The keyword "vector" may conflict easily.
As a rule, it is better to use the alternative keyword "__vector".

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
---
 drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c      |  214 ++--
 drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_altivec.h      | 1078 ++++++++---------
 .../net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c   |   70 +-
 examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm_altivec.h            |   14 +-
 lib/eal/ppc/include/rte_vect.h                |    2 +-
 lib/lpm/rte_lpm_altivec.h                     |    6 +-
 6 files changed, 692 insertions(+), 692 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c 
b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
index 825834c5cd..2dfa04599c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
        struct i40e_rx_entry *rxep = &rxq->sw_ring[rxq->rxrearm_start];
        struct rte_mbuf *mb0, *mb1;
 
-       vector unsigned long hdr_room = (vector unsigned long){
+       __vector unsigned long hdr_room = (__vector unsigned long){
                                                RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,
                                                RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM};
-       vector unsigned long dma_addr0, dma_addr1;
+       __vector unsigned long dma_addr0, dma_addr1;
 
        rxdp = rxq->rx_ring + rxq->rxrearm_start;
 
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
                                 RTE_I40E_RXQ_REARM_THRESH) < 0) {
                if (rxq->rxrearm_nb + RTE_I40E_RXQ_REARM_THRESH >=
                    rxq->nb_rx_desc) {
-                       dma_addr0 = (vector unsigned long){};
+                       dma_addr0 = (__vector unsigned long){};
                        for (i = 0; i < RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP; i++) {
                                rxep[i].mbuf = &rxq->fake_mbuf;
                                vec_st(dma_addr0, 0,
-                                      (vector unsigned long *)&rxdp[i].read);
+                                      (__vector unsigned long *)&rxdp[i].read);
                        }
                }
                rte_eth_devices[rxq->port_id].data->rx_mbuf_alloc_failed +=
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 
        /* Initialize the mbufs in vector, process 2 mbufs in one loop */
        for (i = 0; i < RTE_I40E_RXQ_REARM_THRESH; i += 2, rxep += 2) {
-               vector unsigned long vaddr0, vaddr1;
+               __vector unsigned long vaddr0, vaddr1;
                uintptr_t p0, p1;
 
                mb0 = rxep[0].mbuf;
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
                *(uint64_t *)p1 = rxq->mbuf_initializer;
 
                /* load buf_addr(lo 64bit) and buf_iova(hi 64bit) */
-               vaddr0 = vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned long *)&mb0->buf_addr);
-               vaddr1 = vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned long *)&mb1->buf_addr);
+               vaddr0 = vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned long *)&mb0->buf_addr);
+               vaddr1 = vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned long *)&mb1->buf_addr);
 
                /* convert pa to dma_addr hdr/data */
                dma_addr0 = vec_mergel(vaddr0, vaddr0);
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
                dma_addr1 = vec_add(dma_addr1, hdr_room);
 
                /* flush desc with pa dma_addr */
-               vec_st(dma_addr0, 0, (vector unsigned long *)&rxdp++->read);
-               vec_st(dma_addr1, 0, (vector unsigned long *)&rxdp++->read);
+               vec_st(dma_addr0, 0, (__vector unsigned long *)&rxdp++->read);
+               vec_st(dma_addr1, 0, (__vector unsigned long *)&rxdp++->read);
        }
 
        rxq->rxrearm_start += RTE_I40E_RXQ_REARM_THRESH;
@@ -102,32 +102,32 @@ i40e_rxq_rearm(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 }
 
 static inline void
-desc_to_olflags_v(vector unsigned long descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts)
+desc_to_olflags_v(__vector unsigned long descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts)
 {
-       vector unsigned int vlan0, vlan1, rss, l3_l4e;
+       __vector unsigned int vlan0, vlan1, rss, l3_l4e;
 
        /* mask everything except RSS, flow director and VLAN flags
         * bit2 is for VLAN tag, bit11 for flow director indication
         * bit13:12 for RSS indication.
         */
-       const vector unsigned int rss_vlan_msk = (vector unsigned int){
+       const __vector unsigned int rss_vlan_msk = (__vector unsigned int){
                        (int32_t)0x1c03804, (int32_t)0x1c03804,
                        (int32_t)0x1c03804, (int32_t)0x1c03804};
 
        /* map rss and vlan type to rss hash and vlan flag */
-       const vector unsigned char vlan_flags = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char vlan_flags = (__vector unsigned char){
                        0, 0, 0, 0,
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED, 0, 0, 
0,
                        0, 0, 0, 0,
                        0, 0, 0, 0};
 
-       const vector unsigned char rss_flags = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char rss_flags = (__vector unsigned char){
                        0, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR, 0, 0,
                        0, 0, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR,
                        0, 0, 0, 0,
                        0, 0, 0, 0};
 
-       const vector unsigned char l3_l4e_flags = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char l3_l4e_flags = (__vector unsigned char){
                        0,
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD,
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD,
@@ -139,23 +139,23 @@ desc_to_olflags_v(vector unsigned long descs[4], struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts)
                                             | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_BAD,
                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
-       vlan0 = (vector unsigned int)vec_mergel(descs[0], descs[1]);
-       vlan1 = (vector unsigned int)vec_mergel(descs[2], descs[3]);
-       vlan0 = (vector unsigned int)vec_mergeh(vlan0, vlan1);
+       vlan0 = (__vector unsigned int)vec_mergel(descs[0], descs[1]);
+       vlan1 = (__vector unsigned int)vec_mergel(descs[2], descs[3]);
+       vlan0 = (__vector unsigned int)vec_mergeh(vlan0, vlan1);
 
        vlan1 = vec_and(vlan0, rss_vlan_msk);
-       vlan0 = (vector unsigned int)vec_perm(vlan_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned char){},
-                                       *(vector unsigned char *)&vlan1);
+       vlan0 = (__vector unsigned int)vec_perm(vlan_flags,
+                               (__vector unsigned char){},
+                               *(__vector unsigned char *)&vlan1);
 
-       rss = vec_sr(vlan1, (vector unsigned int){11, 11, 11, 11});
-       rss = (vector unsigned int)vec_perm(rss_flags, (vector unsigned char){},
-                                       *(vector unsigned char *)&rss);
+       rss = vec_sr(vlan1, (__vector unsigned int){11, 11, 11, 11});
+       rss = (__vector unsigned int)vec_perm(rss_flags, (__vector unsigned 
char){},
+                               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rss);
 
-       l3_l4e = vec_sr(vlan1, (vector unsigned int){22, 22, 22, 22});
-       l3_l4e = (vector unsigned int)vec_perm(l3_l4e_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned char){},
-                                       *(vector unsigned char *)&l3_l4e);
+       l3_l4e = vec_sr(vlan1, (__vector unsigned int){22, 22, 22, 22});
+       l3_l4e = (__vector unsigned int)vec_perm(l3_l4e_flags,
+                               (__vector unsigned char){},
+                               *(__vector unsigned char *)&l3_l4e);
 
        vlan0 = vec_or(vlan0, rss);
        vlan0 = vec_or(vlan0, l3_l4e);
@@ -169,23 +169,23 @@ desc_to_olflags_v(vector unsigned long descs[4], struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts)
 #define PKTLEN_SHIFT     10
 
 static inline void
-desc_to_ptype_v(vector unsigned long descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
+desc_to_ptype_v(__vector unsigned long descs[4], struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
                uint32_t *ptype_tbl)
 {
-       vector unsigned long ptype0 = vec_mergel(descs[0], descs[1]);
-       vector unsigned long ptype1 = vec_mergel(descs[2], descs[3]);
+       __vector unsigned long ptype0 = vec_mergel(descs[0], descs[1]);
+       __vector unsigned long ptype1 = vec_mergel(descs[2], descs[3]);
 
-       ptype0 = vec_sr(ptype0, (vector unsigned long){30, 30});
-       ptype1 = vec_sr(ptype1, (vector unsigned long){30, 30});
+       ptype0 = vec_sr(ptype0, (__vector unsigned long){30, 30});
+       ptype1 = vec_sr(ptype1, (__vector unsigned long){30, 30});
 
        rx_pkts[0]->packet_type =
-               ptype_tbl[(*(vector unsigned char *)&ptype0)[0]];
+               ptype_tbl[(*(__vector unsigned char *)&ptype0)[0]];
        rx_pkts[1]->packet_type =
-               ptype_tbl[(*(vector unsigned char *)&ptype0)[8]];
+               ptype_tbl[(*(__vector unsigned char *)&ptype0)[8]];
        rx_pkts[2]->packet_type =
-               ptype_tbl[(*(vector unsigned char *)&ptype1)[0]];
+               ptype_tbl[(*(__vector unsigned char *)&ptype1)[0]];
        rx_pkts[3]->packet_type =
-               ptype_tbl[(*(vector unsigned char *)&ptype1)[8]];
+               ptype_tbl[(*(__vector unsigned char *)&ptype1)[8]];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -204,17 +204,17 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
        uint16_t nb_pkts_recd;
        int pos;
        uint64_t var;
-       vector unsigned char shuf_msk;
+       __vector unsigned char shuf_msk;
        uint32_t *ptype_tbl = rxq->vsi->adapter->ptype_tbl;
 
-       vector unsigned short crc_adjust = (vector unsigned short){
+       __vector unsigned short crc_adjust = (__vector unsigned short){
                0, 0,         /* ignore pkt_type field */
                rxq->crc_len, /* sub crc on pkt_len */
                0,            /* ignore high-16bits of pkt_len */
                rxq->crc_len, /* sub crc on data_len */
                0, 0, 0       /* ignore non-length fields */
                };
-       vector unsigned long dd_check, eop_check;
+       __vector unsigned long dd_check, eop_check;
 
