diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index b5344de..e783ec5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2479,34 +2479,98 @@
 {
 	return task_thread_info(p)->status & TS_POLLING;
 }
-static inline void current_set_polling(void)
+static inline void __current_set_polling(void)
 {
 	current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
 }
 
-static inline void current_clr_polling(void)
+static inline bool __must_check current_set_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	__current_set_polling();
+
+	/*
+	 * Polling state must be visible before we test NEED_RESCHED,
+	 * paired by resched_task()
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
+}
+
+static inline void __current_clr_polling(void)
 {
 	current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
-	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+}
+
+static inline bool __must_check current_clr_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	__current_clr_polling();
+
+	/*
+	 * Polling state must be visible before we test NEED_RESCHED,
+	 * paired by resched_task()
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
 }
 #elif defined(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 static inline int tsk_is_polling(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	return test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
 }
-static inline void current_set_polling(void)
+
+static inline void __current_set_polling(void)
 {
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
 }
 
-static inline void current_clr_polling(void)
+static inline bool __must_check current_set_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	__current_set_polling();
+
+	/*
+	 * Polling state must be visible before we test NEED_RESCHED,
+	 * paired by resched_task()
+	 *
+	 * XXX: assumes set/clear bit are identical barrier wise.
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
+}
+
+static inline void __current_clr_polling(void)
 {
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
 }
+
+static inline bool __must_check current_clr_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	__current_clr_polling();
+
+	/*
+	 * Polling state must be visible before we test NEED_RESCHED,
+	 * paired by resched_task()
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
+}
+
 #else
 static inline int tsk_is_polling(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
-static inline void current_set_polling(void) { }
-static inline void current_clr_polling(void) { }
+static inline void __current_set_polling(void) { }
+static inline void __current_clr_polling(void) { }
+
+static inline bool __must_check current_set_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
+}
+static inline bool __must_check current_clr_polling_and_test(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(tif_need_resched());
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/thread_info.h b/include/linux/thread_info.h
index a629e4b..fddbe20 100644
--- a/include/linux/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/thread_info.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 	 */
 }
 
+#define tif_need_resched() test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
+
 #if defined TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK && !defined HAVE_SET_RESTORE_SIGMASK
 /*
  * An arch can define its own version of set_restore_sigmask() to get the