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+/**
+ * @file buffer_sync.h
+ *
+ * @remark Copyright 2002 OProfile authors
+ * @remark Read the file COPYING
+ *
+ * @author John Levon <levon@movementarian.org>
+ */
+
+#ifndef OPROFILE_BUFFER_SYNC_H
+#define OPROFILE_BUFFER_SYNC_H
+
+/* add the necessary profiling hooks */
+int sync_start(void);
+
+/* remove the hooks */
+void sync_stop(void);
+
+/* sync the given CPU's buffer */
+void sync_buffer(int cpu);
+
+#endif /* OPROFILE_BUFFER_SYNC_H */