diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/semaphore.h b/include/asm-sparc/semaphore.h
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+#ifndef _SPARC_SEMAPHORE_H
+#define _SPARC_SEMAPHORE_H
+
+/* Dinky, good for nothing, just barely irq safe, Sparc semaphores. */
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+
+struct semaphore {
+	atomic24_t count;
+	int sleepers;
+	wait_queue_head_t wait;
+};
+
+#define __SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER(name, n)				\
+{									\
+	.count		= ATOMIC24_INIT(n),				\
+	.sleepers	= 0,						\
+	.wait		= __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER((name).wait)	\
+}
+
+#define __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(name) \
+	__SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER(name,1)
+
+#define __DECLARE_SEMAPHORE_GENERIC(name,count) \
+	struct semaphore name = __SEMAPHORE_INITIALIZER(name,count)
+
+#define DECLARE_MUTEX(name) __DECLARE_SEMAPHORE_GENERIC(name,1)
+#define DECLARE_MUTEX_LOCKED(name) __DECLARE_SEMAPHORE_GENERIC(name,0)
+
+static inline void sema_init (struct semaphore *sem, int val)
+{
+	atomic24_set(&sem->count, val);
+	sem->sleepers = 0;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&sem->wait);
+}
+
+static inline void init_MUTEX (struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+	sema_init(sem, 1);
+}
+
+static inline void init_MUTEX_LOCKED (struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+	sema_init(sem, 0);
+}
+
+extern void __down(struct semaphore * sem);
+extern int __down_interruptible(struct semaphore * sem);
+extern int __down_trylock(struct semaphore * sem);
+extern void __up(struct semaphore * sem);
+
+static inline void down(struct semaphore * sem)
+{
+	register volatile int *ptr asm("g1");
+	register int increment asm("g2");
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	ptr = &(sem->count.counter);
+	increment = 1;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	"mov	%%o7, %%g4\n\t"
+	"call	___atomic24_sub\n\t"
+	" add	%%o7, 8, %%o7\n\t"
+	"tst	%%g2\n\t"
+	"bl	2f\n\t"
+	" nop\n"
+	"1:\n\t"
+	".subsection 2\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	"save	%%sp, -64, %%sp\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g1, %%l1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g5, %%l5\n\t"
+	"call	%3\n\t"
+	" mov	%%g1, %%o0\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l1, %%g1\n\t"
+	"ba	1b\n\t"
+	" restore %%l5, %%g0, %%g5\n\t"
+	".previous\n"
+	: "=&r" (increment)
+	: "0" (increment), "r" (ptr), "i" (__down)
+	: "g3", "g4", "g7", "memory", "cc");
+}
+
+static inline int down_interruptible(struct semaphore * sem)
+{
+	register volatile int *ptr asm("g1");
+	register int increment asm("g2");
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	ptr = &(sem->count.counter);
+	increment = 1;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	"mov	%%o7, %%g4\n\t"
+	"call	___atomic24_sub\n\t"
+	" add	%%o7, 8, %%o7\n\t"
+	"tst	%%g2\n\t"
+	"bl	2f\n\t"
+	" clr	%%g2\n"
+	"1:\n\t"
+	".subsection 2\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	"save	%%sp, -64, %%sp\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g1, %%l1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g5, %%l5\n\t"
+	"call	%3\n\t"
+	" mov	%%g1, %%o0\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l1, %%g1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l5, %%g5\n\t"
+	"ba	1b\n\t"
+	" restore %%o0, %%g0, %%g2\n\t"
+	".previous\n"
+	: "=&r" (increment)
+	: "0" (increment), "r" (ptr), "i" (__down_interruptible)
+	: "g3", "g4", "g7", "memory", "cc");
+
+	return increment;
+}
+
+static inline int down_trylock(struct semaphore * sem)
+{
+	register volatile int *ptr asm("g1");
+	register int increment asm("g2");
+
+	ptr = &(sem->count.counter);
+	increment = 1;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	"mov	%%o7, %%g4\n\t"
+	"call	___atomic24_sub\n\t"
+	" add	%%o7, 8, %%o7\n\t"
+	"tst	%%g2\n\t"
+	"bl	2f\n\t"
+	" clr	%%g2\n"
+	"1:\n\t"
+	".subsection 2\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	"save	%%sp, -64, %%sp\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g1, %%l1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g5, %%l5\n\t"
+	"call	%3\n\t"
+	" mov	%%g1, %%o0\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l1, %%g1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l5, %%g5\n\t"
+	"ba	1b\n\t"
+	" restore %%o0, %%g0, %%g2\n\t"
+	".previous\n"
+	: "=&r" (increment)
+	: "0" (increment), "r" (ptr), "i" (__down_trylock)
+	: "g3", "g4", "g7", "memory", "cc");
+
+	return increment;
+}
+
+static inline void up(struct semaphore * sem)
+{
+	register volatile int *ptr asm("g1");
+	register int increment asm("g2");
+
+	ptr = &(sem->count.counter);
+	increment = 1;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	"mov	%%o7, %%g4\n\t"
+	"call	___atomic24_add\n\t"
+	" add	%%o7, 8, %%o7\n\t"
+	"tst	%%g2\n\t"
+	"ble	2f\n\t"
+	" nop\n"
+	"1:\n\t"
+	".subsection 2\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	"save	%%sp, -64, %%sp\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g1, %%l1\n\t"
+	"mov	%%g5, %%l5\n\t"
+	"call	%3\n\t"
+	" mov	%%g1, %%o0\n\t"
+	"mov	%%l1, %%g1\n\t"
+	"ba	1b\n\t"
+	" restore %%l5, %%g0, %%g5\n\t"
+	".previous\n"
+	: "=&r" (increment)
+	: "0" (increment), "r" (ptr), "i" (__up)
+	: "g3", "g4", "g7", "memory", "cc");
+}	
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif /* !(_SPARC_SEMAPHORE_H) */