+#define ASSERT_LOCKED(lock) assert(pthread_mutex_trylock(&lock))
+
+/*
+ * Get an aligned pointer to a value. This is meant
+ * as a helper to pass an aligned pointer to a member in a packed structure
+ * to a function.
+ */
+#define ALIGNED_CONST_PTR(value) (((const typeof(value) []) { value }))
+