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+#ifndef CCAN_ALIGNOF_H
+#define CCAN_ALIGNOF_H
+#include "config.h"
+
+/**
+ * ALIGNOF - get the alignment of a type
+ * @t: the type to test
+ *
+ * This returns a safe alignment for the given type.
+ */
+#if HAVE_ALIGNOF
+/* A GCC extension. */
+#define ALIGNOF(t) __alignof__(t)
+#else
+/* Alignment by measuring structure padding. */
+#define ALIGNOF(t) ((char *)(&((struct { char c; t _h; } *)0)->_h) - (char *)0)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CCAN_ALIGNOF_H */