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diff --git a/include/libc-symbols.h b/include/libc-symbols.h
index dcc4712f7d..bf77fda8d6 100644
--- a/include/libc-symbols.h
+++ b/include/libc-symbols.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
    * HAVE_ASM_SET_DIRECTIVE if we have `.set B, A' instead of `A = B'.
    * ASM_GLOBAL_DIRECTIVE with `.globl' or `.global'.
+   * ASM_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_PREFIX with `@' or `#' or whatever for .type,
+     or leave it undefined if there is no .type directive.
    * HAVE_GNU_LD if using GNU ld, with support for weak symbols in a.out,
    and for symbol set and warning messages extensions in a.out and ELF.
    * HAVE_ELF if using ELF, which supports weak symbols using `.weak'.
@@ -244,6 +246,34 @@
   link_warning (name, \
 		"warning: " #name " is not implemented and will always fail")
 
+
+/* Declare SYMBOL to be TYPE (`function' or `object') and of SIZE bytes,
+   when the assembler supports such declarations (such as in ELF).
+   This is only necessary when defining something in assembly, or playing
+   funny alias games where the size should be other than what the compiler
+   thinks it is.  */
+#define declare_symbol(symbol, type, size) \
+  declare_symbol_1 (symbol, type, size)
+#ifdef ASM_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_PREFIX
+# ifdef __ASSEMBLER__
+#  define declare_symbol_1(symbol, type, size) \
+    .type C_SYMBOL_NAME (symbol), \
+	  declare_symbol_1_paste (ASM_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_PREFIX, type), size
+#  define declare_symbol_1_paste(a, b)	declare_symbol_1_paste_1 (a,b)
+#  define declare_symbol_1_paste_1(a,b)	a##b
+# else /* Not __ASSEMBLER__.  */
+#  define declare_symbol_1(symbol, type, size) \
+    asm (".type " __SYMBOL_PREFIX #symbol \
+	 declare_symbol_1_stringify (ASM_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_PREFIX) #type \
+	 "\n\t.size " __SYMBOL_PREFIX #symbol ", " #size);
+#  define declare_symbol_1_stringify(x) declare_symbol_1_stringify_1 (x)
+#  define declare_symbol_1_stringify_1(x) #x
+# endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
+#else
+# define declare_symbol_1(symbol, type, size) /* Nothing.  */
+#endif
+
+
 /*
 
 */