        /* nb_pkts has to be floor-aligned to RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP */
        nb_pkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_pkts, RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP);
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
                return 0;
 
        /* 4 packets DD mask */
-       dd_check = (vector unsigned long){0x0000000100000001ULL,
+       dd_check = (__vector unsigned long){0x0000000100000001ULL,
                                          0x0000000100000001ULL};
 
        /* 4 packets EOP mask */
-       eop_check = (vector unsigned long){0x0000000200000002ULL,
+       eop_check = (__vector unsigned long){0x0000000200000002ULL,
                                           0x0000000200000002ULL};
 
        /* mask to shuffle from desc. to mbuf */
-       shuf_msk = (vector unsigned char){
+       shuf_msk = (__vector unsigned char){
                0xFF, 0xFF,   /* pkt_type set as unknown */
                0xFF, 0xFF,   /* pkt_type set as unknown */
                14, 15,       /* octet 15~14, low 16 bits pkt_len */
@@ -274,35 +274,35 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
        for (pos = 0, nb_pkts_recd = 0; pos < nb_pkts;
                        pos += RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP,
                        rxdp += RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP) {
-               vector unsigned long descs[RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP];
-               vector unsigned char pkt_mb1, pkt_mb2, pkt_mb3, pkt_mb4;
-               vector unsigned short staterr, sterr_tmp1, sterr_tmp2;
-               vector unsigned long mbp1, mbp2; /* two mbuf pointer
+               __vector unsigned long descs[RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP];
+               __vector unsigned char pkt_mb1, pkt_mb2, pkt_mb3, pkt_mb4;
+               __vector unsigned short staterr, sterr_tmp1, sterr_tmp2;
+               __vector unsigned long mbp1, mbp2; /* two mbuf pointer
                                                  * in one XMM reg.
                                                  */
 
                /* B.1 load 2 mbuf point */
-               mbp1 = *(vector unsigned long *)&sw_ring[pos];
+               mbp1 = *(__vector unsigned long *)&sw_ring[pos];
                /* Read desc statuses backwards to avoid race condition */
                /* A.1 load desc[3] */
-               descs[3] = *(vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 3);
+               descs[3] = *(__vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 3);
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
                /* B.2 copy 2 mbuf point into rx_pkts  */
-               *(vector unsigned long *)&rx_pkts[pos] = mbp1;
+               *(__vector unsigned long *)&rx_pkts[pos] = mbp1;
 
                /* B.1 load 2 mbuf point */
-               mbp2 = *(vector unsigned long *)&sw_ring[pos + 2];
+               mbp2 = *(__vector unsigned long *)&sw_ring[pos + 2];
 
                /* A.1 load desc[2-0] */
-               descs[2] = *(vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 2);
+               descs[2] = *(__vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 2);
                rte_compiler_barrier();
-               descs[1] = *(vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 1);
+               descs[1] = *(__vector unsigned long *)(rxdp + 1);
                rte_compiler_barrier();
-               descs[0] = *(vector unsigned long *)(rxdp);
+               descs[0] = *(__vector unsigned long *)(rxdp);
 
                /* B.2 copy 2 mbuf point into rx_pkts  */
-               *(vector unsigned long *)&rx_pkts[pos + 2] =  mbp2;
+               *(__vector unsigned long *)&rx_pkts[pos + 2] =  mbp2;
 
                if (split_packet) {
                        rte_mbuf_prefetch_part2(rx_pkts[pos]);
@@ -315,78 +315,78 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
                /* pkt 3,4 shift the pktlen field to be 16-bit aligned*/
-               const vector unsigned int len3 = vec_sl(
-                       vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned int *)&descs[3]),
-                       (vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
+               const __vector unsigned int len3 = vec_sl(
+                       vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned int *)&descs[3]),
+                       (__vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
 
-               const vector unsigned int len2 = vec_sl(
-                       vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned int *)&descs[2]),
-                       (vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
+               const __vector unsigned int len2 = vec_sl(
+                       vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned int *)&descs[2]),
+                       (__vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
 
                /* merge the now-aligned packet length fields back in */
-               descs[3] = (vector unsigned long)len3;
-               descs[2] = (vector unsigned long)len2;
+               descs[3] = (__vector unsigned long)len3;
+               descs[2] = (__vector unsigned long)len2;
 
                /* D.1 pkt 3,4 convert format from desc to pktmbuf */
-               pkt_mb4 = vec_perm((vector unsigned char)descs[3],
-                                 (vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
-               pkt_mb3 = vec_perm((vector unsigned char)descs[2],
-                                 (vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
+               pkt_mb4 = vec_perm((__vector unsigned char)descs[3],
+                                 (__vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
+               pkt_mb3 = vec_perm((__vector unsigned char)descs[2],
+                                 (__vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
 
                /* C.1 4=>2 filter staterr info only */
-               sterr_tmp2 = vec_mergel((vector unsigned short)descs[3],
-                                       (vector unsigned short)descs[2]);
+               sterr_tmp2 = vec_mergel((__vector unsigned short)descs[3],
+                                       (__vector unsigned short)descs[2]);
                /* C.1 4=>2 filter staterr info only */
-               sterr_tmp1 = vec_mergel((vector unsigned short)descs[1],
-                                       (vector unsigned short)descs[0]);
+               sterr_tmp1 = vec_mergel((__vector unsigned short)descs[1],
+                                       (__vector unsigned short)descs[0]);
                /* D.2 pkt 3,4 set in_port/nb_seg and remove crc */
-               pkt_mb4 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
-                               (vector unsigned short)pkt_mb4, crc_adjust);
-               pkt_mb3 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
-                               (vector unsigned short)pkt_mb3, crc_adjust);
+               pkt_mb4 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
+                               (__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb4, crc_adjust);
+               pkt_mb3 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
+                               (__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb3, crc_adjust);
 
                /* pkt 1,2 shift the pktlen field to be 16-bit aligned*/
-               const vector unsigned int len1 = vec_sl(
-                       vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned int *)&descs[1]),
-                       (vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
-               const vector unsigned int len0 = vec_sl(
-                       vec_ld(0, (vector unsigned int *)&descs[0]),
-                       (vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
+               const __vector unsigned int len1 = vec_sl(
+                       vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned int *)&descs[1]),
+                       (__vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
+               const __vector unsigned int len0 = vec_sl(
+                       vec_ld(0, (__vector unsigned int *)&descs[0]),
+                       (__vector unsigned int){0, 0, 0, PKTLEN_SHIFT});
 
                /* merge the now-aligned packet length fields back in */
-               descs[1] = (vector unsigned long)len1;
-               descs[0] = (vector unsigned long)len0;
+               descs[1] = (__vector unsigned long)len1;
+               descs[0] = (__vector unsigned long)len0;
 
                /* D.1 pkt 1,2 convert format from desc to pktmbuf */
-               pkt_mb2 = vec_perm((vector unsigned char)descs[1],
-                                  (vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
-               pkt_mb1 = vec_perm((vector unsigned char)descs[0],
-                                  (vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
+               pkt_mb2 = vec_perm((__vector unsigned char)descs[1],
+                               (__vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
+               pkt_mb1 = vec_perm((__vector unsigned char)descs[0],
+                               (__vector unsigned char){}, shuf_msk);
 
                /* C.2 get 4 pkts staterr value  */
-               staterr = (vector unsigned short)vec_mergeh(
+               staterr = (__vector unsigned short)vec_mergeh(
                                sterr_tmp1, sterr_tmp2);
 
                /* D.3 copy final 3,4 data to rx_pkts */
                vec_st(pkt_mb4, 0,
-                (vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 3]
+                (__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 3]
                        ->rx_descriptor_fields1
                );
                vec_st(pkt_mb3, 0,
-                (vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 2]
+                (__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 2]
                        ->rx_descriptor_fields1
                );
 
                /* D.2 pkt 1,2 set in_port/nb_seg and remove crc */
-               pkt_mb2 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
-                               (vector unsigned short)pkt_mb2, crc_adjust);
-               pkt_mb1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
-                               (vector unsigned short)pkt_mb1, crc_adjust);
+               pkt_mb2 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
+                               (__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb2, crc_adjust);
+               pkt_mb1 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_sub(
+                               (__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb1,       
crc_adjust);
 
                /* C* extract and record EOP bit */
                if (split_packet) {
-                       vector unsigned char eop_shuf_mask =
-                               (vector unsigned char){
+                       __vector unsigned char eop_shuf_mask =
+                               (__vector unsigned char){
                                        0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
                                        0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
                                        0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
@@ -394,19 +394,19 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
                                };
 
                        /* and with mask to extract bits, flipping 1-0 */
-                       vector unsigned char eop_bits = vec_and(
-                               (vector unsigned char)vec_nor(staterr, staterr),
-                               (vector unsigned char)eop_check);
+                       __vector unsigned char eop_bits = vec_and(
+                               (__vector unsigned char)vec_nor(staterr, 
staterr),
+                               (__vector unsigned char)eop_check);
                        /* the staterr values are not in order, as the count
                         * of dd bits doesn't care. However, for end of
                         * packet tracking, we do care, so shuffle. This also
                         * compresses the 32-bit values to 8-bit
                         */
-                       eop_bits = vec_perm(eop_bits, (vector unsigned char){},
+                       eop_bits = vec_perm(eop_bits, (__vector unsigned 
char){},
                                            eop_shuf_mask);
                        /* store the resulting 32-bit value */
                        *split_packet = (vec_ld(0,
-                                        (vector unsigned int *)&eop_bits))[0];
+                                        (__vector unsigned int 
*)&eop_bits))[0];
                        split_packet += RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP;
 
