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diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index c33a96b7391a..99b775f3ff46 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -808,4 +808,17 @@ static inline void sysfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
kernfs_put(kn);
}
+/* Permissions on a sysfs file: you didn't miss the 0 prefix did you? */
+#define VERIFY_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS(perms) \
+ (BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perms) < 0) + \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perms) > 0777) + \
+ /* USER_READABLE >= GROUP_READABLE >= OTHER_READABLE */ \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((((perms) >> 6) & 4) < (((perms) >> 3) & 4)) + \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((((perms) >> 3) & 4) < ((perms) & 4)) + \
+ /* USER_WRITABLE >= GROUP_WRITABLE */ \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((((perms) >> 6) & 2) < (((perms) >> 3) & 2)) + \
+ /* OTHER_WRITABLE? Generally considered a bad idea. */ \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perms) & 2) + \
+ (perms))
+
#endif /* _SYSFS_H_ */