1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index b121554f1fe2..dd852b73b286 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
 # define __rcu
 #endif
 
+/* Indirect macros required for expanded argument pasting, eg. __LINE__. */
+#define ___PASTE(a,b) a##b
+#define __PASTE(a,b) ___PASTE(a,b)
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -166,6 +170,11 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
     (typeof(ptr)) (__ptr + (off)); })
 #endif
 
+/* Not-quite-unique ID. */
+#ifndef __UNIQUE_ID
+# define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __LINE__)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */