1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/klist.h b/include/linux/klist.h
index 74071254c9d3..a119c0da8977 100644
--- a/include/linux/klist.h
+++ b/include/linux/klist.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ struct klist {
         void                    (*put)(struct klist_node *);
 };
 
+#define KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)                                   \
+        { .k_lock       = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(_name.k_lock),           \
+          .k_list       = LIST_HEAD_INIT(_name.k_list),                 \
+          .get          = _get,                                         \
+          .put          = _put, }
+
+#define DEFINE_KLIST(_name, _get, _put)                                 \
+        struct klist _name = KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)
 
 extern void klist_init(struct klist * k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
                        void (*put)(struct klist_node *));