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diff --git a/include/linux/reciprocal_div.h b/include/linux/reciprocal_div.h
index e031e9f2f9d8..585ce89c0f33 100644
--- a/include/linux/reciprocal_div.h
+++ b/include/linux/reciprocal_div.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ struct reciprocal_value {
 	u8 sh1, sh2;
 };
 
+/* "reciprocal_value" and "reciprocal_divide" together implement the basic
+ * version of the algorithm described in Figure 4.1 of the paper.
+ */
 struct reciprocal_value reciprocal_value(u32 d);
 
 static inline u32 reciprocal_divide(u32 a, struct reciprocal_value R)
@@ -33,4 +36,69 @@ static inline u32 reciprocal_divide(u32 a, struct reciprocal_value R)
 	return (t + ((a - t) >> R.sh1)) >> R.sh2;
 }
 
+struct reciprocal_value_adv {
+	u32 m;
+	u8 sh, exp;
+	bool is_wide_m;
+};
+
+/* "reciprocal_value_adv" implements the advanced version of the algorithm
+ * described in Figure 4.2 of the paper except when "divisor > (1U << 31)" whose
+ * ceil(log2(d)) result will be 32 which then requires u128 divide on host. The
+ * exception case could be easily handled before calling "reciprocal_value_adv".
+ *
+ * The advanced version requires more complex calculation to get the reciprocal
+ * multiplier and other control variables, but then could reduce the required
+ * emulation operations.
+ *
+ * It makes no sense to use this advanced version for host divide emulation,
+ * those extra complexities for calculating multiplier etc could completely
+ * waive our saving on emulation operations.
+ *
+ * However, it makes sense to use it for JIT divide code generation for which
+ * we are willing to trade performance of JITed code with that of host. As shown
+ * by the following pseudo code, the required emulation operations could go down
+ * from 6 (the basic version) to 3 or 4.
+ *
+ * To use the result of "reciprocal_value_adv", suppose we want to calculate
+ * n/d, the pseudo C code will be:
+ *
+ *   struct reciprocal_value_adv rvalue;
+ *   u8 pre_shift, exp;
+ *
+ *   // handle exception case.
+ *   if (d >= (1U << 31)) {
+ *     result = n >= d;
+ *     return;
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   rvalue = reciprocal_value_adv(d, 32)
+ *   exp = rvalue.exp;
+ *   if (rvalue.is_wide_m && !(d & 1)) {
+ *     // floor(log2(d & (2^32 -d)))
+ *     pre_shift = fls(d & -d) - 1;
+ *     rvalue = reciprocal_value_adv(d >> pre_shift, 32 - pre_shift);
+ *   } else {
+ *     pre_shift = 0;
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   // code generation starts.
+ *   if (imm == 1U << exp) {
+ *     result = n >> exp;
+ *   } else if (rvalue.is_wide_m) {
+ *     // pre_shift must be zero when reached here.
+ *     t = (n * rvalue.m) >> 32;
+ *     result = n - t;
+ *     result >>= 1;
+ *     result += t;
+ *     result >>= rvalue.sh - 1;
+ *   } else {
+ *     if (pre_shift)
+ *       result = n >> pre_shift;
+ *     result = ((u64)result * rvalue.m) >> 32;
+ *     result >>= rvalue.sh;
+ *   }
+ */
+struct reciprocal_value_adv reciprocal_value_adv(u32 d, u8 prec);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_RECIPROCAL_DIV_H */