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+#ifndef _FS_CEPH_MSGPOOL
+#define _FS_CEPH_MSGPOOL
+
+#include <linux/mempool.h>
+#include <linux/ceph/messenger.h>
+
+/*
+ * we use memory pools for preallocating messages we may receive, to
+ * avoid unexpected OOM conditions.
+ */
+struct ceph_msgpool {
+ const char *name;
+ mempool_t *pool;
+ int type; /* preallocated message type */
+ int front_len; /* preallocated payload size */
+};
+
+extern int ceph_msgpool_init(struct ceph_msgpool *pool, int type,
+ int front_len, int size, bool blocking,
+ const char *name);
+extern void ceph_msgpool_destroy(struct ceph_msgpool *pool);
+extern struct ceph_msg *ceph_msgpool_get(struct ceph_msgpool *,
+ int front_len);
+extern void ceph_msgpool_put(struct ceph_msgpool *, struct ceph_msg *);
+
+#endif