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+/*
+ * Upcall description for nfsdcld communication
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Author(s): Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NFSD_CLD_H
+#define _NFSD_CLD_H
+
+/* latest upcall version available */
+#define CLD_UPCALL_VERSION 1
+
+/* defined by RFC3530 */
+#define NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT 1024
+
+enum cld_command {
+	Cld_Create,		/* create a record for this cm_id */
+	Cld_Remove,		/* remove record of this cm_id */
+	Cld_Check,		/* is this cm_id allowed? */
+	Cld_GraceDone,		/* grace period is complete */
+};
+
+/* representation of long-form NFSv4 client ID */
+struct cld_name {
+	uint16_t	cn_len;				/* length of cm_id */
+	unsigned char	cn_id[NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT];	/* client-provided */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* message struct for communication with userspace */
+struct cld_msg {
+	uint8_t		cm_vers;		/* upcall version */
+	uint8_t		cm_cmd;			/* upcall command */
+	int16_t		cm_status;		/* return code */
+	uint32_t	cm_xid;			/* transaction id */
+	union {
+		int64_t		cm_gracetime;	/* grace period start time */
+		struct cld_name	cm_name;
+	} __attribute__((packed)) cm_u;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#endif /* !_NFSD_CLD_H */