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diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 3fdfb399b5..35e216e06e 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -57,4 +57,23 @@
, __FILE__, __LINE__); }
#define PAGE_SIZE 4096
+
+/**
+ * upper_32_bits - return MSB bits 32-63 of a number if little endian, or
+ * return MSB bits 0-31 of a number if big endian.
+ * @n: the number we're accessing
+ *
+ * A basic shift-right of a 64- or 32-bit quantity. Use this to suppress
+ * the "right shift count >= width of type" warning when that quantity is
+ * 32-bits.
+ */
+#define upper_32_bits(n) ((u32)(((n) >> 16) >> 16))
+
+/**
+ * lower_32_bits - return LSB bits 0-31 of a number if little endian, or
+ * return LSB bits 32-63 of a number if big endian.
+ * @n: the number we're accessing
+ */
+#define lower_32_bits(n) ((u32)(n))
+
#endif