diff --git a/include/asm-generic/atomic.h b/include/asm-generic/atomic.h
index 33bd2de3bc1e..9c79e7603459 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/atomic.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/atomic.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define __ASM_GENERIC_ATOMIC_H
 
 #include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /* Force people to define core atomics */
@@ -182,11 +183,5 @@ static inline void atomic_set_mask(unsigned int mask, atomic_t *v)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* Assume that atomic operations are already serializing */
-#define smp_mb__before_atomic_dec()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_atomic_dec()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__before_atomic_inc()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_atomic_inc()	barrier()
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_ATOMIC_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/barrier.h b/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
index 6f692f8ac664..1402fa855388 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
 #define set_mb(var, value)  do { (var) = (value); mb(); } while (0)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef smp_mb__before_atomic
+#define smp_mb__before_atomic()	smp_mb()
+#endif
+
+#ifndef smp_mb__after_atomic
+#define smp_mb__after_atomic()	smp_mb()
+#endif
+
 #define smp_store_release(p, v)						\
 do {									\
 	compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p);				\
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
index 280ca7a96f75..dcdcacf2fd2b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
@@ -11,14 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/irqflags.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-
-/*
- * clear_bit may not imply a memory barrier
- */
-#ifndef smp_mb__before_clear_bit
-#define smp_mb__before_clear_bit()	smp_mb()
-#define smp_mb__after_clear_bit()	smp_mb()
-#endif
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 
 #include <asm-generic/bitops/__ffs.h>
 #include <asm-generic/bitops/ffz.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/atomic.h b/include/linux/atomic.h
index 5b08a8540ecf..fef3a809e7cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/atomic.h
+++ b/include/linux/atomic.h
@@ -3,6 +3,42 @@
 #define _LINUX_ATOMIC_H
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
+/*
+ * Provide __deprecated wrappers for the new interface, avoid flag day changes.
+ * We need the ugly external functions to break header recursion hell.
+ */
+#ifndef smp_mb__before_atomic_inc
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__before_atomic_inc(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__before_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__before_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef smp_mb__after_atomic_inc
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__after_atomic_inc(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__after_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__after_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef smp_mb__before_atomic_dec
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__before_atomic_dec(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__before_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__before_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef smp_mb__after_atomic_dec
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__after_atomic_dec(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__after_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__after_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * atomic_add_unless - add unless the number is already a given value
  * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index be5fd38bd5a0..cbc5833fb221 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ extern unsigned long __sw_hweight64(__u64 w);
  */
 #include <asm/bitops.h>
 
+/*
+ * Provide __deprecated wrappers for the new interface, avoid flag day changes.
+ * We need the ugly external functions to break header recursion hell.
+ */
+#ifndef smp_mb__before_clear_bit
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__before_clear_bit(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__before_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__before_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef smp_mb__after_clear_bit
+static inline void __deprecated smp_mb__after_clear_bit(void)
+{
+	extern void __smp_mb__after_atomic(void);
+	__smp_mb__after_atomic();
+}
+#endif
+
 #define for_each_set_bit(bit, addr, size) \
 	for ((bit) = find_first_bit((addr), (size));		\
 	     (bit) < (size);					\
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 268a45ea238c..8a70ec091760 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
 
+#ifdef smp_mb__before_atomic
+void __smp_mb__before_atomic(void)
+{
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__smp_mb__before_atomic);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef smp_mb__after_atomic
+void __smp_mb__after_atomic(void)
+{
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__smp_mb__after_atomic);
+#endif
+
 void start_bandwidth_timer(struct hrtimer *period_timer, ktime_t period)
 {
 	unsigned long delta;