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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index acd583384bd9..fe23792f05c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -36,10 +36,20 @@
#define __weak __attribute__((weak))
#define __naked __attribute__((naked))
#define __noreturn __attribute__((noreturn))
+
+/*
+ * From the GCC manual:
+ *
+ * Many functions have no effects except the return value and their
+ * return value depends only on the parameters and/or global
+ * variables. Such a function can be subject to common subexpression
+ * elimination and loop optimization just as an arithmetic operator
+ * would be.
+ * [...]
+ */
#define __pure __attribute__((pure))
#define __aligned(x) __attribute__((aligned(x)))
#define __printf(a,b) __attribute__((format(printf,a,b)))
#define noinline __attribute__((noinline))
-#define __attribute_pure__ __attribute__((pure))
#define __attribute_const__ __attribute__((__const__))
#define __maybe_unused __attribute__((unused))
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