1 files changed, 63 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/stddef.h b/include/linux/stddef.h
index 998a4ba28eba..ca507bd5f808 100644
--- a/include/linux/stddef.h
+++ b/include/linux/stddef.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * sizeof_field(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
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum {
 #define sizeof_field(TYPE, MEMBER) sizeof((((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER))
 
 /**
- * offsetofend(TYPE, 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
@@ -36,4 +36,65 @@ enum {
 #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.
+ */
+#define DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(TYPE, NAME) \
+	__DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(TYPE, NAME)
+
 #endif