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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 6b19413b47a6..f88889740949 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
#define likely(x) __builtin_expect((x),1)
#define unlikely(x) __builtin_expect((x),0)
+/*
+ * Allow us to mark functions as 'deprecated' and have gcc emit a nice
+ * warning for each use, in hopes of speeding the functions removal.
+ * Usage is:
+ * int deprecated foo(void)
+ * and then gcc will emit a warning for each usage of the function.
+ */
+#if __GNUC__ >= 3
+#define __deprecated __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define __deprecated
+#endif
+
/* This macro obfuscates arithmetic on a variable address so that gcc
shouldn't recognize the original var, and make assumptions about it */
#define RELOC_HIDE(ptr, off) \