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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 92669cd182a6..fe7a686dfd8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
# define __same_type(a, b) __builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(a), typeof(b))
#endif
+/* Is this type a native word size -- useful for atomic operations */
+#ifndef __native_word
+# define __native_word(t) (sizeof(t) == sizeof(int) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(long))
+#endif
+
/* Compile time object size, -1 for unknown */
#ifndef __compiletime_object_size
# define __compiletime_object_size(obj) -1
@@ -337,6 +342,10 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
#define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
+#define compiletime_assert_atomic_type(t) \
+ compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
+ "Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.")
+
/*
* Prevent the compiler from merging or refetching accesses. The compiler
* is also forbidden from reordering successive instances of ACCESS_ONCE(),