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diff --git a/include/linux/entry-common.h b/include/linux/entry-common.h
index c7bfac45f951..b9711e813ec2 100644
--- a/include/linux/entry-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/entry-common.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
#endif
/*
- * TIF flags handled in syscall_enter_from_usermode()
+ * TIF flags handled in syscall_enter_from_user_mode()
*/
#ifndef ARCH_SYSCALL_ENTER_WORK
# define ARCH_SYSCALL_ENTER_WORK (0)
@@ -114,15 +114,30 @@ static inline __must_check int arch_syscall_enter_tracehook(struct pt_regs *regs
#endif
/**
- * syscall_enter_from_user_mode - Check and handle work before invoking
- * a syscall
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare - Establish state and enable interrupts
* @regs: Pointer to currents pt_regs
- * @syscall: The syscall number
*
* Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
* disabled. The calling code has to be non-instrumentable. When the
- * function returns all state is correct and the subsequent functions can be
- * instrumented.
+ * function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
+ * subsequent functions can be instrumented.
+ *
+ * This handles lockdep, RCU (context tracking) and tracing state.
+ *
+ * This is invoked when there is extra architecture specific functionality
+ * to be done between establishing state and handling user mode entry work.
+ */
+void syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+/**
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work - Check and handle work before invoking
+ * a syscall
+ * @regs: Pointer to currents pt_regs
+ * @syscall: The syscall number
+ *
+ * Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
+ * enabled after invoking syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and extra
+ * architecture specific work.
*
* Returns: The original or a modified syscall number
*
@@ -131,12 +146,30 @@ static inline __must_check int arch_syscall_enter_tracehook(struct pt_regs *regs
* syscall_set_return_value() first. If neither of those are called and -1
* is returned, then the syscall will fail with ENOSYS.
*
- * The following functionality is handled here:
+ * It handles the following work items:
*
- * 1) Establish state (lockdep, RCU (context tracking), tracing)
- * 2) TIF flag dependent invocations of arch_syscall_enter_tracehook(),
+ * 1) TIF flag dependent invocations of arch_syscall_enter_tracehook(),
* __secure_computing(), trace_sys_enter()
- * 3) Invocation of audit_syscall_entry()
+ * 2) Invocation of audit_syscall_entry()
+ */
+long syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall);
+
+/**
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode - Establish state and check and handle work
+ * before invoking a syscall
+ * @regs: Pointer to currents pt_regs
+ * @syscall: The syscall number
+ *
+ * Invoked from architecture specific syscall entry code with interrupts
+ * disabled. The calling code has to be non-instrumentable. When the
+ * function returns all state is correct, interrupts are enabled and the
+ * subsequent functions can be instrumented.
+ *
+ * This is combination of syscall_enter_from_user_mode_prepare() and
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work().
+ *
+ * Returns: The original or a modified syscall number. See
+ * syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work() for further explanation.
*/
long syscall_enter_from_user_mode(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall);