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diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
index 7389248..e8ee5dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ extern void synchronize_rcu_expedited(void);
void kfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu));
+/**
+ * synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited - Brute-force RCU-bh grace period
+ *
+ * Wait for an RCU-bh grace period to elapse, but use a "big hammer"
+ * approach to force the grace period to end quickly. This consumes
+ * significant time on all CPUs and is unfriendly to real-time workloads,
+ * so is thus not recommended for any sort of common-case code. In fact,
+ * if you are using synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited() in a loop, please
+ * restructure your code to batch your updates, and then use a single
+ * synchronize_rcu_bh() instead.
+ *
+ * Note that it is illegal to call this function while holding any lock
+ * that is acquired by a CPU-hotplug notifier. And yes, it is also illegal
+ * to call this function from a CPU-hotplug notifier. Failing to observe
+ * these restriction will result in deadlock.
+ */
static inline void synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited(void)
{
synchronize_sched_expedited();
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