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diff --git a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
index 54ce6eb2ca36..88e6b8ed6ca5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
+++ b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
#include <vdso/helpers.h>
#include <vdso/vsyscall.h>
+#include "timekeeping_internal.h"
+
static inline void update_vdso_data(struct vdso_data *vdata,
struct timekeeper *tk)
{
@@ -127,3 +129,42 @@ void update_vsyscall_tz(void)
__arch_sync_vdso_data(vdata);
}
+
+/**
+ * vdso_update_begin - Start of a VDSO update section
+ *
+ * Allows architecture code to safely update the architecture specific VDSO
+ * data. Disables interrupts, acquires timekeeper lock to serialize against
+ * concurrent updates from timekeeping and invalidates the VDSO data
+ * sequence counter to prevent concurrent readers from accessing
+ * inconsistent data.
+ *
+ * Returns: Saved interrupt flags which need to be handed in to
+ * vdso_update_end().
+ */
+unsigned long vdso_update_begin(void)
+{
+ struct vdso_data *vdata = __arch_get_k_vdso_data();
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
+ vdso_write_begin(vdata);
+ return flags;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vdso_update_end - End of a VDSO update section
+ * @flags: Interrupt flags as returned from vdso_update_begin()
+ *
+ * Pairs with vdso_update_begin(). Marks vdso data consistent, invokes data
+ * synchronization if the architecture requires it, drops timekeeper lock
+ * and restores interrupt flags.
+ */
+void vdso_update_end(unsigned long flags)
+{
+ struct vdso_data *vdata = __arch_get_k_vdso_data();
+
+ vdso_write_end(vdata);
+ __arch_sync_vdso_data(vdata);
+ raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
+}