diff --git a/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h b/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h
index 3aefde23d..352a9ebb9 100755
--- a/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
 #include <asm-generic/qrwlock_types.h>
+#include <asm-generic/qspinlock.h>
 
 /*
  * Writer states & reader shift and bias.
@@ -116,15 +117,26 @@ static inline void queued_write_unlock(struct qrwlock *lock)
 	smp_store_release(&lock->wlocked, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * queued_rwlock_is_contended - check if the lock is contended
+ * @lock : Pointer to queue rwlock structure
+ * Return: 1 if lock contended, 0 otherwise
+ */
+static inline int queued_rwlock_is_contended(struct qrwlock *lock)
+{
+	return arch_spin_is_locked(&lock->wait_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * Remapping rwlock architecture specific functions to the corresponding
  * queue rwlock functions.
  */
-#define arch_read_lock(l)	queued_read_lock(l)
-#define arch_write_lock(l)	queued_write_lock(l)
-#define arch_read_trylock(l)	queued_read_trylock(l)
-#define arch_write_trylock(l)	queued_write_trylock(l)
-#define arch_read_unlock(l)	queued_read_unlock(l)
-#define arch_write_unlock(l)	queued_write_unlock(l)
+#define arch_read_lock(l)		queued_read_lock(l)
+#define arch_write_lock(l)		queued_write_lock(l)
+#define arch_read_trylock(l)		queued_read_trylock(l)
+#define arch_write_trylock(l)		queued_write_trylock(l)
+#define arch_read_unlock(l)		queued_read_unlock(l)
+#define arch_write_unlock(l)		queued_write_unlock(l)
+#define arch_rwlock_is_contended(l)	queued_rwlock_is_contended(l)
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GENERIC_QRWLOCK_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/rwlock.h b/include/linux/rwlock.h
index 34c414ccb..93086de7b 100755
--- a/include/linux/rwlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwlock.h
@@ -134,4 +134,11 @@ do {								\
 	1 : ({ local_irq_restore(flags); 0; }); \
 })
 
+#ifdef arch_rwlock_is_contended
+#define rwlock_is_contended(lock) \
+	 arch_rwlock_is_contended(&(lock)->raw_lock)
+#else
+#define rwlock_is_contended(lock)	((void)(lock), 0)
+#endif /* arch_rwlock_is_contended */
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_RWLOCK_H */