include/linux/stddef.h

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/include/linux/stddef.h

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
include/linux/stddef.h
Extension
.h
Size
6009 bytes
Lines
198
Domain
Core OS
Bucket
Core Kernel Interface
Inferred role
Core OS: implementation source
Status
source implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

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#ifndef _LINUX_STDDEF_H
#define _LINUX_STDDEF_H

#include <uapi/linux/stddef.h>

#undef NULL
#define NULL ((void *)0)

enum {
	false	= 0,
	true	= 1
};

#undef offsetof
#define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)	__builtin_offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)

/**
 * sizeof_field() - Report the size of a struct field in bytes
 *
 * @TYPE: The structure containing the field of interest
 * @MEMBER: The field to return the size of
 */
#define sizeof_field(TYPE, MEMBER) sizeof((((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER))

/**
 * offsetofend() - Report the offset of a struct field within the struct
 *
 * @TYPE: The type of the structure
 * @MEMBER: The member within the structure to get the end offset of
 */
#define offsetofend(TYPE, MEMBER) \
	(offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER)	+ sizeof_field(TYPE, MEMBER))

/**
 * struct_group() - Wrap a set of declarations in a mirrored struct
 *
 * @NAME: The identifier name of the mirrored sub-struct
 * @MEMBERS: The member declarations for the mirrored structs
 *
 * Used to create an anonymous union of two structs with identical
 * layout and size: one anonymous and one named. The former can be
 * used normally without sub-struct naming, and the latter can be
 * used to reason about the start, end, and size of the group of
 * struct members.
 */
#define struct_group(NAME, MEMBERS...)	\
	__struct_group(/* no tag */, NAME, /* no attrs */, MEMBERS)

/**
 * struct_group_attr() - Create a struct_group() with trailing attributes
 *
 * @NAME: The identifier name of the mirrored sub-struct
 * @ATTRS: Any struct attributes to apply
 * @MEMBERS: The member declarations for the mirrored structs
 *
 * Used to create an anonymous union of two structs with identical
 * layout and size: one anonymous and one named. The former can be
 * used normally without sub-struct naming, and the latter can be
 * used to reason about the start, end, and size of the group of
 * struct members. Includes structure attributes argument.
 */
#define struct_group_attr(NAME, ATTRS, MEMBERS...) \
	__struct_group(/* no tag */, NAME, ATTRS, MEMBERS)

/**
 * struct_group_tagged() - Create a struct_group with a reusable tag
 *
 * @TAG: The tag name for the named sub-struct
 * @NAME: The identifier name of the mirrored sub-struct
 * @MEMBERS: The member declarations for the mirrored structs
 *
 * Used to create an anonymous union of two structs with identical
 * layout and size: one anonymous and one named. The former can be
 * used normally without sub-struct naming, and the latter can be
 * used to reason about the start, end, and size of the group of
 * struct members. Includes struct tag argument for the named copy,
 * so the specified layout can be reused later.
 */
#define struct_group_tagged(TAG, NAME, MEMBERS...) \
	__struct_group(TAG, NAME, /* no attrs */, MEMBERS)

/**
 * DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() - Declare a flexible array usable in a union
 *
 * @TYPE: The type of each flexible array element
 * @NAME: The name of the flexible array member
 *
 * In order to have a flexible array member in a union or alone in a
 * struct, it needs to be wrapped in an anonymous struct with at least 1
 * named member, but that member can be empty.

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