For instances where only the overflow needs to be checked (and the sum
isn't used), provide the new helper add_would_overflow(), which is
a wrapper for check_add_overflow().

Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <[email protected]>
Cc: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
---
 include/linux/overflow.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
index 210e5602e89b..3c46c648d2e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ static inline bool __must_check __must_check_overflow(bool 
overflow)
                __builtin_add_overflow(__filter_integral(a), b,         \
                                       __filter_ptrint(d))))
 
+/**
+ * add_would_overflow() - Check if an addition would overflow
+ * @var: variable to add to that is checked for overflow
+ * @offset: value to add
+ *
+ * Returns true if the sum would overflow.
+ *
+ * To keep a copy of the sum when the addition doesn't overflow, use
+ * check_add_overflow() instead.
+ */
+#define add_would_overflow(var, offset)                                \
+       __must_check_overflow(({                                \
+               typeof(var) __result;                           \
+               check_add_overflow(var, offset, &__result);     \
+       }))
+
 /**
  * check_sub_overflow() - Calculate subtraction with overflow checking
  * @a: minuend; value to subtract from
-- 
2.34.1


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