                        /* zero-out next pointers */
@@ -417,22 +417,22 @@ _recv_raw_pkts_vec(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq, struct 
rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
                }
 
                /* C.3 calc available number of desc */
-               staterr = vec_and(staterr, (vector unsigned short)dd_check);
+               staterr = vec_and(staterr, (__vector unsigned short)dd_check);
 
                /* D.3 copy final 1,2 data to rx_pkts */
                vec_st(pkt_mb2, 0,
-                (vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 1]
+                (__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos + 1]
                        ->rx_descriptor_fields1
                );
                vec_st(pkt_mb1, 0,
-                (vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos]->rx_descriptor_fields1
+                (__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[pos]->rx_descriptor_fields1
                );
                desc_to_ptype_v(descs, &rx_pkts[pos], ptype_tbl);
                desc_to_olflags_v(descs, &rx_pkts[pos]);
 
                /* C.4 calc available number of desc */
                var = __builtin_popcountll((vec_ld(0,
-                       (vector unsigned long *)&staterr)[0]));
+                       (__vector unsigned long *)&staterr)[0]));
                nb_pkts_recd += var;
                if (likely(var != RTE_I40E_DESCS_PER_LOOP))
                        break;
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ vtx1(volatile struct i40e_tx_desc *txdp,
                ((uint64_t)flags  << I40E_TXD_QW1_CMD_SHIFT) |
                ((uint64_t)pkt->data_len << I40E_TXD_QW1_TX_BUF_SZ_SHIFT));
 
-       vector unsigned long descriptor = (vector unsigned long){
+       __vector unsigned long descriptor = (__vector unsigned long){
                pkt->buf_iova + pkt->data_off, high_qw};
-       *(vector unsigned long *)txdp = descriptor;
+       *(__vector unsigned long *)txdp = descriptor;
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_altivec.h 
b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_altivec.h
index f6e434c165..683a8f9a6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_altivec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx_vec_altivec.h
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ rxq_copy_mbuf_v(struct rte_mbuf **elts, struct rte_mbuf 
**pkts, uint16_t n)
        uint16_t p = n & -2;
 
        for (pos = 0; pos < p; pos += 2) {
-               vector unsigned char mbp;
+               __vector unsigned char mbp;
 
-               mbp = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               mbp = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                                (signed int const *)&elts[pos]);
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos] = mbp;
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos] = mbp;
        }
        if (n & 1)
                pkts[pos] = elts[pos];
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
 {
        volatile struct mlx5_mini_cqe8 *mcq = (void *)&(cq + 1)->pkt_info;
        struct rte_mbuf *t_pkt = elts[0]; /* Title packet is pre-built. */
-       const vector unsigned char zero = (vector unsigned char){0};
+       const __vector unsigned char zero = (__vector unsigned char){0};
        /* Mask to shuffle from extracted mini CQE to mbuf. */
-       const vector unsigned char shuf_mask1 = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char shuf_mask1 = (__vector unsigned char){
                        -1, -1, -1, -1,   /* skip packet_type */
                         7,  6, -1, -1,   /* bswap16, pkt_len */
                         7,  6,           /* bswap16, data_len */
                        -1, -1,           /* skip vlan_tci */
                         3,  2,  1,  0};  /* bswap32, rss */
-       const vector unsigned char shuf_mask2 = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char shuf_mask2 = (__vector unsigned char){
                        -1, -1, -1, -1,   /* skip packet_type */
                        15, 14, -1, -1,   /* bswap16, pkt_len */
                        15, 14,           /* data_len, bswap16 */
@@ -95,30 +95,30 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
        /* Restore the compressed count. Must be 16 bits. */
        const uint16_t mcqe_n = t_pkt->data_len +
                (rxq->crc_present * RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN);
-       const vector unsigned char rearm =
-               (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+       const __vector unsigned char rearm =
+               (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                (signed int const *)&t_pkt->rearm_data);
-       const vector unsigned char rxdf =
-               (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+       const __vector unsigned char rxdf =
+               (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                (signed int const *)&t_pkt->rx_descriptor_fields1);
-       const vector unsigned char crc_adj =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned short){
+       const __vector unsigned char crc_adj =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned short){
                        0, 0, rxq->crc_present * RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN, 0,
                        rxq->crc_present * RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN, 0, 0, 0};
-       const vector unsigned short rxdf_sel_mask =
-               (vector unsigned short){
+       const __vector unsigned short rxdf_sel_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned short){
                        0xffff, 0xffff, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0, 0};
-       vector unsigned char ol_flags = (vector unsigned char){0};
-       vector unsigned char ol_flags_mask = (vector unsigned char){0};
+       __vector unsigned char ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char){0};
+       __vector unsigned char ol_flags_mask = (__vector unsigned char){0};
        unsigned int pos;
        unsigned int i;
        unsigned int inv = 0;
 
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-       const vector unsigned char ones = vec_splat_u8(-1);
+       const __vector unsigned char ones = vec_splat_u8(-1);
        uint32_t rcvd_byte = 0;
        /* Mask to shuffle byte_cnt to add up stats. Do bswap16 for all. */
-       const vector unsigned char len_shuf_mask = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char len_shuf_mask = (__vector unsigned char){
                 3,  2, 11, 10,
                 7,  6, 15, 14,
                -1, -1, -1, -1,
@@ -133,125 +133,125 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
         * E. store flow tag (rte_flow mark).
         */
        for (pos = 0; pos < mcqe_n; ) {
-               vector unsigned char mcqe1, mcqe2;
-               vector unsigned char rxdf1, rxdf2;
+               __vector unsigned char mcqe1, mcqe2;
+               __vector unsigned char rxdf1, rxdf2;
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-               const vector unsigned short mcqe_sel_mask =
-                       (vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff,
+               const __vector unsigned short mcqe_sel_mask =
+                       (__vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff,
                        0, 0, 0xfff, 0xffff};
-               const vector unsigned char lower_half = {
+               const __vector unsigned char lower_half = {
                        0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16,
                        17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29};
-               const vector unsigned char upper_half = {
+               const __vector unsigned char upper_half = {
                        2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15,
                        18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31};
-               vector unsigned short left, right;
-               vector unsigned char byte_cnt, invalid_mask;
-               vector unsigned long lshift;
+               __vector unsigned short left, right;
+               __vector unsigned char byte_cnt, invalid_mask;
+               __vector unsigned long lshift;
                __attribute__((altivec(vector__)))
                        __attribute__((altivec(bool__)))
                        unsigned long long shmask;
-               const vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
+               const __vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
 #endif
 
                for (i = 0; i < MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP; ++i)
                        if (likely(pos + i < mcqe_n))
                                rte_prefetch0((void *)(cq + pos + i));
                /* A.1 load mCQEs into a 128bit register. */
-               mcqe1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               mcqe1 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&mcq[pos % 8]);
-               mcqe2 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               mcqe2 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&mcq[pos % 8 + 2]);
 
                /* B.1 store rearm data to mbuf. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos]->rearm_data = rearm;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 1]->rearm_data = rearm;
 
                /* C.1 combine data from mCQEs with rx_descriptor_fields1. */
                rxdf1 = vec_perm(mcqe1, zero, shuf_mask1);
                rxdf2 = vec_perm(mcqe1, zero, shuf_mask2);
-               rxdf1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)rxdf1 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               rxdf2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)rxdf2 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               rxdf1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)rxdf1,
-                       (vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
-               rxdf2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)rxdf2,
-                       (vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
+               rxdf1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)rxdf1 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               rxdf2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)rxdf2 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               rxdf1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)rxdf1,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
+               rxdf2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)rxdf2,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
 
                /* D.1 store rx_descriptor_fields1. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos]->rx_descriptor_fields1 = rxdf1;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 1]->rx_descriptor_fields1 = rxdf2;
 
                /* B.1 store rearm data to mbuf. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 2]->rearm_data = rearm;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 3]->rearm_data = rearm;
 
                /* C.1 combine data from mCQEs with rx_descriptor_fields1. */
                rxdf1 = vec_perm(mcqe2, zero, shuf_mask1);
                rxdf2 = vec_perm(mcqe2, zero, shuf_mask2);
-               rxdf1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)rxdf1 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               rxdf2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)rxdf2 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               rxdf1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)rxdf1,
-                       (vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
-               rxdf2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)rxdf2,
-                       (vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
+               rxdf1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)rxdf1 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               rxdf2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)rxdf2 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               rxdf1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)rxdf1,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
+               rxdf2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)rxdf2,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)rxdf, rxdf_sel_mask);
 
                /* D.1 store rx_descriptor_fields1. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 2]->rx_descriptor_fields1 = rxdf1;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &elts[pos + 3]->rx_descriptor_fields1 = rxdf2;
 
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        (mcqe_n - pos) * sizeof(uint16_t) * 8, 0};
 
                lshift =
-                       vec_splat((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask, 0);
+                       vec_splat((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask, 0);
                shmask = vec_cmpgt(shmax, lshift);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sl((vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned long)shmask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask, shmask);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sl((__vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned long)shmask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask, shmask);
 
