diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 22ae91f8165f..33ac06c01458 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -232,4 +232,11 @@ static inline int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval) { return 0;
 extern bool cpu_mitigations_off(void);
 extern bool cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt(void);
 
+#define IDLE_START 1
+#define IDLE_END 2
+
+void idle_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *n);
+void idle_notifier_unregister(struct notifier_block *n);
+void idle_notifier_call_chain(unsigned long val);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_CPU_H_ */
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d49ba9df8f06..e107dff94922 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -2913,3 +2913,23 @@ bool cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt(void)
 	return cpu_mitigations == CPU_MITIGATIONS_AUTO_NOSMT;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_mitigations_auto_nosmt);
+
+static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(idle_notifier);
+
+void idle_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&idle_notifier, n);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idle_notifier_register);
+
+void idle_notifier_unregister(struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&idle_notifier, n);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idle_notifier_unregister);
+
+void idle_notifier_call_chain(unsigned long val)
+{
+	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&idle_notifier, val, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idle_notifier_call_chain);