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diff --git a/include/linux/llist.h b/include/linux/llist.h
index 171baa90f6f6..d11738110a7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/llist.h
+++ b/include/linux/llist.h
@@ -110,6 +110,25 @@ static inline void init_llist_head(struct llist_head *list)
for ((pos) = (node); pos; (pos) = (pos)->next)
/**
+ * llist_for_each_safe - iterate over some deleted entries of a lock-less list
+ * safe against removal of list entry
+ * @pos: the &struct llist_node to use as a loop cursor
+ * @n: another &struct llist_node to use as temporary storage
+ * @node: the first entry of deleted list entries
+ *
+ * In general, some entries of the lock-less list can be traversed
+ * safely only after being deleted from list, so start with an entry
+ * instead of list head.
+ *
+ * If being used on entries deleted from lock-less list directly, the
+ * traverse order is from the newest to the oldest added entry. If
+ * you want to traverse from the oldest to the newest, you must
+ * reverse the order by yourself before traversing.
+ */
+#define llist_for_each_safe(pos, n, node) \
+ for ((pos) = (node); (pos) && ((n) = (pos)->next, true); (pos) = (n))
+
+/**
* llist_for_each_entry - iterate over some deleted entries of lock-less list of given type
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop cursor.
* @node: the fist entry of deleted list entries.