--- /dev/null
+#ifndef ERR_H
+#define ERR_H
+#define MAX_ERRNO 4095
+
+#define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
+
+static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
+{
+ return (void *) error;
+}
+
+static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(const void *ptr)
+{
+ return (long) ptr;
+}
+
+static inline long __must_check IS_ERR(const void *ptr)
+{
+ return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
+}
+
+static inline long __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(const void *ptr)
+{
+ return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
+}
+#endif /* ERR_H */