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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope 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 the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
+ * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Lucy Liu <lucy.liu@intel.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __NET_DCBNL_H__
+#define __NET_DCBNL_H__
+
+/*
+ * Ops struct for the netlink callbacks.  Used by DCB-enabled drivers through
+ * the netdevice struct.
+ */
+struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops {
+	u8   (*getstate)(struct net_device *);
+	void (*setstate)(struct net_device *, u8);
+	void (*getpermhwaddr)(struct net_device *, u8 *);
+	void (*setpgtccfgtx)(struct net_device *, int, u8, u8, u8, u8);
+	void (*setpgbwgcfgtx)(struct net_device *, int, u8);
+	void (*setpgtccfgrx)(struct net_device *, int, u8, u8, u8, u8);
+	void (*setpgbwgcfgrx)(struct net_device *, int, u8);
+	void (*getpgtccfgtx)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *, u8 *, u8 *, u8 *);
+	void (*getpgbwgcfgtx)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
+	void (*getpgtccfgrx)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *, u8 *, u8 *, u8 *);
+	void (*getpgbwgcfgrx)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
+	void (*setpfccfg)(struct net_device *, int, u8);
+	void (*getpfccfg)(struct net_device *, int, u8 *);
+	u8   (*setall)(struct net_device *);
+};
+
+#endif /* __NET_DCBNL_H__ */