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+#ifndef _LINUX_ERR_H
+#define _LINUX_ERR_H
+
+/*
+ * Kernel pointers have redundant information, so we can use a
+ * scheme where we can return either an error code or a normal
+ * pointer with the same return value.
+ *
+ * This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different
+ * error and pointer decisions.
+ */
+#define MAX_ERRNO 4095
+
+#define __must_check
+#define __force
+#define unlikely(x) x
+
+#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
+
+static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
+{
+ return (void *) error;
+}
+
+static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
+{
+ return (long) ptr;
+}
+
+static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
+{
+ return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
+}
+
+static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void *ptr)
+{
+ return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ERR_CAST - Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type
+ * @ptr: The pointer to cast.
+ *
+ * Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type in such a
+ * way as to make it clear that's what's going on.
+ */
+static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr)
+{
+ /* cast away the const */
+ return (void *) ptr;
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void *ptr)
+{
+ if (IS_ERR(ptr))
+ return PTR_ERR(ptr);
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Deprecated */
+#define PTR_RET(p) PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(p)
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */
We recently started using it on the kernel side. Signed-off-by: David Henningsson <david.henningsson@canonical.com> --- include/linux/err.h | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 include/linux/err.h