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diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 471090093c67..4679eddc110a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -842,4 +842,12 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
# define REBUILD_DUE_TO_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
#endif
+/* 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 perms >= group perms >= other perms */ \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(((perms) >> 6) < (((perms) >> 3) & 7)) + \
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((((perms) >> 3) & 7) < ((perms) & 7)) + \
+ (perms))
#endif