1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/lockref.c b/lib/lockref.c
index e294ae445c9a..6f9d434c1521 100644
--- a/lib/lockref.c
+++ b/lib/lockref.c
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Allow architectures to override the default cpu_relax() within CMPXCHG_LOOP.
+ * This is useful for architectures with an expensive cpu_relax().
+ */
+#ifndef arch_mutex_cpu_relax
+# define arch_mutex_cpu_relax() cpu_relax()
+#endif
+
+/*
  * Note that the "cmpxchg()" reloads the "old" value for the
  * failure case.
  */
@@ -28,7 +36,7 @@
                 if (likely(old.lock_count == prev.lock_count)) {                \
                         SUCCESS;                                                \
                 }                                                               \
-                cpu_relax();                                                    \
+                arch_mutex_cpu_relax();                                         \
         }                                                                       \
 } while (0)