+/* macros to create static binary attributes easier */
+#define __BIN_ATTR(_name, _mode, _read, _write, _size) { \
+ .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode }, \
+ .read = _read, \
+ .write = _write, \
+ .size = _size, \
+}
+
+#define __BIN_ATTR_RO(_name, _size) { \
+ .attr = { .name = __stringify(_name), .mode = S_IRUGO }, \
+ .read = _name##_read, \
+ .size = _size, \
+}
+
+#define __BIN_ATTR_RW(_name, _size) __BIN_ATTR(_name, \
+ (S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO), _name##_read, \
+ _name##_write)
+
+#define __BIN_ATTR_NULL __ATTR_NULL
+
+#define BIN_ATTR(_name, _mode, _read, _write, _size) \
+struct bin_attribute bin_attr_##_name = __BIN_ATTR(_name, _mode, _read, \
+ _write, _size)
+
+#define BIN_ATTR_RO(_name, _size) \
+struct bin_attribute bin_attr_##_name = __BIN_ATTR_RO(_name, _size)
+
+#define BIN_ATTR_RW(_name, _size) \
+struct bin_attribute bin_attr_##_name = __BIN_ATTR_RW(_name, _size)
+