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diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index a61294c..d0ae5b2 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -795,3 +795,26 @@ void on_each_cpu_cond(bool (*cond_func)(int cpu, void *info),
}
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(on_each_cpu_cond);
+
+static void do_nothing(void *unused)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * kick_all_cpus_sync - Force all cpus out of idle
+ *
+ * Used to synchronize the update of pm_idle function pointer. It's
+ * called after the pointer is updated and returns after the dummy
+ * callback function has been executed on all cpus. The execution of
+ * the function can only happen on the remote cpus after they have
+ * left the idle function which had been called via pm_idle function
+ * pointer. So it's guaranteed that nothing uses the previous pointer
+ * anymore.
+ */
+void kick_all_cpus_sync(void)
+{
+ /* Make sure the change is visible before we kick the cpus */
+ smp_mb();
+ smp_call_function(do_nothing, NULL, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kick_all_cpus_sync);
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