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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
index 069c13ec..cba7bbc1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ typedef uint16_t unaligned_uint16_t;
/******* Macro to mark functions and fields scheduled for removal *****/
#define __rte_deprecated __attribute__((__deprecated__))
+/**
+ * Mark a function or variable to a weak reference.
+ */
+#define __rte_weak __attribute__((__weak__))
+
/*********** Macros to eliminate unused variable warnings ********/
/**
@@ -164,6 +169,12 @@ static void __attribute__((destructor(RTE_PRIO(prio)), used)) func(void)
*/
#define RTE_PTR_DIFF(ptr1, ptr2) ((uintptr_t)(ptr1) - (uintptr_t)(ptr2))
+/**
+ * Workaround to cast a const field of a structure to non-const type.
+ */
+#define RTE_CAST_FIELD(var, field, type) \
+ (*(type *)((uintptr_t)(var) + offsetof(typeof(*(var)), field)))
+
/*********** Macros/static functions for doing alignment ********/