * detection of sequential file reading.
* ahead_start,
* ahead_size: Together, these form the "ahead window".
* ra_pages: The externally controlled max readahead for this fd.
@@ -473,6 +475,7 @@ page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file_ra_state *ra,
/* Note that prev_page == -1 if it is a first read */
sequential = (offset == ra->prev_page + 1);
ra->prev_page = offset;
+ ra->offset = 0;
max = get_max_readahead(ra);
newsize = min(req_size, max);