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diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index cf074bce3eb3..c94a9ff9f082 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
#include <asm/types.h>
#include <linux/bits.h>
+/* Set bits in the first 'n' bytes when loaded from memory */
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+# define aligned_byte_mask(n) ((1UL << 8*(n))-1)
+#else
+# define aligned_byte_mask(n) (~0xffUL << (BITS_PER_LONG - 8 - 8*(n)))
+#endif
+
#define BITS_PER_TYPE(type) (sizeof(type) * BITS_PER_BYTE)
#define BITS_TO_LONGS(nr) DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, BITS_PER_TYPE(long))