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+#ifndef __LINKAGE_H__
+#define __LINKAGE_H__
+
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+#include <xen/macros.h>
+
+/* CODE_ALIGN needs to be specified by every architecture. */
+#ifndef CODE_FILL
+# define CODE_FILL ~0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef DATA_ALIGN
+# define DATA_ALIGN 0
+#endif
+#ifndef DATA_FILL
+# define DATA_FILL ~0
+#endif
+
+#define SYM_ALIGN(align...) .balign align
+
+#define SYM_L_GLOBAL(name) .globl name
+#define SYM_L_WEAK(name) .weak name
+#define SYM_L_LOCAL(name) /* nothing */
+
+#define SYM_T_FUNC STT_FUNC
+#define SYM_T_DATA STT_OBJECT
+#define SYM_T_NONE STT_NOTYPE
+
+#define SYM(name, typ, linkage, align...) \
+ .type name, SYM_T_ ## typ; \
+ SYM_L_ ## linkage(name); \
+ SYM_ALIGN(align); \
+ name:
+
+#define END(name) .size name, . - name
+
+#define FUNC(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, FUNC, GLOBAL, LASTARG(CODE_ALIGN, ## align), CODE_FILL)
+#define LABEL(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, NONE, GLOBAL, LASTARG(CODE_ALIGN, ## align), CODE_FILL)
+#define DATA(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, DATA, GLOBAL, LASTARG(DATA_ALIGN, ## align), DATA_FILL)
+
+#define FUNC_LOCAL(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, FUNC, LOCAL, LASTARG(CODE_ALIGN, ## align), CODE_FILL)
+#define LABEL_LOCAL(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, NONE, LOCAL, LASTARG(CODE_ALIGN, ## align), CODE_FILL)
+#define DATA_LOCAL(name, align...) \
+ SYM(name, DATA, LOCAL, LASTARG(DATA_ALIGN, ## align), DATA_FILL)
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+#endif /* __LINKAGE_H__ */
#define count_args(args...) \
count_args_(., ## args, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
+#define ARG1_(x, y...) (x)
+#define ARG2_(x, y...) ARG1_(y)
+#define ARG3_(x, y...) ARG2_(y)
+#define ARG4_(x, y...) ARG3_(y)
+
+#define ARG__(nr) ARG ## nr ## _
+#define ARG_(nr) ARG__(nr)
+#define LASTARG(x, y...) ARG_(count_args(x, ## y))(x, ## y)
+
/* Indirect macros required for expanded argument pasting. */
#define PASTE_(a, b) a ## b
#define PASTE(a, b) PASTE_(a, b)