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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+#ifndef _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H
+#define _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* Structure holding cacheline aligned fields on SMP builds.
+ * Each field or group should have an ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp
+ * attribute to ensure no accidental false sharing can happen.
+ */
+struct net_aligned_data {
+};
+
+extern struct net_aligned_data net_aligned_data;
+
+#endif /* _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H */