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)
-                       vec_sro((vector unsigned short)mcqe1,
-                       (vector unsigned char){32}),
-                       (vector unsigned short)mcqe2, mcqe_sel_mask);
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)
+                       vec_sro((__vector unsigned short)mcqe1,
+                       (__vector unsigned char){32}),
+                       (__vector unsigned short)mcqe2, mcqe_sel_mask);
                byte_cnt = vec_perm(byte_cnt, zero, len_shuf_mask);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
-               left = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
-               right = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
-               left = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
-               right = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
-               rcvd_byte += ((vector unsigned long)byte_cnt)[0];
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+               left = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
+               right = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
+               left = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
+               right = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
+               rcvd_byte += ((__vector unsigned long)byte_cnt)[0];
 #endif
 
                if (rxq->mark) {
@@ -265,99 +265,99 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
                                elts[pos + 2]->hash.fdir.hi = flow_tag;
                                elts[pos + 3]->hash.fdir.hi = flow_tag;
                        } else {
-                               const vector unsigned char flow_mark_adj =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int){
+                               const __vector unsigned char flow_mark_adj =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int){
                                        -1, -1, -1, -1};
-                               const vector unsigned char flow_mark_shuf =
-                                       (vector unsigned char){
+                               const __vector unsigned char flow_mark_shuf =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char){
                                        -1, -1, -1, -1,
                                        -1, -1, -1, -1,
                                        12,  8,  9, -1,
                                         4,  0,  1,  -1};
-                               const vector unsigned char ft_mask =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int){
+                               const __vector unsigned char ft_mask =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int){
                                        0xffffff00, 0xffffff00,
                                        0xffffff00, 0xffffff00};
-                               const vector unsigned char fdir_flags =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int){
+                               const __vector unsigned char fdir_flags =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int){
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR};
-                               const vector unsigned char fdir_all_flags =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int){
+                               const __vector unsigned char fdir_all_flags =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int){
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID};
-                               vector unsigned char fdir_id_flags =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int){
+                               __vector unsigned char fdir_id_flags =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int){
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID, 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID, 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID};
                                /* Extract flow_tag field. */
-                               vector unsigned char ftag0 = vec_perm(mcqe1,
+                               __vector unsigned char ftag0 = vec_perm(mcqe1,
                                                        zero, flow_mark_shuf);
-                               vector unsigned char ftag1 = vec_perm(mcqe2,
+                               __vector unsigned char ftag1 = vec_perm(mcqe2,
                                                        zero, flow_mark_shuf);
-                               vector unsigned char ftag =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_mergel((vector unsigned int)ftag0,
-                                       (vector unsigned int)ftag1);
-                               vector unsigned char invalid_mask =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)ftag,
-                                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
+                               __vector unsigned char ftag =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_mergel((__vector unsigned int)ftag0,
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)ftag1);
+                               __vector unsigned char invalid_mask =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)ftag,
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
 
-                               ol_flags_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)
+                               ol_flags_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)
                                        ol_flags_mask,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)fdir_all_flags);
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)fdir_all_flags);
 
                                /* Set RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR if flow tag is 
non-zero. */
-                               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)ftag,
-                                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
-                               ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)
-                                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)
+                               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)ftag,
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
+                               ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)
                                        fdir_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask));
-                               ol_flags_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask));
+                               ol_flags_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)
                                        ol_flags_mask,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)fdir_flags);
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)fdir_flags);
 
                                /* Mask out invalid entries. */
-                               fdir_id_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)
+                               fdir_id_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)
                                        fdir_id_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
 
                                /* Check if flow tag MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT. */
-                               ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)
-                                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)
+                               ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)
                                        fdir_id_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)
-                                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)ftag,
-                                       (vector unsigned int)ft_mask)));
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)ftag,
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)ft_mask)));
 
-                               ftag = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       ((vector unsigned int)ftag +
-                                       (vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
+                               ftag = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       ((__vector unsigned int)ftag +
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
                                elts[pos]->hash.fdir.hi =
-                                       ((vector unsigned int)ftag)[0];
+                                       ((__vector unsigned int)ftag)[0];
                                elts[pos + 1]->hash.fdir.hi =
-                                       ((vector unsigned int)ftag)[1];
+                                       ((__vector unsigned int)ftag)[1];
                                elts[pos + 2]->hash.fdir.hi =
-                                       ((vector unsigned int)ftag)[2];
+                                       ((__vector unsigned int)ftag)[2];
                                elts[pos + 3]->hash.fdir.hi =
-                                       ((vector unsigned int)ftag)[3];
+                                       ((__vector unsigned int)ftag)[3];
                        }
                }
                if (unlikely(rxq->mcqe_format != MLX5_CQE_RESP_FORMAT_HASH)) {
@@ -373,37 +373,37 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
                                        mcq[pos % 8 + 2].hdr_type;
                                const uint8_t pkt_hdr3 =
                                        mcq[pos % 8 + 3].hdr_type;
-                               const vector unsigned char vlan_mask =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int) {
+                               const __vector unsigned char vlan_mask =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int) {
                                        (RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED),
                                        (RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED),
                                        (RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED),
                                        (RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED)};
-                               const vector unsigned char cv_mask =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int) {
+                               const __vector unsigned char cv_mask =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int) {
                                        MLX5_CQE_VLAN_STRIPPED,
                                        MLX5_CQE_VLAN_STRIPPED,
                                        MLX5_CQE_VLAN_STRIPPED,
                                        MLX5_CQE_VLAN_STRIPPED};
-                               vector unsigned char pkt_cv =
-                                       (vector unsigned char)
-                                       (vector unsigned int) {
+                               __vector unsigned char pkt_cv =
+                                       (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       (__vector unsigned int) {
                                        pkt_hdr0 & 0x1, pkt_hdr1 & 0x1,
                                        pkt_hdr2 & 0x1, pkt_hdr3 & 0x1};
 
-                               ol_flags_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)
+                               ol_flags_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)
                                        ol_flags_mask,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)vlan_mask);
-                               ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)
-                                       vec_and((vector unsigned long)vlan_mask,
-                                       (vector unsigned long)
-                                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)pkt_cv,
-                                       (vector unsigned int)cv_mask)));
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)vlan_mask);
+                               ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                                       vec_and((__vector unsigned 
long)vlan_mask,
+                                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)pkt_cv,
+                                       (__vector unsigned int)cv_mask)));
                                elts[pos]->packet_type =
                                        mlx5_ptype_table[(pkt_hdr0 >> 2) |
                                                         pkt_info];
@@ -431,36 +431,36 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
                                                pkt_info) & (1 << 6));
                                }
                        }
-                       const vector unsigned char hash_mask =
-                               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int) {
+                       const __vector unsigned char hash_mask =
+                               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int) 
{
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH,
                                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH};
-                       const vector unsigned char rearm_flags =
-                               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int) {
+                       const __vector unsigned char rearm_flags =
+                               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int) 
{
                                (uint32_t)t_pkt->ol_flags,
                                (uint32_t)t_pkt->ol_flags,
                                (uint32_t)t_pkt->ol_flags,
                                (uint32_t)t_pkt->ol_flags};
 
-                       ol_flags_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                               vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags_mask,
-                               (vector unsigned long)hash_mask);
-                       ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                               vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                               (vector unsigned long)
-                               vec_andc((vector unsigned long)rearm_flags,
-                               (vector unsigned long)ol_flags_mask));
+                       ol_flags_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags_mask,
+                               (__vector unsigned long)hash_mask);
+                       ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                               (__vector unsigned long)
+                               vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)rearm_flags,
+                               (__vector unsigned long)ol_flags_mask));
 
                        elts[pos]->ol_flags =
-                               ((vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[0];
+                               ((__vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[0];
                        elts[pos + 1]->ol_flags =
-                               ((vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[1];
+                               ((__vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[1];
                        elts[pos + 2]->ol_flags =
-                               ((vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[2];
+                               ((__vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[2];
                        elts[pos + 3]->ol_flags =
-                               ((vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[3];
+                               ((__vector unsigned int)ol_flags)[3];
                        elts[pos]->hash.rss = 0;
                        elts[pos + 1]->hash.rss = 0;
                        elts[pos + 2]->hash.rss = 0;
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@ rxq_cq_decompress_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
  */
 static inline void
 rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq,
-               vector unsigned char cqes[4], vector unsigned char op_err,
+               __vector unsigned char cqes[4], __vector unsigned char op_err,
                struct rte_mbuf **pkts)
 {
-       vector unsigned char pinfo0, pinfo1;
-       vector unsigned char pinfo, ptype;
-       vector unsigned char ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               (vector unsigned int){
+       __vector unsigned char pinfo0, pinfo1;
+       __vector unsigned char pinfo, ptype;
+       __vector unsigned char ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               (__vector unsigned int){
                        rxq->rss_hash * RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH |
                                rxq->hw_timestamp * rxq->timestamp_rx_flag,
                        rxq->rss_hash * RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH |
@@ -539,25 +539,25 @@ rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq,
                                rxq->hw_timestamp * rxq->timestamp_rx_flag,
                        rxq->rss_hash * RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH |
                                rxq->hw_timestamp * rxq->timestamp_rx_flag};
-       vector unsigned char cv_flags;
-       const vector unsigned char zero = (vector unsigned char){0};
-       const vector unsigned char ptype_mask =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+       __vector unsigned char cv_flags;
+       const __vector unsigned char zero = (__vector unsigned char){0};
+       const __vector unsigned char ptype_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                0x0000fd06, 0x0000fd06, 0x0000fd06, 0x0000fd06};
-       const vector unsigned char ptype_ol_mask =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+       const __vector unsigned char ptype_ol_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                0x00000106, 0x00000106, 0x00000106, 0x00000106};
-       const vector unsigned char pinfo_mask =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+       const __vector unsigned char pinfo_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                0x00000003, 0x00000003, 0x00000003, 0x00000003};
-       const vector unsigned char cv_flag_sel = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char cv_flag_sel = (__vector unsigned char){
                0, (uint8_t)(RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED),
                (uint8_t)(RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD >> 1), 0,
                (uint8_t)(RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD >> 1), 0,
                (uint8_t)((RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD | 
RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD) >> 1),
                0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
-       const vector unsigned char cv_mask =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+       const __vector unsigned char cv_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD |
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED,
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD |
@@ -566,77 +566,77 @@ rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq,
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED,
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IP_CKSUM_GOOD | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD |
                RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_VLAN_STRIPPED};
-       const vector unsigned char mbuf_init =
-               (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld
-                       (0, (vector unsigned char *)&rxq->mbuf_initializer);
-       const vector unsigned short rearm_sel_mask =
-               (vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0, 0};
-       vector unsigned char rearm0, rearm1, rearm2, rearm3;
+       const __vector unsigned char mbuf_init =
+               (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld
+                       (0, (__vector unsigned char *)&rxq->mbuf_initializer);
+       const __vector unsigned short rearm_sel_mask =
+               (__vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0, 0};
+       __vector unsigned char rearm0, rearm1, rearm2, rearm3;
        uint8_t pt_idx0, pt_idx1, pt_idx2, pt_idx3;
 
