+/* Define C11 thread_local attribute even on older gcc compiler
+ * version */
+#ifndef thread_local
+/*
+ * Don't break on glibc < 2.16 that doesn't define __STDC_NO_THREADS__
+ * see http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53769
+ */
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L && !(defined(__STDC_NO_THREADS__) || (defined(__GNU_LIBRARY__) && __GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 16))
+#define thread_local _Thread_local
+#else
+#define thread_local __thread
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* Define C11 noreturn without <stdnoreturn.h> and even on older gcc
+ * compiler versions */
+#ifndef noreturn
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
+#define noreturn _Noreturn
+#else
+#define noreturn __attribute__((noreturn))
+#endif
+#endif