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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
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@@ -65,6 +65,21 @@
#define __visible __attribute__((externally_visible))
#endif
+/*
+ * GCC 'asm goto' miscompiles certain code sequences:
+ *
+ * http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58670
+ *
+ * Work it around via a compiler barrier quirk suggested by Jakub Jelinek.
+ * Fixed in GCC 4.8.2 and later versions.
+ *
+ * (asm goto is automatically volatile - the naming reflects this.)
+ */
+#if GCC_VERSION <= 40801
+# define asm_volatile_goto(x...) do { asm goto(x); asm (""); } while (0)
+#else
+# define asm_volatile_goto(x...) do { asm goto(x); } while (0)
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
#if GCC_VERSION >= 40400
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