        /* Extract pkt_info field. */
-       pinfo0 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergeh((vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
-               (vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
-       pinfo1 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergeh((vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
-               (vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
-       pinfo = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergeh((vector unsigned long)pinfo0,
-               (vector unsigned long)pinfo1);
+       pinfo0 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
+               (__vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
+       pinfo1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
+               (__vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
+       pinfo = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned long)pinfo0,
+               (__vector unsigned long)pinfo1);
 
        /* Extract hdr_type_etc field. */
-       pinfo0 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergel((vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
-               (vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
-       pinfo1 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergel((vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
-               (vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
-       ptype = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_mergeh((vector unsigned long)pinfo0,
-               (vector unsigned long)pinfo1);
+       pinfo0 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergel((__vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
+               (__vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
+       pinfo1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergel((__vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
+               (__vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
+       ptype = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned long)pinfo0,
+               (__vector unsigned long)pinfo1);
 
        if (rxq->mark) {
-               const vector unsigned char pinfo_ft_mask =
-                       (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+               const __vector unsigned char pinfo_ft_mask =
+                       (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                        0xffffff00, 0xffffff00, 0xffffff00, 0xffffff00};
-               const vector unsigned char fdir_flags =
-                       (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+               const __vector unsigned char fdir_flags =
+                       (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR,
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR};
-               vector unsigned char fdir_id_flags =
-                       (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+               __vector unsigned char fdir_id_flags =
+                       (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID,
                        RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID, RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR_ID};
-               vector unsigned char flow_tag, invalid_mask;
+               __vector unsigned char flow_tag, invalid_mask;
 
-               flow_tag = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_and((vector unsigned long)pinfo,
-                       (vector unsigned long)pinfo_ft_mask);
+               flow_tag = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_and((__vector unsigned long)pinfo,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)pinfo_ft_mask);
 
                /* Check if flow tag is non-zero then set RTE_MBUF_F_RX_FDIR. */
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)flow_tag,
-                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
-               ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                       (vector unsigned long)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)fdir_flags,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask));
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)flow_tag,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
+               ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)fdir_flags,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask));
 
                /* Mask out invalid entries. */
-               fdir_id_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)fdir_id_flags,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+               fdir_id_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)fdir_id_flags,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
 
                /* Check if flow tag MLX5_FLOW_MARK_DEFAULT. */
-               ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-                       (vector unsigned long)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)fdir_id_flags,
-                       (vector unsigned long)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)flow_tag,
-                       (vector unsigned int)pinfo_ft_mask)));
+               ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)fdir_id_flags,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)flow_tag,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)pinfo_ft_mask)));
        }
        /*
         * Merge the two fields to generate the following:
@@ -649,39 +649,39 @@ rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq,
         * bit[16]    = tunneled
         * bit[17]    = outer_l3_type
         */
-       ptype = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_and((vector unsigned long)ptype,
-               (vector unsigned long)ptype_mask);
-       pinfo = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_and((vector unsigned long)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned long)pinfo_mask);
-       pinfo = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sl((vector unsigned int)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned int){16, 16, 16, 16});
+       ptype = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_and((__vector unsigned long)ptype,
+               (__vector unsigned long)ptype_mask);
+       pinfo = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_and((__vector unsigned long)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned long)pinfo_mask);
+       pinfo = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sl((__vector unsigned int)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned int){16, 16, 16, 16});
 
        /* Make pinfo has merged fields for ol_flags calculation. */
-       pinfo = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_or((vector unsigned long)ptype,
-               (vector unsigned long)pinfo);
-       ptype = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sr((vector unsigned int)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned int){10, 10, 10, 10});
-       ptype = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_packs((vector unsigned int)ptype,
-               (vector unsigned int)zero);
+       pinfo = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ptype,
+               (__vector unsigned long)pinfo);
+       ptype = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sr((__vector unsigned int)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned int){10, 10, 10, 10});
+       ptype = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_packs((__vector unsigned int)ptype,
+               (__vector unsigned int)zero);
 
        /* Errored packets will have RTE_PTYPE_ALL_MASK. */
-       op_err = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sr((vector unsigned short)op_err,
-               (vector unsigned short){8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8});
-       ptype = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_or((vector unsigned long)ptype,
-               (vector unsigned long)op_err);
+       op_err = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sr((__vector unsigned short)op_err,
+               (__vector unsigned short){8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8});
+       ptype = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ptype,
+               (__vector unsigned long)op_err);
 
-       pt_idx0 = (uint8_t)((vector unsigned char)ptype)[0];
-       pt_idx1 = (uint8_t)((vector unsigned char)ptype)[2];
-       pt_idx2 = (uint8_t)((vector unsigned char)ptype)[4];
-       pt_idx3 = (uint8_t)((vector unsigned char)ptype)[6];
+       pt_idx0 = (uint8_t)((__vector unsigned char)ptype)[0];
+       pt_idx1 = (uint8_t)((__vector unsigned char)ptype)[2];
+       pt_idx2 = (uint8_t)((__vector unsigned char)ptype)[4];
+       pt_idx3 = (uint8_t)((__vector unsigned char)ptype)[6];
 
        pkts[0]->packet_type = mlx5_ptype_table[pt_idx0] |
                !!(pt_idx0 & (1 << 6)) * rxq->tunnel;
@@ -693,63 +693,63 @@ rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq,
                !!(pt_idx3 & (1 << 6)) * rxq->tunnel;
 
        /* Fill flags for checksum and VLAN. */
-       pinfo = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_and((vector unsigned long)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned long)ptype_ol_mask);
+       pinfo = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_and((__vector unsigned long)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned long)ptype_ol_mask);
        pinfo = vec_perm(cv_flag_sel, zero, pinfo);
 
        /* Locate checksum flags at byte[2:1] and merge with VLAN flags. */
-       cv_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sl((vector unsigned int)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned int){9, 9, 9, 9});
-       cv_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_or((vector unsigned long)pinfo,
-               (vector unsigned long)cv_flags);
+       cv_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sl((__vector unsigned int)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned int){9, 9, 9, 9});
+       cv_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)pinfo,
+               (__vector unsigned long)cv_flags);
 
        /* Move back flags to start from byte[0]. */
-       cv_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sr((vector unsigned int)cv_flags,
-               (vector unsigned int){8, 8, 8, 8});
+       cv_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sr((__vector unsigned int)cv_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned int){8, 8, 8, 8});
 
        /* Mask out garbage bits. */
-       cv_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_and((vector unsigned long)cv_flags,
-               (vector unsigned long)cv_mask);
+       cv_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_and((__vector unsigned long)cv_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned long)cv_mask);
 
        /* Merge to ol_flags. */
-       ol_flags = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_or((vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
-               (vector unsigned long)cv_flags);
+       ol_flags = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_or((__vector unsigned long)ol_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned long)cv_flags);
 
        /* Merge mbuf_init and ol_flags. */
-       rearm0 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sel((vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
-               (vector unsigned short)
-               vec_slo((vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
-               (vector unsigned char){64}), rearm_sel_mask);
-       rearm1 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sel((vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
-               (vector unsigned short)
-               vec_slo((vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
-               (vector unsigned char){32}), rearm_sel_mask);
-       rearm2 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sel((vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
-               (vector unsigned short)ol_flags, rearm_sel_mask);
-       rearm3 = (vector unsigned char)
-               vec_sel((vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
-               (vector unsigned short)
-               vec_sro((vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
-               (vector unsigned char){32}), rearm_sel_mask);
+       rearm0 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
+               (__vector unsigned short)
+               vec_slo((__vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned char){64}), rearm_sel_mask);
+       rearm1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
+               (__vector unsigned short)
+               vec_slo((__vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned char){32}), rearm_sel_mask);
+       rearm2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
+               (__vector unsigned short)ol_flags, rearm_sel_mask);
+       rearm3 = (__vector unsigned char)
+               vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)mbuf_init,
+               (__vector unsigned short)
+               vec_sro((__vector unsigned short)ol_flags,
+               (__vector unsigned char){32}), rearm_sel_mask);
 
