+#define I_HINT_STRUCT 1
+
+#define I_HINT_CODE(H) ((H)->code)
+
+#define I_HINT_FREE(H) { \
+ indirect_hint_t *h = (H); \
+ SvREFCNT_dec(h->code); \
+ PerlMemShared_free(h); \
+}
+
+#else /* I_WORKAROUND_REQUIRE_PROPAGATION */
+
+typedef SV indirect_hint_t;
+
+#define I_HINT_STRUCT 0
+
+#define I_HINT_CODE(H) (H)
+
+#define I_HINT_FREE(H) SvREFCNT_dec(H);
+
+#endif /* !I_WORKAROUND_REQUIRE_PROPAGATION */
+
+#if I_THREADSAFE