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diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index c056f058dcf8..d23dab0d770b 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -811,8 +811,24 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
* signaling control.
*/
enum hv_signal_policy signal_policy;
+ /*
+ * On the channel send side, many of the VMBUS
+ * device drivers explicity serialize access to the
+ * outgoing ring buffer. Give more control to the
+ * VMBUS device drivers in terms how to serialize
+ * accesss to the outgoing ring buffer.
+ * The default behavior will be to aquire the
+ * ring lock to preserve the current behavior.
+ */
+ bool acquire_ring_lock;
+
};
+static inline void set_channel_lock_state(struct vmbus_channel *c, bool state)
+{
+ c->acquire_ring_lock = state;
+}
+
static inline bool is_hvsock_channel(const struct vmbus_channel *c)
{
return !!(c->offermsg.offer.chn_flags &