diff --git a/lib/common/compiler.h b/lib/common/compiler.h
index 3a7553c..24f3532 100644
--- a/lib/common/compiler.h
+++ b/lib/common/compiler.h
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+/* target attribute */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#  define TARGET_ATTRIBUTE(target) __attribute__((__target__(target)))
+#else
+#  define TARGET_ATTRIBUTE(target)
+#endif
+
+/* Enable runtime BMI2 dispatch based on the CPU.
+ * Enabled for clang/gcc on x86 when BMI2 isn't enabled by default.
+ */
+#ifndef DYNAMIC_BMI2
+  #if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_M_X86)) && !defined(__BMI2__)
+  #  define DYNAMIC_BMI2 1
+  #else
+  #  define DYNAMIC_BMI2 0
+  #endif
+#endif
+
 /* prefetch */
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_I86))  /* _mm_prefetch() is not defined outside of x86/x64 */
 #  include <mmintrin.h>   /* https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/84szxsww(v=vs.90).aspx */