1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys_common/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys_common/mod.rs
index 60ee405ecaa..1c884f107be 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys_common/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys_common/mod.rs
@@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ pub fn mul_div_u64(value: u64, numer: u64, denom: u64) -> u64 {
     // r < denom, so (denom*numer) is the upper bound of (r*numer)
     q * numer + r * numer / denom
 }
+
+pub fn ignore_notfound<T>(result: crate::io::Result<T>) -> crate::io::Result<()> {
+    match result {
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == crate::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
+    }
+}