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diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
index adbe1670b36..3084f80909c 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ static inline int srcu_read_lock_held(struct srcu_struct *sp)
#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
/**
+ * srcu_dereference - fetch SRCU-protected pointer with checking
+ *
+ * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
+ */
+#define srcu_dereference(p, sp) \
+ rcu_dereference_check(p, srcu_read_lock_held(sp))
+
+/**
* srcu_read_lock - register a new reader for an SRCU-protected structure.
* @sp: srcu_struct in which to register the new reader.
*