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diff --git a/include/linux/util_macros.h b/include/linux/util_macros.h
index 72299f261b25..43db6e47503c 100644
--- a/include/linux/util_macros.h
+++ b/include/linux/util_macros.h
@@ -38,4 +38,16 @@
*/
#define find_closest_descending(x, a, as) __find_closest(x, a, as, >=)
+/**
+ * is_insidevar - check if the @ptr points inside the @var memory range.
+ * @ptr: the pointer to a memory address.
+ * @var: the variable which address and size identify the memory range.
+ *
+ * Evaluates to true if the address in @ptr lies within the memory
+ * range allocated to @var.
+ */
+#define is_insidevar(ptr, var) \
+ ((uintptr_t)(ptr) >= (uintptr_t)(var) && \
+ (uintptr_t)(ptr) < (uintptr_t)(var) + sizeof(var))
+
#endif