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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Christoph Hellwig.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL").
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef _VXFS_EXTERN_H_
+#define _VXFS_EXTERN_H_
+
+/*
+ * Veritas filesystem driver - external prototypes.
+ *
+ * This file contains prototypes for all vxfs functions used
+ * outside their respective source files.
+ */
+
+
+struct kmem_cache_s;
+struct super_block;
+struct vxfs_inode_info;
+struct inode;
+
+
+/* vxfs_bmap.c */
+extern daddr_t			vxfs_bmap1(struct inode *, long);
+
+/* vxfs_fshead.c */
+extern int			vxfs_read_fshead(struct super_block *);
+
+/* vxfs_inode.c */
+extern struct kmem_cache_s	*vxfs_inode_cachep;
+extern void			vxfs_dumpi(struct vxfs_inode_info *, ino_t);
+extern struct inode *		vxfs_get_fake_inode(struct super_block *,
+					struct vxfs_inode_info *);
+extern void			vxfs_put_fake_inode(struct inode *);
+extern struct vxfs_inode_info *	vxfs_blkiget(struct super_block *, u_long, ino_t);
+extern struct vxfs_inode_info *	vxfs_stiget(struct super_block *, ino_t);
+extern void			vxfs_read_inode(struct inode *);
+extern void			vxfs_clear_inode(struct inode *);
+
+/* vxfs_lookup.c */
+extern struct inode_operations	vxfs_dir_inode_ops;
+extern struct file_operations	vxfs_dir_operations;
+
+/* vxfs_olt.c */
+extern int			vxfs_read_olt(struct super_block *, u_long);
+
+/* vxfs_subr.c */
+extern struct page *		vxfs_get_page(struct address_space *, u_long);
+extern void			vxfs_put_page(struct page *);
+extern struct buffer_head *	vxfs_bread(struct inode *, int);
+
+#endif /* _VXFS_EXTERN_H_ */