+/**
+ * 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__))
+