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diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 00ea8e5fb88b..09d979976b3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -191,6 +191,29 @@ static inline void list_add_tail(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
__list_add(new, head->prev, head);
}
+/**
+ * list_add_tail_release - add a new entry with release barrier
+ * @new: new entry to be added
+ * @head: list head to add it before
+ *
+ * Insert a new entry before the specified head, using a release barrier to set
+ * the ->next pointer that points to it. This is useful for implementing
+ * queues, in particular one that the elements will be walked through forwards
+ * locklessly.
+ */
+static inline void list_add_tail_release(struct list_head *new,
+ struct list_head *head)
+{
+ struct list_head *prev = head->prev;
+
+ if (__list_add_valid(new, prev, head)) {
+ new->next = head;
+ new->prev = prev;
+ head->prev = new;
+ smp_store_release(&prev->next, new);
+ }
+}
+
/*
* Delete a list entry by making the prev/next entries
* point to each other.
@@ -645,6 +668,20 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
})
/**
+ * list_first_entry_or_null_acquire - get the first element from a list with barrier
+ * @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note that if the list is empty, it returns NULL.
+ */
+#define list_first_entry_or_null_acquire(ptr, type, member) ({ \
+ struct list_head *head__ = (ptr); \
+ struct list_head *pos__ = smp_load_acquire(&head__->next); \
+ pos__ != head__ ? list_entry(pos__, type, member) : NULL; \
+})
+
+/**
* list_last_entry_or_null - get the last element from a list
* @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
* @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.