diff --git a/qemu/include/qemu/sys_membarrier.h b/qemu/include/qemu/sys_membarrier.h
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+/*
+ * Process-global memory barriers
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_SYS_MEMBARRIER_H
+#define QEMU_SYS_MEMBARRIER_H 1
+
+/* Keep it simple, execute a real memory barrier on both sides.  */
+static inline void smp_mb_global_init(void) {}
+#define smp_mb_global()            smp_mb()
+#define smp_mb_placeholder()       smp_mb()
+
+#endif