diff --git a/include/Kyoto/Streams/StreamSupport.hpp b/include/Kyoto/Streams/StreamSupport.hpp
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+++ b/include/Kyoto/Streams/StreamSupport.hpp
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+#ifndef _STREAMSUPPORT
+#define _STREAMSUPPORT
+#include <types.h>
+
+static inline uint min_containing_bytes(uint bits) {
+  return (bits / 8) + ((bits % 8) != 0);
+}
+
+#endif // _STREAMSUPPORT