        /* Write 8B rearm_data and 8B ol_flags. */
        vec_vsx_st(rearm0, 0,
-               (vector unsigned char *)&pkts[0]->rearm_data);
+               (__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[0]->rearm_data);
        vec_vsx_st(rearm1, 0,
-               (vector unsigned char *)&pkts[1]->rearm_data);
+               (__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[1]->rearm_data);
        vec_vsx_st(rearm2, 0,
-               (vector unsigned char *)&pkts[2]->rearm_data);
+               (__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[2]->rearm_data);
        vec_vsx_st(rearm3, 0,
-               (vector unsigned char *)&pkts[3]->rearm_data);
+               (__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[3]->rearm_data);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -788,31 +788,31 @@ rxq_cq_process_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
        uint64_t comp_idx = MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP;
        uint16_t nocmp_n = 0;
        unsigned int ownership = !!(rxq->cq_ci & (q_mask + 1));
-       const vector unsigned char zero = (vector unsigned char){0};
-       const vector unsigned char ones = vec_splat_u8(-1);
-       const vector unsigned char owner_check =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+       const __vector unsigned char zero = (__vector unsigned char){0};
+       const __vector unsigned char ones = vec_splat_u8(-1);
+       const __vector unsigned char owner_check =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                0x0100000001000000LL, 0x0100000001000000LL};
-       const vector unsigned char opcode_check =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+       const __vector unsigned char opcode_check =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                0xf0000000f0000000LL, 0xf0000000f0000000LL};
-       const vector unsigned char format_check =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+       const __vector unsigned char format_check =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                0x0c0000000c000000LL, 0x0c0000000c000000LL};
-       const vector unsigned char resp_err_check =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+       const __vector unsigned char resp_err_check =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                0xe0000000e0000000LL, 0xe0000000e0000000LL};
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
        uint32_t rcvd_byte = 0;
        /* Mask to shuffle byte_cnt to add up stats. Do bswap16 for all. */
-       const vector unsigned char len_shuf_mask = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char len_shuf_mask = (__vector unsigned char){
                 1,  0,  5,  4,
                 9,  8, 13, 12,
                -1, -1, -1, -1,
                -1, -1, -1, -1};
 #endif
        /* Mask to shuffle from extracted CQE to mbuf. */
-       const vector unsigned char shuf_mask = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char shuf_mask = (__vector unsigned char){
                 5,  4,           /* bswap16, pkt_len */
                -1, -1,           /* zero out 2nd half of pkt_len */
                 5,  4,           /* bswap16, data_len */
@@ -821,22 +821,22 @@ rxq_cq_process_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
                 1,  2,  3, -1};  /* fdir.hi */
        /* Mask to blend from the last Qword to the first DQword. */
        /* Mask to blend from the last Qword to the first DQword. */
-       const vector unsigned char blend_mask = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char blend_mask = (__vector unsigned char){
                -1,  0,  0,  0,
                 0,  0,  0,  0,
                -1, -1, -1, -1,
                -1, -1, -1, -1};
-       const vector unsigned char crc_adj =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned short){
+       const __vector unsigned char crc_adj =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned short){
                rxq->crc_present * RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN, 0,
                rxq->crc_present * RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
-       const vector unsigned char flow_mark_adj =
-               (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned int){
+       const __vector unsigned char flow_mark_adj =
+               (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned int){
                0, 0, 0, rxq->mark * (-1)};
-       const vector unsigned short cqe_sel_mask1 =
-               (vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0, 0};
-       const vector unsigned short cqe_sel_mask2 =
-               (vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0xffff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+       const __vector unsigned short cqe_sel_mask1 =
+               (__vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0xffff, 0, 0};
+       const __vector unsigned short cqe_sel_mask2 =
+               (__vector unsigned short){0, 0, 0xffff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
 
        /*
         * A. load first Qword (8bytes) in one loop.
@@ -861,30 +861,30 @@ rxq_cq_process_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
        for (pos = 0;
             pos < pkts_n;
             pos += MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP) {
-               vector unsigned char cqes[MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP];
-               vector unsigned char cqe_tmp1, cqe_tmp2;
-               vector unsigned char pkt_mb0, pkt_mb1, pkt_mb2, pkt_mb3;
-               vector unsigned char op_own, op_own_tmp1, op_own_tmp2;
-               vector unsigned char opcode, owner_mask, invalid_mask;
-               vector unsigned char comp_mask;
-               vector unsigned char mask;
+               __vector unsigned char cqes[MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP];
+               __vector unsigned char cqe_tmp1, cqe_tmp2;
+               __vector unsigned char pkt_mb0, pkt_mb1, pkt_mb2, pkt_mb3;
+               __vector unsigned char op_own, op_own_tmp1, op_own_tmp2;
+               __vector unsigned char opcode, owner_mask, invalid_mask;
+               __vector unsigned char comp_mask;
+               __vector unsigned char mask;
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
-               const vector unsigned char lower_half = {
+               const __vector unsigned char lower_half = {
                        0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13,
                        16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29};
-               const vector unsigned char upper_half = {
+               const __vector unsigned char upper_half = {
                        2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15,
                        18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31};
-               const vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
-               vector unsigned char byte_cnt;
-               vector unsigned short left, right;
-               vector unsigned long lshift;
-               vector __attribute__((altivec(bool__)))
+               const __vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
+               __vector unsigned char byte_cnt;
+               __vector unsigned short left, right;
+               __vector unsigned long lshift;
+               __vector __attribute__((altivec(bool__)))
                        unsigned long shmask;
 #endif
-               vector unsigned char mbp1, mbp2;
-               vector unsigned char p =
-                       (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned short){
+               __vector unsigned char mbp1, mbp2;
+               __vector unsigned char p =
+                       (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned short){
                                0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0};
                unsigned int p1, p2, p3;
 
@@ -897,295 +897,295 @@ rxq_cq_process_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
                }
 
                /* A.0 do not cross the end of CQ. */
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        (pkts_n - pos) * sizeof(uint16_t) * 8, 0};
 
                {
-                       vector unsigned long lshift;
-                       vector __attribute__((altivec(bool__)))
+                       __vector unsigned long lshift;
+                       __vector __attribute__((altivec(bool__)))
                                unsigned long shmask;
-                       const vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
+                       const __vector unsigned long shmax = {64, 64};
 
-                       lshift = vec_splat((vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
+                       lshift = vec_splat((__vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
                        shmask = vec_cmpgt(shmax, lshift);
-                       mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                               vec_sl((vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
-                       mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                               vec_sel((vector unsigned long)shmask,
-                               (vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
+                       mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                               vec_sl((__vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
+                       mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                               vec_sel((__vector unsigned long)shmask,
+                               (__vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
                }
 
-               p = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)p,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask);
+               p = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)p,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask);
 
                /* A.1 load cqes. */
-               p3 = (unsigned int)((vector unsigned short)p)[3];
-               cqes[3] = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               p3 = (unsigned int)((__vector unsigned short)p)[3];
+               cqes[3] = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p3].sop_drop_qpn, 0LL};
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
-               p2 = (unsigned int)((vector unsigned short)p)[2];
-               cqes[2] = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               p2 = (unsigned int)((__vector unsigned short)p)[2];
+               cqes[2] = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p2].sop_drop_qpn, 0LL};
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
                /* B.1 load mbuf pointers. */
-               mbp1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               mbp1 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&elts[pos]);
-               mbp2 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               mbp2 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&elts[pos + 2]);
 
                /* A.1 load a block having op_own. */
-               p1 = (unsigned int)((vector unsigned short)p)[1];
-               cqes[1] = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               p1 = (unsigned int)((__vector unsigned short)p)[1];
+               cqes[1] = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p1].sop_drop_qpn, 0LL};
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
-               cqes[0] = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               cqes[0] = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos].sop_drop_qpn, 0LL};
                rte_compiler_barrier();
 
                /* B.2 copy mbuf pointers. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos] = mbp1;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos + 2] = mbp2;
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos] = mbp1;
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&pkts[pos + 2] = mbp2;
                rte_io_rmb();
 
                /* C.1 load remaining CQE data and extract necessary fields. */
-               cqe_tmp2 = *(vector unsigned char *)
+               cqe_tmp2 = *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &cq[pos + p3].pkt_info;
-               cqe_tmp1 = *(vector unsigned char *)
+               cqe_tmp1 = *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &cq[pos + p2].pkt_info;
                cqes[3] = vec_sel(cqes[3], cqe_tmp2, blend_mask);
                cqes[2] = vec_sel(cqes[2], cqe_tmp1, blend_mask);
-               cqe_tmp2 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               cqe_tmp2 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&cq[pos + p3].csum);
-               cqe_tmp1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               cqe_tmp1 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&cq[pos + p2].csum);
-               cqes[3] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[3],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask1);
-               cqes[2] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[2],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask1);
-               cqe_tmp2 = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               cqes[3] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[3],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask1);
+               cqes[2] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[2],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask1);
+               cqe_tmp2 = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p3].rsvd4[2], 0LL};
-               cqe_tmp1 = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               cqe_tmp1 = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p2].rsvd4[2], 0LL};
-               cqes[3] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[3],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2,
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_sel_mask2);
-               cqes[2] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[2],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1,
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_sel_mask2);
+               cqes[3] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[3],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_sel_mask2);
+               cqes[2] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[2],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_sel_mask2);
 
