1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/litmus/locking.c b/litmus/locking.c
index 728b56835cf7..e9e682adc2c9 100644
--- a/litmus/locking.c
+++ b/litmus/locking.c
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ struct task_struct* waitqueue_first(wait_queue_head_t *wq)
                 return NULL;
 }
 
+struct task_struct* waitqueue_first_and_remove(wait_queue_head_t *wq)
+{
+        wait_queue_t *q;
+        struct task_struct* t = NULL;
+
+        if(waitqueue_active(wq))
+        {
+                q = list_entry(wq->task_list.next,
+                                                wait_queue_t, task_list);
+                t = (struct task_struct*) q->private;
+                __remove_wait_queue(wq, q);
+        }
+        return(t);
+}
 
 #else