1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sys/arm/include/param.h b/sys/arm/include/param.h
index 802390bc8f7c..c6801487c462 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/param.h
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
 
 #define	ALIGNBYTES	_ALIGNBYTES
 #define	ALIGN(p)	_ALIGN(p)
+/*
+ * ALIGNED_POINTER is a boolean macro that checks whether an address
+ * is valid to fetch data elements of type t from on this architecture.
+ * This does not reflect the optimal alignment, just the possibility
+ * (within reasonable limits). 
+ */
+#define	ALIGNED_POINTER(p, t)	((((unsigned)(p)) & (sizeof(t)-1)) == 0)
 
 /*
  * CACHE_LINE_SIZE is the compile-time maximum cache line size for an