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diff --git a/include/asm-generic/mcs_spinlock.h b/include/asm-generic/mcs_spinlock.h
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+++ b/include/asm-generic/mcs_spinlock.h
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+#ifndef __ASM_MCS_SPINLOCK_H
+#define __ASM_MCS_SPINLOCK_H
+
+struct mcs_spinlock {
+	struct mcs_spinlock *next;
+	int locked; /* 1 if lock acquired */
+	int count;  /* nesting count, see qspinlock.c */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Architectures can define their own:
+ *
+ *   arch_mcs_spin_lock_contended(l)
+ *   arch_mcs_spin_unlock_contended(l)
+ *
+ * See kernel/locking/mcs_spinlock.c.
+ */
+
+#endif /* __ASM_MCS_SPINLOCK_H */