+#ifndef typeof
+#define typeof __typeof__
+#endif
+
+#ifndef asm
+#define asm __asm__
+#endif
+
+/** C extension macro for environments lacking C11 features. */
+#if !defined(__STDC_VERSION__) || __STDC_VERSION__ < 201112L
+#define RTE_STD_C11 __extension__
+#else
+#define RTE_STD_C11
+#endif
+
+/** Define GCC_VERSION **/
+#ifdef RTE_TOOLCHAIN_GCC
+#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 + \
+ __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_STRICT_ALIGN
+typedef uint64_t unaligned_uint64_t __attribute__ ((aligned(1)));
+typedef uint32_t unaligned_uint32_t __attribute__ ((aligned(1)));
+typedef uint16_t unaligned_uint16_t __attribute__ ((aligned(1)));
+#else
+typedef uint64_t unaligned_uint64_t;
+typedef uint32_t unaligned_uint32_t;
+typedef uint16_t unaligned_uint16_t;
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Force alignment
+ */
+#define __rte_aligned(a) __attribute__((__aligned__(a)))
+
+/**
+ * Force a structure to be packed
+ */
+#define __rte_packed __attribute__((__packed__))
+
+/******* Macro to mark functions and fields scheduled for removal *****/
+#define __rte_deprecated __attribute__((__deprecated__))
+