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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
index 8f2106e9e5c1..b9121afd8733 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
@@ -21,29 +21,6 @@
*/
/*
- * __has_attribute is supported on gcc >= 5, clang >= 2.9 and icc >= 17.
- * In the meantime, to support gcc < 5, we implement __has_attribute
- * by hand.
- */
-#ifndef __has_attribute
-# define __has_attribute(x) __GCC4_has_attribute_##x
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___assume_aligned__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___copy__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___designated_init__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___error__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___externally_visible__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_caller_saved_registers__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___noclone__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_profile_instrument_function__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___nonstring__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_sanitize_address__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_sanitize_undefined__ 1
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_sanitize_coverage__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___fallthrough__ 0
-# define __GCC4_has_attribute___warning__ 1
-#endif
-
-/*
* gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-alias-function-attribute
*/
#define __alias(symbol) __attribute__((__alias__(#symbol)))
@@ -57,6 +34,15 @@
#define __aligned_largest __attribute__((__aligned__))
/*
+ * Note: do not use this directly. Instead, use __alloc_size() since it is conditionally
+ * available and includes other attributes.
+ *
+ * gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-alloc_005fsize-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#alloc-size
+ */
+#define __alloc_size__(x, ...) __attribute__((__alloc_size__(x, ## __VA_ARGS__)))
+
+/*
* Note: users of __always_inline currently do not write "inline" themselves,
* which seems to be required by gcc to apply the attribute according
* to its docs (and also "warning: always_inline function might not be
@@ -77,7 +63,6 @@
* compiler should see some alignment anyway, when the return value is
* massaged by 'flags = ptr & 3; ptr &= ~3;').
*
- * Optional: only supported since gcc >= 4.9
* Optional: not supported by icc
*
* gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-assume_005faligned-function-attribute
@@ -128,7 +113,6 @@
#define __deprecated
/*
- * Optional: only supported since gcc >= 5.1
* Optional: not supported by clang
* Optional: not supported by icc
*
@@ -177,6 +161,7 @@
/*
* gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-malloc-function-attribute
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#malloc
*/
#define __malloc __attribute__((__malloc__))