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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.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <osmocore/write_queue.h>
+
+static int queue_cb(struct bsc_fd *fd, unsigned int what)
+{
+	struct write_queue *queue;
+
+	queue = container_of(fd, struct write_queue, bfd);
+
+	if (what & BSC_FD_READ)
+		queue->read_cb(fd);
+
+	if (what & BSC_FD_WRITE) {
+		struct msgb *msg;
+
+		fd->when &= ~BSC_FD_WRITE;
+		msg = msgb_dequeue(&queue->msg_queue);
+		if (!msg)
+			return -1;
+
+		--queue->current_length;
+		queue->write_cb(fd, msg);
+		msgb_free(msg);
+
+		if (!llist_empty(&queue->msg_queue))
+			fd->when |= BSC_FD_WRITE;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void write_queue_init(struct write_queue *queue, int max_length)
+{
+	queue->max_length = max_length;
+	queue->current_length = 0;
+	queue->read_cb = NULL;
+	queue->write_cb = NULL;
+	queue->bfd.cb = queue_cb;
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&queue->msg_queue);
+}
+
+int write_queue_enqueue(struct write_queue *queue, struct msgb *data)
+{
+//	if (queue->current_length + 1 >= queue->max_length)
+//		LOGP(DMSC, LOGL_ERROR, "The queue is full. Dropping not yet implemented.\n");
+
+	++queue->current_length;
+	msgb_enqueue(&queue->msg_queue, data);
+	queue->bfd.when |= BSC_FD_WRITE;
+
+	return 0;
+}