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+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Copyright
+// Markus Wittmann, 2016-2017
+// RRZE, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
+// markus.wittmann -at- fau.de or hpc -at- rrze.fau.de
+//
+// Viktor Haag, 2016
+// LSS, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
+//
+// This file is part of the Lattice Boltzmann Benchmark Kernels (LbmBenchKernels).
+//
+// LbmBenchKernels is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// LbmBenchKernels is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with LbmBenchKernels. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#ifndef __LIKWID_IF_H__
+#define __LIKWID_IF_H__
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIKWID
+ #include <likwid.h>
+
+
+ #define X_LIKWID_INIT() likwid_markerInit()
+ #define X_LIKWID_DEINIT() likwid_markerClose()
+ #define X_LIKWID_START(region_name) likwid_markerStartRegion(region_name)
+ #define X_LIKWID_STOP(region_name) likwid_markerStopRegion(region_name)
+#else
+
+ #define X_LIKWID_INIT()
+ #define X_LIKWID_DEINIT()
+ #define X_LIKWID_START(region_name)
+ #define X_LIKWID_STOP(region_name)
+#endif
+
+#endif // __LIKWID_IF_H__