diff --git a/include/asm-i386/rwlock.h b/include/asm-i386/rwlock.h
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+/* include/asm-i386/rwlock.h
+ *
+ *	Helpers used by both rw spinlocks and rw semaphores.
+ *
+ *	Based in part on code from semaphore.h and
+ *	spinlock.h Copyright 1996 Linus Torvalds.
+ *
+ *	Copyright 1999 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ *	Written by Benjamin LaHaise.
+ *
+ *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *	as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ *	2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_I386_RWLOCK_H
+#define _ASM_I386_RWLOCK_H
+
+#define RW_LOCK_BIAS		 0x01000000
+#define RW_LOCK_BIAS_STR	"0x01000000"
+
+#define __build_read_lock_ptr(rw, helper)   \
+	asm volatile(LOCK "subl $1,(%0)\n\t" \
+		     "jns 1f\n" \
+		     "call " helper "\n\t" \
+		     "1:\n" \
+		     ::"a" (rw) : "memory")
+
+#define __build_read_lock_const(rw, helper)   \
+	asm volatile(LOCK "subl $1,%0\n\t" \
+		     "jns 1f\n" \
+		     "pushl %%eax\n\t" \
+		     "leal %0,%%eax\n\t" \
+		     "call " helper "\n\t" \
+		     "popl %%eax\n\t" \
+		     "1:\n" \
+		     :"=m" (*(volatile int *)rw) : : "memory")
+
+#define __build_read_lock(rw, helper)	do { \
+						if (__builtin_constant_p(rw)) \
+							__build_read_lock_const(rw, helper); \
+						else \
+							__build_read_lock_ptr(rw, helper); \
+					} while (0)
+
+#define __build_write_lock_ptr(rw, helper) \
+	asm volatile(LOCK "subl $" RW_LOCK_BIAS_STR ",(%0)\n\t" \
+		     "jz 1f\n" \
+		     "call " helper "\n\t" \
+		     "1:\n" \
+		     ::"a" (rw) : "memory")
+
+#define __build_write_lock_const(rw, helper) \
+	asm volatile(LOCK "subl $" RW_LOCK_BIAS_STR ",%0\n\t" \
+		     "jz 1f\n" \
+		     "pushl %%eax\n\t" \
+		     "leal %0,%%eax\n\t" \
+		     "call " helper "\n\t" \
+		     "popl %%eax\n\t" \
+		     "1:\n" \
+		     :"=m" (*(volatile int *)rw) : : "memory")
+
+#define __build_write_lock(rw, helper)	do { \
+						if (__builtin_constant_p(rw)) \
+							__build_write_lock_const(rw, helper); \
+						else \
+							__build_write_lock_ptr(rw, helper); \
+					} while (0)
+
+#endif