                /* C.2 generate final structure for mbuf with swapping bytes. */
                pkt_mb3 = vec_perm(cqes[3], zero, shuf_mask);
                pkt_mb2 = vec_perm(cqes[2], zero, shuf_mask);
 
                /* C.3 adjust CRC length. */
-               pkt_mb3 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb3 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               pkt_mb2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb2 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               pkt_mb3 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb3 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               pkt_mb2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb2 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
 
                /* C.4 adjust flow mark. */
-               pkt_mb3 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned int)pkt_mb3 +
-                       (vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
-               pkt_mb2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned int)pkt_mb2 +
-                       (vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
+               pkt_mb3 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned int)pkt_mb3 +
+                       (__vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
+               pkt_mb2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned int)pkt_mb2 +
+                       (__vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
 
                /* D.1 fill in mbuf - rx_descriptor_fields1. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &pkts[pos + 3]->pkt_len = pkt_mb3;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &pkts[pos + 2]->pkt_len = pkt_mb2;
 
                /* E.1 extract op_own field. */
-               op_own_tmp2 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_mergeh((vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
-                       (vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
+               op_own_tmp2 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned int)cqes[2],
+                       (__vector unsigned int)cqes[3]);
 
                /* C.1 load remaining CQE data and extract necessary fields. */
-               cqe_tmp2 = *(vector unsigned char *)
+               cqe_tmp2 = *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &cq[pos + p1].pkt_info;
-               cqe_tmp1 = *(vector unsigned char *)
+               cqe_tmp1 = *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &cq[pos].pkt_info;
                cqes[1] = vec_sel(cqes[1], cqe_tmp2, blend_mask);
                cqes[0] = vec_sel(cqes[0], cqe_tmp2, blend_mask);
-               cqe_tmp2 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               cqe_tmp2 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&cq[pos + p1].csum);
-               cqe_tmp1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
+               cqe_tmp1 = (__vector unsigned char)vec_vsx_ld(0,
                        (signed int const *)&cq[pos].csum);
-               cqes[1] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[1],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask1);
-               cqes[0] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[0],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask1);
-               cqe_tmp2 = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               cqes[1] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[1],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask1);
+               cqes[0] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[0],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask1);
+               cqe_tmp2 = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos + p1].rsvd4[2], 0LL};
-               cqe_tmp1 = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               cqe_tmp1 = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        *(__rte_aligned(8) unsigned long *)
                        &cq[pos].rsvd4[2], 0LL};
-               cqes[1] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[1],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask2);
-               cqes[0] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned short)cqes[0],
-                       (vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask2);
+               cqes[1] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[1],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp2, cqe_sel_mask2);
+               cqes[0] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned short)cqes[0],
+                       (__vector unsigned short)cqe_tmp1, cqe_sel_mask2);
 
                /* C.2 generate final structure for mbuf with swapping bytes. */
                pkt_mb1 = vec_perm(cqes[1], zero, shuf_mask);
                pkt_mb0 = vec_perm(cqes[0], zero, shuf_mask);
 
                /* C.3 adjust CRC length. */
-               pkt_mb1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb1 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
-               pkt_mb0 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb0 -
-                       (vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               pkt_mb1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb1 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
+               pkt_mb0 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb0 -
+                       (__vector unsigned short)crc_adj);
 
                /* C.4 adjust flow mark. */
-               pkt_mb1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned int)pkt_mb1 +
-                       (vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
-               pkt_mb0 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned int)pkt_mb0 +
-                       (vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
+               pkt_mb1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned int)pkt_mb1 +
+                       (__vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
+               pkt_mb0 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned int)pkt_mb0 +
+                       (__vector unsigned int)flow_mark_adj);
 
                /* E.1 extract op_own byte. */
-               op_own_tmp1 = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_mergeh((vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
-                       (vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
-               op_own = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_mergel((vector unsigned long)op_own_tmp1,
-                       (vector unsigned long)op_own_tmp2);
+               op_own_tmp1 = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_mergeh((__vector unsigned int)cqes[0],
+                       (__vector unsigned int)cqes[1]);
+               op_own = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_mergel((__vector unsigned long)op_own_tmp1,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)op_own_tmp2);
 
                /* D.1 fill in mbuf - rx_descriptor_fields1. */
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &pkts[pos + 1]->pkt_len = pkt_mb1;
-               *(vector unsigned char *)
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)
                        &pkts[pos]->pkt_len = pkt_mb0;
 
                /* E.2 flip owner bit to mark CQEs from last round. */
-               owner_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_and((vector unsigned long)op_own,
-                       (vector unsigned long)owner_check);
+               owner_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_and((__vector unsigned long)op_own,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)owner_check);
                if (ownership)
-                       owner_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                               vec_xor((vector unsigned long)owner_mask,
-                               (vector unsigned long)owner_check);
-               owner_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)owner_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned int)owner_check);
-               owner_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_packs((vector unsigned int)owner_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
+                       owner_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                               vec_xor((__vector unsigned long)owner_mask,
+                               (__vector unsigned long)owner_check);
+               owner_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)owner_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)owner_check);
+               owner_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_packs((__vector unsigned int)owner_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
 
                /* E.3 get mask for invalidated CQEs. */
-               opcode = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_and((vector unsigned long)op_own,
-                       (vector unsigned long)opcode_check);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)opcode_check,
-                       (vector unsigned int)opcode);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_packs((vector unsigned int)invalid_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
+               opcode = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_and((__vector unsigned long)op_own,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)opcode_check);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)opcode_check,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)opcode);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_packs((__vector unsigned int)invalid_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
 
                /* E.4 mask out beyond boundary. */
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask);
 
                /* E.5 merge invalid_mask with invalid owner. */
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)owner_mask);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)owner_mask);
 
                /* F.1 find compressed CQE format. */
-               comp_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_and((vector unsigned long)op_own,
-                       (vector unsigned long)format_check);
-               comp_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)comp_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned int)format_check);
-               comp_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_packs((vector unsigned int)comp_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
+               comp_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_and((__vector unsigned long)op_own,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)format_check);
+               comp_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)comp_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)format_check);
+               comp_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_packs((__vector unsigned int)comp_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
 
                /* F.2 mask out invalid entries. */
-               comp_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)comp_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
-               comp_idx = ((vector unsigned long)comp_mask)[0];
+               comp_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)comp_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+               comp_idx = ((__vector unsigned long)comp_mask)[0];
 
                /* F.3 get the first compressed CQE. */
                comp_idx = comp_idx ? __builtin_ctzll(comp_idx) /
                        (sizeof(uint16_t) * 8) : MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP;
 
                /* E.6 mask out entries after the compressed CQE. */
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        (comp_idx * sizeof(uint16_t) * 8), 0};
-               lshift = vec_splat((vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
+               lshift = vec_splat((__vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
                shmask = vec_cmpgt(shmax, lshift);
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sl((vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned long)shmask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask);
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sl((__vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned long)shmask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask);
 
                /* E.7 count non-compressed valid CQEs. */
-               n = ((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask)[0];
+               n = ((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask)[0];
                n = n ? __builtin_ctzll(n) / (sizeof(uint16_t) * 8) :
                        MLX5_VPMD_DESCS_PER_LOOP;
                nocmp_n += n;
 
                /* D.2 get the final invalid mask. */
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)(vector unsigned long){
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)(__vector unsigned long){
                        (n * sizeof(uint16_t) * 8), 0};
-               lshift = vec_splat((vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
+               lshift = vec_splat((__vector unsigned long)mask, 0);
                shmask = vec_cmpgt(shmax, lshift);
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sl((vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
-               mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_sel((vector unsigned long)shmask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
-               invalid_mask = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_or((vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
-                       (vector unsigned long)mask);
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sl((__vector unsigned long)ones, lshift);
+               mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_sel((__vector unsigned long)shmask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask, shmask);
+               invalid_mask = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_or((__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)mask);
 
                /* D.3 check error in opcode. */
-               opcode = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_cmpeq((vector unsigned int)resp_err_check,
-                       (vector unsigned int)opcode);
-               opcode = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_packs((vector unsigned int)opcode,
-                       (vector unsigned int)zero);
-               opcode = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)opcode,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+               opcode = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_cmpeq((__vector unsigned int)resp_err_check,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)opcode);
+               opcode = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_packs((__vector unsigned int)opcode,
+                       (__vector unsigned int)zero);
+               opcode = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)opcode,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
 
                /* D.4 mark if any error is set */
-               *err |= ((vector unsigned long)opcode)[0];
+               *err |= ((__vector unsigned long)opcode)[0];
 
                /* D.5 fill in mbuf - rearm_data and packet_type. */
                rxq_cq_to_ptype_oflags_v(rxq, cqes, opcode, &pkts[pos]);
@@ -1255,20 +1255,20 @@ rxq_cq_process_v(struct mlx5_rxq_data *rxq, volatile 
struct mlx5_cqe *cq,
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
                /* Add up received bytes count. */
                byte_cnt = vec_perm(op_own, zero, len_shuf_mask);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)
-                       vec_andc((vector unsigned long)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
-               left = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
-               right = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
-               left = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
-               right = vec_perm((vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
-                       (vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
-               byte_cnt = (vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
-               rcvd_byte += ((vector unsigned long)byte_cnt)[0];
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       vec_andc((__vector unsigned long)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned long)invalid_mask);
+               left = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
+               right = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
+               left = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, lower_half);
+               right = vec_perm((__vector unsigned short)byte_cnt,
+                       (__vector unsigned short)zero, upper_half);
+               byte_cnt = (__vector unsigned char)vec_add(left, right);
+               rcvd_byte += ((__vector unsigned long)byte_cnt)[0];
 #endif
 
