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+/**
+ * @file IxOsalBufferMgtDefault.h
+ *
+ * @brief Default buffer pool management and buffer management
+ *        definitions.
+ *
+ * Design Notes:
+ *
+ * @par
+ * IXP400 SW Release version 2.0
+ * 
+ * -- Copyright Notice --
+ * 
+ * @par
+ * Copyright 2001-2005, Intel Corporation.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * @par
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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+ * 3. Neither the name of the Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors
+ *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *    without specific prior written permission.
+ * 
+ * @par
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS''
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * 
+ * @par
+ * -- End of Copyright Notice --
+ */
+
+#ifndef IX_OSAL_BUFFER_MGT_DEFAULT_H
+#define IX_OSAL_BUFFER_MGT_DEFAULT_H
+
+/**
+ * @enum IxMbufPoolAllocationType
+ * @brief Used to indicate how the pool memory was allocated
+ */
+
+typedef enum
+{
+    IX_OSAL_MBUF_POOL_TYPE_SYS_ALLOC = 0, /**< mbuf pool allocated by the system */
+    IX_OSAL_MBUF_POOL_TYPE_USER_ALLOC	 /**< mbuf pool allocated by the user */
+} IxOsalMbufPoolAllocationType;
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Implementation of buffer pool structure for use with non-VxWorks OS
+ */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    IX_OSAL_MBUF *nextFreeBuf;	/**< Pointer to the next free mbuf              */
+    void *mbufMemPtr;	   /**< Pointer to the mbuf memory area            */
+    void *dataMemPtr;	   /**< Pointer to the data memory area            */
+    int bufDataSize;	   /**< The size of the data portion of each mbuf  */
+    int totalBufsInPool;   /**< Total number of mbufs in the pool          */
+    int freeBufsInPool;	   /**< Number of free mbufs currently in the pool */
+    int mbufMemSize;	   /**< The size of the pool mbuf memory area      */
+    int dataMemSize;	   /**< The size of the pool data memory area      */
+    char name[IX_OSAL_MBUF_POOL_NAME_LEN + 1];	 /**< Descriptive name for pool */
+    IxOsalMbufPoolAllocationType poolAllocType;
+    unsigned int poolIdx;  /**< Pool Index */ 
+} IxOsalMbufPool;
+
+typedef IxOsalMbufPool IX_OSAL_MBUF_POOL;
+
+
+PUBLIC IX_STATUS ixOsalBuffPoolUninit (IX_OSAL_MBUF_POOL * pool);
+
+
+#endif /* IX_OSAL_BUFFER_MGT_DEFAULT_H */