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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/include/linux/err.h | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/err.h b/tools/include/linux/err.h index 094649667bae..2f5a12b88a86 100644 --- a/tools/include/linux/err.h +++ b/tools/include/linux/err.h @@ -59,4 +59,17 @@ static inline int __must_check PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__force const void *ptr) else return 0; } + +/** + * 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; +} #endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */ |