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diff --git a/urcu-static.h b/urcu-static.h
index 0c6891e..f819e6f 100644
--- a/urcu-static.h
+++ b/urcu-static.h
@@ -276,6 +276,22 @@ static inline void _rcu_read_unlock(void)
 		STORE_SHARED(p, v);			\
 	})
 
+/**
+ * _rcu_cmpxchg_pointer - same as rcu_assign_pointer, but tests if the pointer
+ * is as expected by "old". If succeeds, returns the previous pointer to the
+ * data structure, which can be safely freed after waiting for a quiescent state
+ * using synchronize_rcu(). If fails (unexpected value), returns old (which
+ * should not be freed !).
+ */
+
+#define _rcu_cmpxchg_pointer(p, old, _new)		\
+	({						\
+		if (!__builtin_constant_p(_new) ||	\
+		    ((_new) != NULL))			\
+			wmb();				\
+		cmpxchg(p, old, _new);			\
+	})
+
 /**
  * _rcu_xchg_pointer - same as rcu_assign_pointer, but returns the previous
  * pointer to the data structure, which can be safely freed after waiting for a