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+#ifndef __LINUX_PRIME_NUMBERS_H
+#define __LINUX_PRIME_NUMBERS_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+bool is_prime_number(unsigned long x);
+unsigned long next_prime_number(unsigned long x);
+
+/**
+ * for_each_prime_number - iterate over each prime upto a value
+ * @prime: the current prime number in this iteration
+ * @max: the upper limit
+ *
+ * Starting from the first prime number 2 iterate over each prime number up to
+ * the @max value. On each iteration, @prime is set to the current prime number.
+ * @max should be less than ULONG_MAX to ensure termination. To begin with
+ * @prime set to 1 on the first iteration use for_each_prime_number_from()
+ * instead.
+ */
+#define for_each_prime_number(prime, max) \
+	for_each_prime_number_from((prime), 2, (max))
+
+/**
+ * for_each_prime_number_from - iterate over each prime upto a value
+ * @prime: the current prime number in this iteration
+ * @from: the initial value
+ * @max: the upper limit
+ *
+ * Starting from @from iterate over each successive prime number up to the
+ * @max value. On each iteration, @prime is set to the current prime number.
+ * @max should be less than ULONG_MAX, and @from less than @max, to ensure
+ * termination.
+ */
+#define for_each_prime_number_from(prime, from, max) \
+	for (prime = (from); prime <= (max); prime = next_prime_number(prime))
+
+#endif /* !__LINUX_PRIME_NUMBERS_H */