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+/*
+ * linux/fs/nfs/delegation.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) Trond Myklebust
+ *
+ * Definitions pertaining to NFS delegated files
+ */
+#ifndef FS_NFS_DELEGATION_H
+#define FS_NFS_DELEGATION_H
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
+/*
+ * NFSv4 delegation
+ */
+struct nfs_delegation {
+	struct list_head super_list;
+	struct rpc_cred *cred;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	nfs4_stateid stateid;
+	int type;
+#define NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM 1
+	long flags;
+	loff_t maxsize;
+};
+
+int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res);
+void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res);
+int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode);
+int nfs_async_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode, const nfs4_stateid *stateid);
+
+struct inode *nfs_delegation_find_inode(struct nfs4_client *clp, const struct nfs_fh *fhandle);
+void nfs_return_all_delegations(struct super_block *sb);
+void nfs_handle_cb_pathdown(struct nfs4_client *clp);
+
+void nfs_delegation_mark_reclaim(struct nfs4_client *clp);
+void nfs_delegation_reap_unclaimed(struct nfs4_client *clp);
+
+/* NFSv4 delegation-related procedures */
+int nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, const nfs4_stateid *stateid);
+int nfs4_open_delegation_recall(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs4_state *state);
+
+static inline int nfs_have_delegation(struct inode *inode, int flags)
+{
+	flags &= FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE;
+	smp_rmb();
+	if ((NFS_I(inode)->delegation_state & flags) == flags)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+static inline int nfs_have_delegation(struct inode *inode, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif