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1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
2 #ifndef _LINUX_ERR_H
3 #define _LINUX_ERR_H
4 
5 #include <linux/compiler.h>
6 #include <linux/types.h>
7 
8 #include <asm/errno.h>
9 
10 /*
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.
14  *
15  * This should be a per-architecture thing, to allow different
16  * error and pointer decisions.
17  */
18 #define MAX_ERRNO	4095
19 
20 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
21 
22 /**
23  * IS_ERR_VALUE - Detect an error pointer.
24  * @x: The pointer to check.
25  *
26  * Like IS_ERR(), but does not generate a compiler warning if result is unused.
27  */
28 #define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((unsigned long)(void *)(x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
29 
30 /**
31  * ERR_PTR - Create an error pointer.
32  * @error: A negative error code.
33  *
34  * Encodes @error into a pointer value. Users should consider the result
35  * opaque and not assume anything about how the error is encoded.
36  *
37  * Return: A pointer with @error encoded within its value.
38  */
ERR_PTR(long error)39 static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
40 {
41 	return (void *) error;
42 }
43 
44 /* Return the pointer in the percpu address space. */
45 #define ERR_PTR_PCPU(error) ((void __percpu *)(unsigned long)ERR_PTR(error))
46 
47 /**
48  * PTR_ERR - Extract the error code from an error pointer.
49  * @ptr: An error pointer.
50  * Return: The error code within @ptr.
51  */
PTR_ERR(__force const void * ptr)52 static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
53 {
54 	return (long) ptr;
55 }
56 
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)))
59 
60 /**
61  * IS_ERR - Detect an error pointer.
62  * @ptr: The pointer to check.
63  * Return: true if @ptr is an error pointer, false otherwise.
64  */
IS_ERR(__force const void * ptr)65 static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
66 {
67 	return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
68 }
69 
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)))
72 
73 /**
74  * IS_ERR_OR_NULL - Detect an error pointer or a null pointer.
75  * @ptr: The pointer to check.
76  *
77  * Like IS_ERR(), but also returns true for a null pointer.
78  */
IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void * ptr)79 static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void *ptr)
80 {
81 	return unlikely(!ptr) || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
82 }
83 
84 /**
85  * ERR_CAST - Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type
86  * @ptr: The pointer to cast.
87  *
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.
90  */
ERR_CAST(__force const void * ptr)91 static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr)
92 {
93 	/* cast away the const */
94 	return (void *) ptr;
95 }
96 
97 /**
98  * PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO - Extract the error code from a pointer if it has one.
99  * @ptr: A potential error pointer.
100  *
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:
104  *
105  * .. code-block:: c
106  *
107  *	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
108  *		return PTR_ERR(ptr);
109  *	else
110  *		return 0;
111  *
112  * Return: The error code within @ptr if it is an error pointer; 0 otherwise.
113  */
PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void * ptr)114 static inline int __must_check PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void *ptr)
115 {
116 	if (IS_ERR(ptr))
117 		return PTR_ERR(ptr);
118 	else
119 		return 0;
120 }
121 
122 #endif
123 
124 #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */
125