diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index ddddb32..09b3b1b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -94,11 +94,16 @@
 
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
+struct rcu_synchronize {
+	struct rcu_head head;
+	struct completion completion;
+};
+
 /*
  * Awaken the corresponding synchronize_rcu() instance now that a
  * grace period has elapsed.
  */
-void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head  *head)
+static void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head  *head)
 {
 	struct rcu_synchronize *rcu;
 
@@ -106,6 +111,20 @@
 	complete(&rcu->completion);
 }
 
+void wait_rcu_gp(call_rcu_func_t crf)
+{
+	struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
+
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
+	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	/* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
+	crf(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
+	/* Wait for it. */
+	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wait_rcu_gp);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
 /*
  * wrapper function to avoid #include problems.