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+#ifndef _IPXE_DHCPPKT_H
+#define _IPXE_DHCPPKT_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * DHCP packets
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <ipxe/dhcp.h>
+#include <ipxe/dhcpopts.h>
+#include <ipxe/refcnt.h>
+
+/**
+ * A DHCP packet
+ *
+ */
+struct dhcp_packet {
+ /** Reference counter */
+ struct refcnt refcnt;
+ /** The DHCP packet contents */
+ struct dhcphdr *dhcphdr;
+ /** DHCP options */
+ struct dhcp_options options;
+ /** Settings interface */
+ struct settings settings;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Increment reference count on DHCP packet
+ *
+ * @v dhcppkt DHCP packet
+ * @ret dhcppkt DHCP packet
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) struct dhcp_packet *
+dhcppkt_get ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt ) {
+ ref_get ( &dhcppkt->refcnt );
+ return dhcppkt;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decrement reference count on DHCP packet
+ *
+ * @v dhcppkt DHCP packet
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+dhcppkt_put ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt ) {
+ ref_put ( &dhcppkt->refcnt );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get used length of DHCP packet
+ *
+ * @v dhcppkt DHCP packet
+ * @ret len Used length
+ */
+static inline int dhcppkt_len ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt ) {
+ return ( offsetof ( struct dhcphdr, options ) +
+ dhcppkt->options.used_len );
+}
+
+extern int dhcppkt_store ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt, unsigned int tag,
+ const void *data, size_t len );
+extern int dhcppkt_fetch ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt, unsigned int tag,
+ void *data, size_t len );
+extern void dhcppkt_init ( struct dhcp_packet *dhcppkt,
+ struct dhcphdr *data, size_t len );
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_DHCPPKT_H */