diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/mutex.h b/include/asm-x86_64/mutex.h
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+/*
+ * Assembly implementation of the mutex fastpath, based on atomic
+ * decrement/increment.
+ *
+ * started by Ingo Molnar:
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_MUTEX_H
+#define _ASM_MUTEX_H
+
+/**
+ * __mutex_fastpath_lock - decrement and call function if negative
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ * @fail_fn: function to call if the result is negative
+ *
+ * Atomically decrements @v and calls <fail_fn> if the result is negative.
+ */
+#define __mutex_fastpath_lock(v, fail_fn)				\
+do {									\
+	unsigned long dummy;						\
+									\
+	typecheck(atomic_t *, v);					\
+	typecheck_fn(fastcall void (*)(atomic_t *), fail_fn);		\
+									\
+	__asm__ __volatile__(						\
+		LOCK	"   decl (%%rdi)	\n"			\
+			"   js 2f		\n"			\
+			"1:			\n"			\
+									\
+		LOCK_SECTION_START("")					\
+			"2: call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
+			"   jmp 1b		\n"			\
+		LOCK_SECTION_END					\
+									\
+		:"=D" (dummy)						\
+		: "D" (v)						\
+		: "rax", "rsi", "rdx", "rcx",				\
+		  "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11", "memory");			\
+} while (0)
+
+/**
+ *  __mutex_fastpath_lock_retval - try to take the lock by moving the count
+ *                                 from 1 to a 0 value
+ *  @count: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *  @fail_fn: function to call if the original value was not 1
+ *
+ * Change the count from 1 to a value lower than 1, and call <fail_fn> if
+ * it wasn't 1 originally. This function returns 0 if the fastpath succeeds,
+ * or anything the slow path function returns
+ */
+static inline int
+__mutex_fastpath_lock_retval(atomic_t *count,
+			     int fastcall (*fail_fn)(atomic_t *))
+{
+	if (unlikely(atomic_dec_return(count) < 0))
+		return fail_fn(count);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * __mutex_fastpath_unlock - increment and call function if nonpositive
+ * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
+ * @fail_fn: function to call if the result is nonpositive
+ *
+ * Atomically increments @v and calls <fail_fn> if the result is nonpositive.
+ */
+#define __mutex_fastpath_unlock(v, fail_fn)				\
+do {									\
+	unsigned long dummy;						\
+									\
+	typecheck(atomic_t *, v);					\
+	typecheck_fn(fastcall void (*)(atomic_t *), fail_fn);		\
+									\
+	__asm__ __volatile__(						\
+		LOCK	"   incl (%%rdi)	\n"			\
+			"   jle 2f		\n"			\
+			"1:			\n"			\
+									\
+		LOCK_SECTION_START("")					\
+			"2: call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
+			"   jmp 1b		\n"			\
+		LOCK_SECTION_END					\
+									\
+		:"=D" (dummy)						\
+		: "D" (v)						\
+		: "rax", "rsi", "rdx", "rcx",				\
+		  "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11", "memory");			\
+} while (0)
+
+#define __mutex_slowpath_needs_to_unlock()	1
+
+/**
+ * __mutex_fastpath_trylock - try to acquire the mutex, without waiting
+ *
+ *  @count: pointer of type atomic_t
+ *  @fail_fn: fallback function
+ *
+ * Change the count from 1 to 0 and return 1 (success), or return 0 (failure)
+ * if it wasn't 1 originally. [the fallback function is never used on
+ * x86_64, because all x86_64 CPUs have a CMPXCHG instruction.]
+ */
+static inline int
+__mutex_fastpath_trylock(atomic_t *count, int (*fail_fn)(atomic_t *))
+{
+	if (likely(atomic_cmpxchg(count, 1, 0)) == 1)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+#endif