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diff --git a/include/asm-x86/segment.h b/include/asm-x86/segment.h
index dfc8601c0892..646452ea9ea3 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/segment.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/segment.h
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_SEGMENT_H_
#define _ASM_X86_SEGMENT_H_
+/* Constructor for a conventional segment GDT (or LDT) entry */
+/* This is a macro so it can be used in initializers */
+#define GDT_ENTRY(flags, base, limit) \
+ ((((base) & 0xff000000ULL) << (56-24)) | \
+ (((flags) & 0x0000f0ffULL) << 40) | \
+ (((limit) & 0x000f0000ULL) << (48-16)) | \
+ (((base) & 0x00ffffffULL) << 16) | \
+ (((limit) & 0x0000ffffULL)))
+
/* Simple and small GDT entries for booting only */
#define GDT_ENTRY_BOOT_CS 2