1 files changed, 41 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
index 0eb3b192f07a..19dfdd74835e 100644
--- a/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -51,40 +51,50 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool overflow)
 	return unlikely(overflow);
 }
 
-/*
- * For simplicity and code hygiene, the fallback code below insists on
- * a, b and *d having the same type (similar to the min() and max()
- * macros), whereas gcc's type-generic overflow checkers accept
- * different types. Hence we don't just make check_add_overflow an
- * alias for __builtin_add_overflow, but add type checks similar to
- * below.
+/** check_add_overflow() - Calculate addition with overflow checking
+ *
+ * @a: first addend
+ * @b: second addend
+ * @d: pointer to store sum
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ *
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted addition, but is not considered
+ * "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates that the
+ * sum has overflowed or been truncated.
  */
-#define check_add_overflow(a, b, d) __must_check_overflow(({	\
-	typeof(a) __a = (a);			\
-	typeof(b) __b = (b);			\
-	typeof(d) __d = (d);			\
-	(void) (&__a == &__b);			\
-	(void) (&__a == __d);			\
-	__builtin_add_overflow(__a, __b, __d);	\
-}))
+#define check_add_overflow(a, b, d)	\
+	__must_check_overflow(__builtin_add_overflow(a, b, d))
 
-#define check_sub_overflow(a, b, d) __must_check_overflow(({	\
-	typeof(a) __a = (a);			\
-	typeof(b) __b = (b);			\
-	typeof(d) __d = (d);			\
-	(void) (&__a == &__b);			\
-	(void) (&__a == __d);			\
-	__builtin_sub_overflow(__a, __b, __d);	\
-}))
+/** check_sub_overflow() - Calculate subtraction with overflow checking
+ *
+ * @a: minuend; value to subtract from
+ * @b: subtrahend; value to subtract from @a
+ * @d: pointer to store difference
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ *
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted subtraction, but is not considered
+ * "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates that the
+ * difference has underflowed or been truncated.
+ */
+#define check_sub_overflow(a, b, d)	\
+	__must_check_overflow(__builtin_sub_overflow(a, b, d))
 
-#define check_mul_overflow(a, b, d) __must_check_overflow(({	\
-	typeof(a) __a = (a);			\
-	typeof(b) __b = (b);			\
-	typeof(d) __d = (d);			\
-	(void) (&__a == &__b);			\
-	(void) (&__a == __d);			\
-	__builtin_mul_overflow(__a, __b, __d);	\
-}))
+/** check_mul_overflow() - Calculate multiplication with overflow checking
+ *
+ * @a: first factor
+ * @b: second factor
+ * @d: pointer to store product
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ *
+ * *@d holds the results of the attempted multiplication, but is not
+ * considered "safe for use" on a non-zero return value, which indicates
+ * that the product has overflowed or been truncated.
+ */
+#define check_mul_overflow(a, b, d)	\
+	__must_check_overflow(__builtin_mul_overflow(a, b, d))
 
 /** check_shl_overflow() - Calculate a left-shifted value and check overflow
  *