                /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c 
b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
index 7534974ef4..e7f0ed6068 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_altivec.c
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf 
**rx_pkts,
        struct rte_mbuf **sw_ring_end;
        struct rte_mbuf **ref_rx_pkts;
        uint16_t nb_pkts_received = 0;
-       const vector unsigned char zero = {0};
+       const __vector unsigned char zero = {0};
 
-       const vector unsigned char shuf_msk1 = {
+       const __vector unsigned char shuf_msk1 = {
                0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, /* packet type */
                4, 5, 0xFF, 0xFF, /* vlan tci */
                4, 5,                   /* dat len */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf 
**rx_pkts,
                0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF
        };
 
-       const vector unsigned char shuf_msk2 = {
+       const __vector unsigned char shuf_msk2 = {
                0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, /* packet type */
                12, 13, 0xFF, 0xFF,     /* pkt len */
                12, 13,                 /* dat len */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf 
**rx_pkts,
         * Subtract the header length.
         *  In which case do we need the header length in used->len ?
         */
-       const vector unsigned short len_adjust = {
+       const __vector unsigned short len_adjust = {
                0, 0,
                (uint16_t)-vq->hw->vtnet_hdr_size, 0,
                (uint16_t)-vq->hw->vtnet_hdr_size, 0,
@@ -112,68 +112,68 @@ virtio_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf 
**rx_pkts,
        ref_rx_pkts = rx_pkts;
        for (nb_pkts_received = 0;
                nb_pkts_received < nb_total;) {
-               vector unsigned char desc[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP / 2];
-               vector unsigned char mbp[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP / 2];
-               vector unsigned char pkt_mb[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP];
+               __vector unsigned char desc[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP / 2];
+               __vector unsigned char mbp[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP / 2];
+               __vector unsigned char pkt_mb[RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP];
 
                mbp[0] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(sw_ring + 0));
                desc[0] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(rused + 0));
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[0] = mbp[0];
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[0] = mbp[0];
 
                mbp[1] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(sw_ring + 2));
                desc[1] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(rused + 2));
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[2] = mbp[1];
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[2] = mbp[1];
 
                mbp[2] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(sw_ring + 4));
                desc[2] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(rused + 4));
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[4] = mbp[2];
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[4] = mbp[2];
 
                mbp[3] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(sw_ring + 6));
                desc[3] = vec_vsx_ld(0, (unsigned char const *)(rused + 6));
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[6] = mbp[3];
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[6] = mbp[3];
 
                pkt_mb[0] = vec_perm(desc[0], zero, shuf_msk1);
                pkt_mb[1] = vec_perm(desc[0], zero, shuf_msk2);
-               pkt_mb[0] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[0] + len_adjust);
-               pkt_mb[1] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[1] + len_adjust);
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[0]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               pkt_mb[0] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[0] + len_adjust);
+               pkt_mb[1] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[1] + len_adjust);
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[0]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[0];
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[1]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[1]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[1];
 
                pkt_mb[2] = vec_perm(desc[1], zero, shuf_msk1);
                pkt_mb[3] = vec_perm(desc[1], zero, shuf_msk2);
-               pkt_mb[2] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[2] + len_adjust);
-               pkt_mb[3] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[3] + len_adjust);
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[2]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               pkt_mb[2] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[2] + len_adjust);
+               pkt_mb[3] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[3] + len_adjust);
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[2]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[2];
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[3]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[3]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[3];
 
                pkt_mb[4] = vec_perm(desc[2], zero, shuf_msk1);
                pkt_mb[5] = vec_perm(desc[2], zero, shuf_msk2);
-               pkt_mb[4] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[4] + len_adjust);
-               pkt_mb[5] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[5] + len_adjust);
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[4]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               pkt_mb[4] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[4] + len_adjust);
+               pkt_mb[5] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[5] + len_adjust);
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[4]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[4];
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[5]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[5]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[5];
 
                pkt_mb[6] = vec_perm(desc[3], zero, shuf_msk1);
                pkt_mb[7] = vec_perm(desc[3], zero, shuf_msk2);
-               pkt_mb[6] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[6] + len_adjust);
-               pkt_mb[7] = (vector unsigned char)
-                       ((vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[7] + len_adjust);
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[6]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               pkt_mb[6] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[6] + len_adjust);
+               pkt_mb[7] = (__vector unsigned char)
+                       ((__vector unsigned short)pkt_mb[7] + len_adjust);
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[6]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[6];
-               *(vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[7]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
+               *(__vector unsigned char *)&rx_pkts[7]->rx_descriptor_fields1 =
                        pkt_mb[7];
 
                if (unlikely(nb_used <= RTE_VIRTIO_DESC_PER_LOOP)) {
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm_altivec.h 
b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm_altivec.h
index 7c6814252a..0c6852a7bb 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm_altivec.h
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_lpm_altivec.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 static inline void
 processx4_step1(struct rte_mbuf *pkt[FWDSTEP],
-               vector unsigned int *dip,
+               __vector unsigned int *dip,
                uint32_t *ipv4_flag)
 {
        struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ processx4_step1(struct rte_mbuf *pkt[FWDSTEP],
        ipv4_flag[0] &= pkt[3]->packet_type;
 
        rte_compiler_barrier();
-       dip[0] = (vector unsigned int){x0, x1, x2, x3};
+       dip[0] = (__vector unsigned int){x0, x1, x2, x3};
 }
 
 /*
@@ -54,22 +54,22 @@ processx4_step1(struct rte_mbuf *pkt[FWDSTEP],
  */
 static inline void
 processx4_step2(const struct lcore_conf *qconf,
-               vector unsigned int dip,
+               __vector unsigned int dip,
                uint32_t ipv4_flag,
                uint8_t portid,
                struct rte_mbuf *pkt[FWDSTEP],
                uint16_t dprt[FWDSTEP])
 {
        rte_xmm_t dst;
-       const vector unsigned char bswap_mask = (vector unsigned char){
+       const __vector unsigned char bswap_mask = (__vector unsigned char){
                                                        3, 2, 1, 0,
                                                        7, 6, 5, 4,
                                                        11, 10, 9, 8,
                                                        15, 14, 13, 12};
 
        /* Byte swap 4 IPV4 addresses. */
-       dip = (vector unsigned int)vec_perm(*(vector unsigned char *)&dip,
-                                       (vector unsigned char){}, bswap_mask);
+       dip = (__vector unsigned int)vec_perm(*(__vector unsigned char *)&dip,
+                                       (__vector unsigned char){}, bswap_mask);
 
        /* if all 4 packets are IPV4. */
        if (likely(ipv4_flag)) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ l3fwd_lpm_send_packets(int nb_rx, struct rte_mbuf 
**pkts_burst,
 {
        int32_t j;
        uint16_t dst_port[MAX_PKT_BURST];
-       vector unsigned int dip[MAX_PKT_BURST / FWDSTEP];
+       __vector unsigned int dip[MAX_PKT_BURST / FWDSTEP];
        uint32_t ipv4_flag[MAX_PKT_BURST / FWDSTEP];
        const int32_t k = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(nb_rx, FWDSTEP);
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/ppc/include/rte_vect.h b/lib/eal/ppc/include/rte_vect.h
index c1f0b0672c..a5f009b7df 100644
--- a/lib/eal/ppc/include/rte_vect.h
+++ b/lib/eal/ppc/include/rte_vect.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define RTE_VECT_DEFAULT_SIMD_BITWIDTH RTE_VECT_SIMD_256
 
-typedef vector signed int xmm_t;
+typedef __vector signed int xmm_t;
 
 #define        XMM_SIZE        (sizeof(xmm_t))
 #define        XMM_MASK        (XMM_SIZE - 1)
diff --git a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm_altivec.h b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm_altivec.h
index 4fbc1b595d..bab8929495 100644
--- a/lib/lpm/rte_lpm_altivec.h
+++ b/lib/lpm/rte_lpm_altivec.h
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ static inline void
 rte_lpm_lookupx4(const struct rte_lpm *lpm, xmm_t ip, uint32_t hop[4],
        uint32_t defv)
 {
-       vector signed int i24;
+       xmm_t i24;
        rte_xmm_t i8;
        uint32_t tbl[4];
        uint64_t idx, pt, pt2;
        const uint32_t *ptbl;
 
        const uint32_t mask = UINT8_MAX;
-       const vector signed int mask8 = (xmm_t){mask, mask, mask, mask};
+       const xmm_t mask8 = (xmm_t){mask, mask, mask, mask};
 
        /*
         * RTE_LPM_VALID_EXT_ENTRY_BITMASK for 2 LPM entries
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ rte_lpm_lookupx4(const struct rte_lpm *lpm, xmm_t ip, 
uint32_t hop[4],
 
        /* get 4 indexes for tbl24[]. */
        i24 = vec_sr((xmm_t) ip,
-               (vector unsigned int){CHAR_BIT, CHAR_BIT, CHAR_BIT, CHAR_BIT});
+               (__vector unsigned int){CHAR_BIT, CHAR_BIT, CHAR_BIT, 
CHAR_BIT});
 
        /* extract values from tbl24[] */
        idx = (uint32_t)i24[0];
-- 
2.35.3

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