diff --git a/include/asm-mips/mutex.h b/include/asm-mips/mutex.h
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+/*
+ * Pull in the generic implementation for the mutex fastpath.
+ *
+ * TODO: implement optimized primitives instead, or leave the generic
+ * implementation in place, or pick the atomic_xchg() based generic
+ * implementation. (see asm-generic/mutex-xchg.h for details)
+ */
+
+#include <asm-generic/mutex-dec.h>