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+/* Generic write queue implementation */
+/*
+ * (C) 2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+ * (C) 2010 by On-Waves
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef write_queue_h
+#define write_queue_h
+
+#include "select.h"
+#include "msgb.h"
+
+struct write_queue {
+	struct bsc_fd bfd;
+	unsigned int max_length;
+	unsigned int current_length;
+
+	struct llist_head msg_queue;
+
+	int (*read_cb)(struct bsc_fd *fd);
+	int (*write_cb)(struct bsc_fd *fd, struct msgb *msg);
+};
+
+void write_queue_init(struct write_queue *queue, int max_length);
+int write_queue_enqueue(struct write_queue *queue, struct msgb *data);
+
+#endif