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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2002 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_UTILS_H__
+#define __XFS_UTILS_H__
+
+#define IRELE(ip)	VN_RELE(XFS_ITOV(ip))
+#define IHOLD(ip)	VN_HOLD(XFS_ITOV(ip))
+#define	ITRACE(ip)	vn_trace_ref(XFS_ITOV(ip), __FILE__, __LINE__, \
+				(inst_t *)__return_address)
+
+extern int xfs_rename (bhv_desc_t *, vname_t *, vnode_t *, vname_t *, cred_t *);
+extern int xfs_get_dir_entry (vname_t *, xfs_inode_t **);
+extern int xfs_dir_lookup_int (bhv_desc_t *, uint, vname_t *, xfs_ino_t *,
+				xfs_inode_t **);
+extern int xfs_truncate_file (xfs_mount_t *, xfs_inode_t *);
+extern int xfs_dir_ialloc (xfs_trans_t **, xfs_inode_t *, mode_t, nlink_t,
+				xfs_dev_t, cred_t *, prid_t, int,
+				xfs_inode_t **, int *);
+extern int xfs_droplink (xfs_trans_t *, xfs_inode_t *);
+extern int xfs_bumplink (xfs_trans_t *, xfs_inode_t *);
+extern void xfs_bump_ino_vers2 (xfs_trans_t *, xfs_inode_t *);
+
+#endif	/* __XFS_UTILS_H__ */