diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad0703806
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+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NVGPU_LOCK_H
+#define NVGPU_LOCK_H
+
+#include <nvgpu/lock_linux.h>
+
+/*
+ * struct nvgpu_mutex
+ *
+ * Should be implemented per-OS in a separate library
+ * But implementation should adhere to mutex implementation
+ * as specified in Linux Documentation
+ */
+struct nvgpu_mutex;
+
+/*
+ * struct nvgpu_spinlock
+ *
+ * Should be implemented per-OS in a separate library
+ * But implementation should adhere to spinlock implementation
+ * as specified in Linux Documentation
+ */
+struct nvgpu_spinlock;
+
+/*
+ * struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock
+ *
+ * Should be implemented per-OS in a separate library
+ * But implementation should adhere to raw_spinlock implementation
+ * as specified in Linux Documentation
+ */
+struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock;
+
+int nvgpu_mutex_init(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex);
+void nvgpu_mutex_acquire(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex);
+void nvgpu_mutex_release(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex);
+int nvgpu_mutex_tryacquire(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex);
+void nvgpu_mutex_destroy(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex);
+
+void nvgpu_spinlock_init(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock);
+void nvgpu_spinlock_acquire(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock);
+void nvgpu_spinlock_release(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock);
+
+void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_init(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock);
+void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_acquire(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock);
+void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_release(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock);
+
+#endif /* NVGPU_LOCK_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock_linux.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock_linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbf26e9da
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+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/lock_linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NVGPU_LOCK_LINUX_H
+#define NVGPU_LOCK_LINUX_H
+
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+struct nvgpu_mutex {
+	struct mutex mutex;
+};
+struct nvgpu_spinlock {
+	spinlock_t spinlock;
+};
+struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock {
+	raw_spinlock_t spinlock;
+};
+
+static inline int nvgpu_mutex_init(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	mutex_init(&mutex->mutex);
+	return 0;
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_mutex_acquire(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&mutex->mutex);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_mutex_release(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&mutex->mutex);
+};
+static inline int nvgpu_mutex_tryacquire(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	return mutex_trylock(&mutex->mutex);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_mutex_destroy(struct nvgpu_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	mutex_destroy(&mutex->mutex);
+};
+
+static inline void nvgpu_spinlock_init(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	spin_lock_init(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_spinlock_acquire(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	spin_lock(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_spinlock_release(struct nvgpu_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+
+static inline void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_init(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	raw_spin_lock_init(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_acquire(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	raw_spin_lock(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+static inline void nvgpu_raw_spinlock_release(struct nvgpu_raw_spinlock *spinlock)
+{
+	raw_spin_unlock(&spinlock->spinlock);
+};
+
+#endif /* NVGPU_LOCK_LINUX_H */