+/**
+ * aio_disable_external:
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ *
+ * Disable the further processing of external clients.
+ */
+static inline void aio_disable_external(AioContext *ctx)
+{
+ atomic_inc(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * aio_enable_external:
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ *
+ * Enable the processing of external clients.
+ */
+static inline void aio_enable_external(AioContext *ctx)
+{
+ assert(ctx->external_disable_cnt > 0);
+ atomic_dec(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * aio_external_disabled:
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ *
+ * Return true if the external clients are disabled.
+ */
+static inline bool aio_external_disabled(AioContext *ctx)
+{
+ return atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * aio_node_check:
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ * @is_external: Whether or not the checked node is an external event source.
+ *
+ * Check if the node's is_external flag is okay to be polled by the ctx at this
+ * moment. True means green light.
+ */
+static inline bool aio_node_check(AioContext *ctx, bool is_external)
+{
+ return !is_external || !atomic_read(&ctx->external_disable_cnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * aio_context_setup:
+ * @ctx: the aio context
+ *
+ * Initialize the aio context.
+ */
+void aio_context_setup(AioContext *ctx, Error **errp);
+