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diff --git a/include/linux/preempt_mask.h b/include/linux/preempt_mask.h
index d169820203dd..dbeec4d4a3be 100644
--- a/include/linux/preempt_mask.h
+++ b/include/linux/preempt_mask.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
#define LINUX_PREEMPT_MASK_H
#include <linux/preempt.h>
-#include <asm/hardirq.h>
/*
* We put the hardirq and softirq counter into the preemption
@@ -79,6 +78,21 @@
#endif
/*
+ * The preempt_count offset needed for things like:
+ *
+ * spin_lock_bh()
+ *
+ * Which need to disable both preemption (CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT) and
+ * softirqs, such that unlock sequences of:
+ *
+ * spin_unlock();
+ * local_bh_enable();
+ *
+ * Work as expected.
+ */
+#define SOFTIRQ_LOCK_OFFSET (SOFTIRQ_DISABLE_OFFSET + PREEMPT_CHECK_OFFSET)
+
+/*
* Are we running in atomic context? WARNING: this macro cannot
* always detect atomic context; in particular, it cannot know about
* held spinlocks in non-preemptible kernels. Thus it should not be