diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@
   }
 
   void unmapImpl();
+  void dontNeedImpl();
 
   std::error_code init(sys::fs::file_t FD, uint64_t Offset, mapmode Mode);
 
@@ -1308,6 +1309,7 @@
     unmapImpl();
     copyFrom(mapped_file_region());
   }
+  void dontNeed() { dontNeedImpl(); }
 
   size_t size() const;
   char *data() const;
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
   /// from.
   virtual StringRef getBufferIdentifier() const { return "Unknown buffer"; }
 
+  /// For MemoryBuffer_MMap, mark the buffer as unused for an unspecified amount
+  /// of time and the kernel can free resources associated with it. Further
+  /// access is supported but may be expensive. This calls
+  /// madvise(MADV_DONTNEED) on Linux.
+  virtual void dontNeedIfMmap() {}
+
   /// Open the specified file as a MemoryBuffer, returning a new MemoryBuffer
   /// if successful, otherwise returning null.
   ///
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/MemoryBuffer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/MemoryBuffer.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/MemoryBuffer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/MemoryBuffer.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@
   MemoryBuffer::BufferKind getBufferKind() const override {
     return MemoryBuffer::MemoryBuffer_MMap;
   }
+
+  void dontNeedIfMmap() override { MFR.dontNeed(); }
 };
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
@@ -870,6 +870,12 @@
     ::munmap(Mapping, Size);
 }
 
+void mapped_file_region::dontNeedImpl() {
+  assert(Mode == mapped_file_region::readonly);
+  if (Mapping)
+    ::madvise(Mapping, Size, MADV_DONTNEED);
+}
+
 int mapped_file_region::alignment() {
   return Process::getPageSizeEstimate();
 }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
@@ -959,6 +959,8 @@
   }
 }
 
+void mapped_file_region::dontNeedImpl() {}
+
 int mapped_file_region::alignment() {
   SYSTEM_INFO SysInfo;
   ::GetSystemInfo(&SysInfo);