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diff --git a/include/linux/percpu.h b/include/linux/percpu.h
index 8b97308e65df..9ca008f0c542 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ extern void __bad_size_call_parameter(void);
* Special handling for cmpxchg_double. cmpxchg_double is passed two
* percpu variables. The first has to be aligned to a double word
* boundary and the second has to follow directly thereafter.
+ * We enforce this on all architectures even if they don't support
+ * a double cmpxchg instruction, since it's a cheap requirement, and it
+ * avoids breaking the requirement for architectures with the instruction.
*/
#define __pcpu_double_call_return_bool(stem, pcp1, pcp2, ...) \
({ \