1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruhandles.h b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruhandles.h
index f44112242d00..47b762f89e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruhandles.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruhandles.h
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
 /* Convert an arbitrary handle address to the beginning of the GRU segment */
 #define GRUBASE(h)              ((void *)((unsigned long)(h) & ~(GRU_SIZE - 1)))
 
+/* Test a valid handle address to determine the type */
+#define TYPE_IS(hn, h)          ((h) >= GRU_##hn##_BASE && (h) <        \
+                GRU_##hn##_BASE + GRU_NUM_##hn * GRU_HANDLE_STRIDE &&   \
+                (((h) & (GRU_HANDLE_STRIDE - 1)) == 0))
+
+
 /* General addressing macros. */
 static inline void *get_gseg_base_address(void *base, int ctxnum)
 {