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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 867722591be2..05be2352fef8 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -250,7 +250,23 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u; __read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
- ({ typeof(x) __val = (val); __write_once_size(&(x), &__val, sizeof(__val)); __val; })
+ ({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u = { .__val = (val) }; __write_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
+
+/**
+ * READ_ONCE_CTRL - Read a value heading a control dependency
+ * @x: The value to be read, heading the control dependency
+ *
+ * Control dependencies are tricky. See Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+ * for important information on how to use them. Note that in many cases,
+ * use of smp_load_acquire() will be much simpler. Control dependencies
+ * should be avoided except on the hottest of hotpaths.
+ */
+#define READ_ONCE_CTRL(x) \
+({ \
+ typeof(x) __val = READ_ONCE(x); \
+ smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Enforce control dependency. */ \
+ __val; \
+})
#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
@@ -450,7 +466,7 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
* with an explicit memory barrier or atomic instruction that provides the
* required ordering.
*
- * If possible use READ_ONCE/ASSIGN_ONCE instead.
+ * If possible use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() instead.
*/
#define __ACCESS_ONCE(x) ({ \
__maybe_unused typeof(x) __var = (__force typeof(x)) 0; \