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diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
index ee8220f8dcf5..3021ea25a284 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
@@ -4,3 +4,40 @@
#ifndef __always_inline
#define __always_inline inline
#endif
+
+/**
+ * __struct_group() - Create a mirrored named and anonyomous struct
+ *
+ * @TAG: The tag name for the named sub-struct (usually empty)
+ * @NAME: The identifier name of the mirrored sub-struct
+ * @ATTRS: Any struct attributes (usually empty)
+ * @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's members 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.
+ * The named struct can also be explicitly tagged for layer reuse, as well
+ * as both having struct attributes appended.
+ */
+#define __struct_group(TAG, NAME, ATTRS, MEMBERS...) \
+ union { \
+ struct { MEMBERS } ATTRS; \
+ struct TAG { MEMBERS } ATTRS NAME; \
+ }
+
+/**
+ * __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) \
+ struct { \
+ struct { } __empty_ ## NAME; \
+ TYPE NAME[]; \
+ }