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+#ifndef __BASIC_TYPES_H__
+#define __BASIC_TYPES_H__
+
+#define SUCCESS 0
+#define FAIL (-1)
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define SIZE_T __kernel_size_t
+#define sint signed int
+#define FIELD_OFFSET(s, field) ((addr_t)&((s *)(0))->field)
+
+/* Should we extend this to be host_addr_t and target_addr_t for case:
+ * host : x86_64
+ * target : mips64
+ */
+#define addr_t unsigned long
+
+#define MEM_ALIGNMENT_OFFSET (sizeof(SIZE_T))
+#define MEM_ALIGNMENT_PADDING (sizeof(SIZE_T) - 1)
+
+#endif /*__BASIC_TYPES_H__*/
+