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diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 56707d5ff6ad..ab93b6eae696 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ struct rw_semaphore {
#endif
};
+/*
+ * Setting bit 0 of the owner field with other non-zero bits will indicate
+ * that the rwsem is writer-owned with an unknown owner.
+ */
+#define RWSEM_OWNER_UNKNOWN ((struct task_struct *)-1L)
+
extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_read_failed_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
extern struct rw_semaphore *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem);