diff --git a/src/runtime/cockroach.go b/src/runtime/cockroach.go
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+package runtime
+
+// CurrentP returns the index of the current P, between 0 and the current
+// GOMAXPROCS.
+//
+// This can only be used as a best-effort facility; there is no guarantee that
+// the goroutine still runs on the same P when this function returns.
+func CurrentP() int {
+	// Note: preemption is not possible in-between these loads (there are no
+	// preemption-safe points).
+	return int(getg().m.p.ptr().id)
+}