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diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 7c4e8f1f72d8..d23123238534 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -966,6 +966,22 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
"pointer type mismatch in container_of()"); \
((type *)(__mptr - offsetof(type, member))); })
+/**
+ * container_of_safe - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
+ * @ptr: the pointer to the member.
+ * @type: the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the member within the struct.
+ *
+ * If IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ptr), ptr is returned unchanged.
+ */
+#define container_of_safe(ptr, type, member) ({ \
+ void *__mptr = (void *)(ptr); \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__same_type(*(ptr), ((type *)0)->member) && \
+ !__same_type(*(ptr), void), \
+ "pointer type mismatch in container_of()"); \
+ IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__mptr) ? ERR_CAST(__mptr) : \
+ ((type *)(__mptr - offsetof(type, member))); })
+
/* Rebuild everything on CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD */
#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
# define REBUILD_DUE_TO_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD