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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ *
+ * Further, this software is distributed without any warranty that it is
+ * free of the rightful claim of any third person regarding infringement
+ * or the like.  Any license provided herein, whether implied or
+ * otherwise, applies only to this software file.  Patent licenses, if
+ * any, provided herein do not apply to combinations of this program with
+ * other software, or any other product whatsoever.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Contact information: Silicon Graphics, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
+ * Mountain View, CA  94043, or:
+ *
+ * http://www.sgi.com
+ *
+ * For further information regarding this notice, see:
+ *
+ * http://oss.sgi.com/projects/GenInfo/SGIGPLNoticeExplan/
+ */
+#ifndef __XFS_AOPS_H__
+#define __XFS_AOPS_H__
+
+extern struct workqueue_struct *xfsdatad_workqueue;
+extern mempool_t *xfs_ioend_pool;
+
+typedef void (*xfs_ioend_func_t)(void *);
+
+typedef struct xfs_ioend {
+	unsigned int		io_uptodate;	/* I/O status register */
+	atomic_t		io_remaining;	/* hold count */
+	struct vnode		*io_vnode;	/* file being written to */
+	size_t			io_size;	/* size of the extent */
+	xfs_off_t		io_offset;	/* offset in the file */
+	struct work_struct	io_work;	/* xfsdatad work queue */
+} xfs_ioend_t;
+
+#endif /* __XFS_IOPS_H__ */