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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 01ce94b58b42..7713d7bcdaea 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ static inline void *offset_to_ptr(const int *off)
#define __must_be_array(a) BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__same_type((a), &(a)[0]))
/*
+ * Whether 'type' is a signed type or an unsigned type. Supports scalar types,
+ * bool and also pointer types.
+ */
+#define is_signed_type(type) (((type)(-1)) < (__force type)1)
+
+/*
* This is needed in functions which generate the stack canary, see
* arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c::start_secondary() for an example.
*/