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diff --git a/arch_x86.h b/arch_x86.h
index 4a2573e..8a57325 100644
--- a/arch_x86.h
+++ b/arch_x86.h
@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ static inline void cpu_relax(void)
 	rep_nop();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Serialize core instruction execution. Also acts as a compiler barrier.
+ */
+#ifdef __PIC__
+/*
+ * Cannot use cpuid because it clobbers the ebx register and clashes
+ * with -fPIC :
+ * error: PIC register 'ebx' clobbered in 'asm'
+ */
+static inline void sync_core(void)
+{
+	mb();
+}
+#else
+static inline void sync_core(void)
+{
+	asm volatile("cpuid" : : : "memory", "eax", "ebx", "ecx", "edx");
+}
+#endif
+
 #define rdtscll(val)							  \
 	do {						  		  \
 	     unsigned int __a, __d;					  \