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+/* __thread_pointer definition.  riscv version.
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_THREAD_POINTER_H
+#define _SYS_THREAD_POINTER_H
+
+#include <features.h>
+
+#if __GNUC_PREREQ (10, 3) || __glibc_clang_prereq (11, 0)
+static inline void *
+__thread_pointer (void)
+{
+  return __builtin_thread_pointer ();
+}
+#else
+static inline void *
+__thread_pointer (void)
+{
+  void *__thread_register;
+  __asm__ ("mv %0, tp" : "=r" (__thread_register));
+  return __thread_register;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _SYS_THREAD_POINTER_H */