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diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index dcb13f865df9..2b678c22ca4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ typedef __u64 u_int64_t;
typedef __s64 int64_t;
#endif
+/* this is a special 64bit data type that is 8-byte aligned */
+#define aligned_u64 unsigned long long __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+
/*
* The type used for indexing onto a disc or disc partition.
* If required, asm/types.h can override it and define