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diff --git a/include/linux/osq_lock.h b/include/linux/osq_lock.h
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+#ifndef __LINUX_OSQ_LOCK_H
+#define __LINUX_OSQ_LOCK_H
+
+/*
+ * An MCS like lock especially tailored for optimistic spinning for sleeping
+ * lock implementations (mutex, rwsem, etc).
+ */
+
+#define OSQ_UNLOCKED_VAL (0)
+
+struct optimistic_spin_queue {
+	/*
+	 * Stores an encoded value of the CPU # of the tail node in the queue.
+	 * If the queue is empty, then it's set to OSQ_UNLOCKED_VAL.
+	 */
+	atomic_t tail;
+};
+
+/* Init macro and function. */
+#define OSQ_LOCK_UNLOCKED { ATOMIC_INIT(OSQ_UNLOCKED_VAL) }
+
+static inline void osq_lock_init(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
+{
+	atomic_set(&lock->tail, OSQ_UNLOCKED_VAL);
+}
+
+#endif