1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/can/core.h b/include/linux/can/core.h
index 708c10d3417a..8339071ab08b 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/core.h
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ struct can_proto {
 	struct proto *prot;
 };
 
+/* required_size
+ * macro to find the minimum size of a struct
+ * that includes a requested member
+ */
+#define CAN_REQUIRED_SIZE(struct_type, member) \
+	(offsetof(typeof(struct_type), member) + \
+	 sizeof(((typeof(struct_type) *)(NULL))->member))
+
 /* function prototypes for the CAN networklayer core (af_can.c) */
 
 extern int  can_proto_register(const struct can_proto *cp);