1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
5 #include <linux/compiler.h>
6 #include <linux/types.h>
11 * Kernel pointers have redundant information, so we can use a
12 * scheme where we can return either an error code or a normal
13 * pointer with the same return value.
15 * This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different
16 * error and pointer decisions.
18 #define MAX_ERRNO 4095
23 * IS_ERR_VALUE - Detect an error pointer.
24 * @x: The pointer to check.
26 * Like IS_ERR(), but does not generate a compiler warning if result is unused.
28 #define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((unsigned long)(void *)(x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
31 * ERR_PTR - Create an error pointer.
32 * @error: A negative error code.
34 * Encodes @error into a pointer value. Users should consider the result
35 * opaque and not assume anything about how the error is encoded.
37 * Return: A pointer with @error encoded within its value.
39 static inline void * __must_check
ERR_PTR(long error
)
41 return (void *) error
;
44 /* Return the pointer in the percpu address space. */
45 #define ERR_PTR_PCPU(error) ((void __percpu *)(unsigned long)ERR_PTR(error))
48 * PTR_ERR - Extract the error code from an error pointer.
49 * @ptr: An error pointer.
50 * Return: The error code within @ptr.
52 static inline long __must_check
PTR_ERR(__force
const void *ptr
)
57 /* Read an error pointer from the percpu address space. */
58 #define PTR_ERR_PCPU(ptr) (PTR_ERR((const void *)(__force const unsigned long)(ptr)))
61 * IS_ERR - Detect an error pointer.
62 * @ptr: The pointer to check.
63 * Return: true if @ptr is an error pointer, false otherwise.
65 static inline bool __must_check
IS_ERR(__force
const void *ptr
)
67 return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr
);
70 /* Read an error pointer from the percpu address space. */
71 #define IS_ERR_PCPU(ptr) (IS_ERR((const void *)(__force const unsigned long)(ptr)))
74 * IS_ERR_OR_NULL - Detect an error pointer or a null pointer.
75 * @ptr: The pointer to check.
77 * Like IS_ERR(), but also returns true for a null pointer.
79 static inline bool __must_check
IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force
const void *ptr
)
81 return unlikely(!ptr
) || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr
);
85 * ERR_CAST - Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type
86 * @ptr: The pointer to cast.
88 * Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type in such a
89 * way as to make it clear that's what's going on.
91 static inline void * __must_check
ERR_CAST(__force
const void *ptr
)
93 /* cast away the const */
98 * PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO - Extract the error code from a pointer if it has one.
99 * @ptr: A potential error pointer.
101 * Convenience function that can be used inside a function that returns
102 * an error code to propagate errors received as error pointers.
103 * For example, ``return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr);`` replaces:
108 * return PTR_ERR(ptr);
112 * Return: The error code within @ptr if it is an error pointer; 0 otherwise.
114 static inline int __must_check
PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force
const void *ptr
)
124 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */