+/*
+ * Mark unused variables passed to ops functions as unused, to silence gcc
+ */
+#define fio_unused __attribute__((__unused__))
+#define fio_init __attribute__((constructor))
+#define fio_exit __attribute__((destructor))
+
+#define fio_unlikely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
+
+/*
+ * Check at compile time that something is of a particular type.
+ * Always evaluates to 1 so you may use it easily in comparisons.
+ */
+#define typecheck(type,x) \
+({ type __dummy; \
+ typeof(x) __dummy2; \
+ (void)(&__dummy == &__dummy2); \
+ 1; \
+})
+
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_STATIC_ASSERT)
+#define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) _Static_assert(condition, msg)
+
+#elif !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_OPTIMIZATIONS)
+
+#ifndef __compiletime_error
+#define __compiletime_error(message)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __compiletime_error_fallback
+#define __compiletime_error_fallback(condition) do { } while (0)