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+/*
+  include/proto/polling.h
+  Polling functions.
+
+  Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Willy Tarreau - w@1wt.eu
+  
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1
+  exclusively.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+#ifndef _PROTO_POLLING_H
+#define _PROTO_POLLING_H
+
+#include <types/polling.h>
+
+/*
+ * Main select() loop.
+ * does 3 actions :
+ * 0 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_INIT)  : initializes necessary private structures
+ * 1 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_RUN)   : runs the loop
+ * 2 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_CLEAN) : cleans up
+ *
+ * returns 0 if initialization failed, !0 otherwise.
+ */
+int select_loop(int action);
+
+#if defined(ENABLE_POLL)
+/*
+ * Main poll() loop.
+ * does 3 actions :
+ * 0 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_INIT)  : initializes necessary private structures
+ * 1 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_RUN)   : runs the loop
+ * 2 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_CLEAN) : cleans up
+ *
+ * returns 0 if initialization failed, !0 otherwise.
+ */
+int poll_loop(int action);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(ENABLE_EPOLL)
+/*
+ * Main epoll() loop.
+ * does 3 actions :
+ * 0 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_INIT)  : initializes necessary private structures
+ * 1 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_RUN)   : runs the loop
+ * 2 (POLL_LOOP_ACTION_CLEAN) : cleans up
+ *
+ * returns 0 if initialization failed, !0 otherwise.
+ */
+int epoll_loop(int action);
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* _PROTO_POLLING_H */
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ *  c-indent-level: 8
+ *  c-basic-offset: 8
+ * End:
+ */