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+/*
+ * net/9p/protocol.h
+ *
+ * 9P Protocol Support Code
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 by Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  Base on code from Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 by IBM, Corp.
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ *  as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to:
+ *  Free Software Foundation
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ *  Boston, MA  02111-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+int
+p9pdu_vwritef(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int optional, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+int p9pdu_readf(struct p9_fcall *pdu, int optional, const char *fmt, ...);