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diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock.h b/include/linux/spinlock.h
index 75f34949d9ab..3f2867ff0ced 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ do { \
#define smp_mb__before_spinlock() smp_wmb()
#endif
+/*
+ * Place this after a lock-acquisition primitive to guarantee that
+ * an UNLOCK+LOCK pair act as a full barrier. This guarantee applies
+ * if the UNLOCK and LOCK are executed by the same CPU or if the
+ * UNLOCK and LOCK operate on the same lock variable.
+ */
+#ifndef smp_mb__after_unlock_lock
+#define smp_mb__after_unlock_lock() do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
/**
* raw_spin_unlock_wait - wait until the spinlock gets unlocked
* @lock: the spinlock in question.