1 #ifndef _LINUX_ERR_H 2 #define _LINUX_ERR_H 3 4 #include <linux/compiler.h> 5 #include <linux/compat.h> 6 7 #include <linux/errno.h> 8 9 /* 10 * Kernel pointers have redundant information, so we can use a 11 * scheme where we can return either an error code or a dentry 12 * pointer with the same return value. 13 * 14 * This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different 15 * error and pointer decisions. 16 */ 17 #define MAX_ERRNO 4095 18 19 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__ 20 21 #define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO) 22 ERR_PTR(long error)23static inline void *ERR_PTR(long error) 24 { 25 return (void *)(CONFIG_ERR_PTR_OFFSET + error); 26 } 27 PTR_ERR(const void * ptr)28static inline long PTR_ERR(const void *ptr) 29 { 30 return ((long)ptr - CONFIG_ERR_PTR_OFFSET); 31 } 32 IS_ERR(const void * ptr)33static inline long IS_ERR(const void *ptr) 34 { 35 return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)PTR_ERR(ptr)); 36 } 37 IS_ERR_OR_NULL(const void * ptr)38static inline bool IS_ERR_OR_NULL(const void *ptr) 39 { 40 return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)PTR_ERR(ptr)); 41 } 42 43 /** 44 * ERR_CAST - Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type 45 * @ptr: The pointer to cast. 46 * 47 * Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type in such a 48 * way as to make it clear that's what's going on. 49 */ ERR_CAST(__force const void * ptr)50static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr) 51 { 52 /* cast away the const */ 53 return (void *) ptr; 54 } 55 56 #endif 57 58 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */ 59