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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
index 0fa0cb524250..1fa36eb54b6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
__attribute__((section(".discard"), unused))
/*
+ * Macro which verifies @ptr is a percpu pointer without evaluating
+ * @ptr. This is to be used in percpu accessors to verify that the
+ * input parameter is a percpu pointer.
+ */
+#define __verify_pcpu_ptr(ptr) do { \
+ void __percpu *__vpp_verify = (typeof(ptr))NULL; \
+ (void)__vpp_verify; \
+} while (0)
+
+/*
* s390 and alpha modules require percpu variables to be defined as
* weak to force the compiler to generate GOT based external
* references for them. This is necessary because percpu sections
@@ -129,10 +139,16 @@
__aligned(PAGE_SIZE)
/*
- * Intermodule exports for per-CPU variables.
+ * Intermodule exports for per-CPU variables. sparse forgets about
+ * address space across EXPORT_SYMBOL(), change EXPORT_SYMBOL() to
+ * noop if __CHECKER__.
*/
+#ifndef __CHECKER__
#define EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(var) EXPORT_SYMBOL(var)
#define EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(var) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var)
-
+#else
+#define EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(var)
+#define EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(var)
+#endif
#endif /* _LINUX_PERCPU_DEFS_H */