1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 42ae95411a93..11b84e106053 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ extern void (*late_time_init)(void);
         __attribute__((__section__(".initcall" level ".init"))) = fn
 
 /*
+ * Early initcalls run before initializing SMP.
+ *
+ * Only for built-in code, not modules.
+ */
+#define early_initcall(fn)              __define_initcall("early",fn,early)
+
+/*
  * A "pure" initcall has no dependencies on anything else, and purely
  * initializes variables that couldn't be statically initialized.
  *