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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#ifndef _PATHCONF_H_
+#define _PATHCONF_H_
+
+/* constants to be used for the 'name' paremeter of pathconf/fpathconf */
+
+#define  _PC_FILESIZEBITS       0x0000
+#define  _PC_LINK_MAX           0x0001
+#define  _PC_MAX_CANON          0x0002
+#define  _PC_MAX_INPUT          0x0003
+#define  _PC_NAME_MAX           0x0004
+#define  _PC_PATH_MAX           0x0005
+#define  _PC_PIPE_BUF           0x0006
+#define  _PC_2_SYMLINKS         0x0007
+#define  _PC_ALLOC_SIZE_MIN     0x0008
+#define  _PC_REC_INCR_XFER_SIZE 0x0009
+#define  _PC_REC_MAX_XFER_SIZE  0x000a
+#define  _PC_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE  0x000b
+#define  _PC_REC_XFER_ALIGN     0x000c
+#define  _PC_SYMLINK_MAX        0x000d
+#define  _PC_CHOWN_RESTRICTED   0x000e
+#define  _PC_NO_TRUNC           0x000f
+#define  _PC_VDISABLE           0x0010
+#define  _PC_ASYNC_IO           0x0011
+#define  _PC_PRIO_IO            0x0012
+#define  _PC_SYNC_IO            0x0013
+
+extern long fpathconf(int fildes, int name);
+extern long pathconf(const char *path, int name);
+
+#endif /* _PATHCONF_H_ */
+