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diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
index 8d59683ab246..bc3a6b402e8e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h
@@ -462,4 +462,31 @@ static inline int libbpf_err_errno(int ret)
return ret;
}
+/* handle error for pointer-returning APIs, err is assumed to be < 0 always */
+static inline void *libbpf_err_ptr(int err)
+{
+ /* set errno on error, this doesn't break anything */
+ errno = -err;
+
+ if (libbpf_mode & LIBBPF_STRICT_CLEAN_PTRS)
+ return NULL;
+
+ /* legacy: encode err as ptr */
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/* handle pointer-returning APIs' error handling */
+static inline void *libbpf_ptr(void *ret)
+{
+ /* set errno on error, this doesn't break anything */
+ if (IS_ERR(ret))
+ errno = -PTR_ERR(ret);
+
+ if (libbpf_mode & LIBBPF_STRICT_CLEAN_PTRS)
+ return IS_ERR(ret) ? NULL : ret;
+
+ /* legacy: pass-through original pointer */
+ return ret;
+}
+
#endif /* __LIBBPF_LIBBPF_INTERNAL_H */