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linux-next/include/linux/err.h
Phil Carmody 603c4ba96b err.h: add helper function to simplify pointer error checking
There are quite a few instances in the kernel of checks of pointers both
against NULL and against the errno range, handling both cases identically.
This additional helper function would simplify such code.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: build fix]
Signed-off-by: Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@nokia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-15 08:53:27 -08:00

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#ifndef _LINUX_ERR_H
#define _LINUX_ERR_H
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <asm/errno.h>
/*
* Kernel pointers have redundant information, so we can use a
* scheme where we can return either an error code or a dentry
* pointer with the same return value.
*
* This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different
* error and pointer decisions.
*/
#define MAX_ERRNO 4095
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
static inline void *ERR_PTR(long error)
{
return (void *) error;
}
static inline long PTR_ERR(const void *ptr)
{
return (long) ptr;
}
static inline long IS_ERR(const void *ptr)
{
return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
}
static inline long IS_ERR_OR_NULL(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 *ERR_CAST(const void *ptr)
{
/* cast away the const */
return (void *) ptr;
}
#endif
#endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */