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diff --git a/ccan/container_of/container_of.h b/ccan/container_of/container_of.h
index de3f4505..47a34d85 100644
--- a/ccan/container_of/container_of.h
+++ b/ccan/container_of/container_of.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* CC0 (Public domain) - see LICENSE file for details */
 #ifndef CCAN_CONTAINER_OF_H
 #define CCAN_CONTAINER_OF_H
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -31,14 +32,77 @@
  */
 #define container_of(member_ptr, containing_type, member)		\
 	 ((containing_type *)						\
-	  ((char *)(member_ptr) - offsetof(containing_type, member))	\
-	  - check_types_match(*(member_ptr), ((containing_type *)0)->member))
+	  ((char *)(member_ptr)						\
+	   - container_off(containing_type, member))			\
+	  + check_types_match(*(member_ptr), ((containing_type *)0)->member))
 
 
+/**
+ * container_of_or_null - get pointer to enclosing structure, or NULL
+ * @member_ptr: pointer to the structure member
+ * @containing_type: the type this member is within
+ * @member: the name of this member within the structure.
+ *
+ * Given a pointer to a member of a structure, this macro does pointer
+ * subtraction to return the pointer to the enclosing type, unless it
+ * is given NULL, in which case it also returns NULL.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	struct foo {
+ *		int fielda, fieldb;
+ *		// ...
+ *	};
+ *	struct info {
+ *		int some_other_field;
+ *		struct foo my_foo;
+ *	};
+ *
+ *	static struct info *foo_to_info_allowing_null(struct foo *foo)
+ *	{
+ *		return container_of_or_null(foo, struct info, my_foo);
+ *	}
+ */
+static inline char *container_of_or_null_(void *member_ptr, size_t offset)
+{
+	return member_ptr ? (char *)member_ptr - offset : NULL;
+}
+#define container_of_or_null(member_ptr, containing_type, member)	\
+	((containing_type *)						\
+	 container_of_or_null_(member_ptr,				\
+			       container_off(containing_type, member))	\
+	 + check_types_match(*(member_ptr), ((containing_type *)0)->member))
+
+/**
+ * container_off - get offset to enclosing structure
+ * @containing_type: the type this member is within
+ * @member: the name of this member within the structure.
+ *
+ * Given a pointer to a member of a structure, this macro does
+ * typechecking and figures out the offset to the enclosing type.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	struct foo {
+ *		int fielda, fieldb;
+ *		// ...
+ *	};
+ *	struct info {
+ *		int some_other_field;
+ *		struct foo my_foo;
+ *	};
+ *
+ *	static struct info *foo_to_info(struct foo *foo)
+ *	{
+ *		size_t off = container_off(struct info, my_foo);
+ *		return (void *)((char *)foo - off);
+ *	}
+ */
+#define container_off(containing_type, member)	\
+	offsetof(containing_type, member)
+
 /**
  * container_of_var - get pointer to enclosing structure using a variable
  * @member_ptr: pointer to the structure member
- * @var: a pointer to a structure of same type as this member is within
+ * @container_var: a pointer of same type as this member's container
  * @member: the name of this member within the structure.
  *
  * Given a pointer to a member of a structure, this macro does pointer
@@ -51,12 +115,31 @@
  *		return i;
  *	}
  */
-#ifdef HAVE_TYPEOF
-#define container_of_var(member_ptr, var, member) \
-	container_of(member_ptr, typeof(*var), member)
+#if HAVE_TYPEOF
+#define container_of_var(member_ptr, container_var, member) \
+	container_of(member_ptr, typeof(*container_var), member)
+#else
+#define container_of_var(member_ptr, container_var, member)	\
+	((void *)((char *)(member_ptr)	-			\
+		  container_off_var(container_var, member)))
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * container_off_var - get offset of a field in enclosing structure
+ * @container_var: a pointer to a container structure
+ * @member: the name of a member within the structure.
+ *
+ * Given (any) pointer to a structure and a its member name, this
+ * macro does pointer subtraction to return offset of member in a
+ * structure memory layout.
+ *
+ */
+#if HAVE_TYPEOF
+#define container_off_var(var, member)		\
+	container_off(typeof(*var), member)
 #else
-#define container_of_var(member_ptr, var, member) \
-	((void *)((char *)(member_ptr) - offsetof(containing_type, member)))
+#define container_off_var(var, member)			\
+	((const char *)&(var)->member - (const char *)(var))
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CCAN_CONTAINER_OF_H */