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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 _DIRENT_H_
+#define _DIRENT_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#ifndef DT_UNKNOWN
+#define  DT_UNKNOWN     0
+#define  DT_FIFO        1
+#define  DT_CHR         2
+#define  DT_DIR         4
+#define  DT_BLK         6
+#define  DT_REG         8
+#define  DT_LNK         10
+#define  DT_SOCK        12
+#define  DT_WHT         14
+#endif
+
+/* the following structure is really called dirent64 by the kernel
+ * headers. They also define a struct dirent, but the latter lack
+ * the d_type field which is required by some libraries (e.g. hotplug)
+ * who assume to be able to access it directly. sad...
+ */
+struct dirent {
+    uint64_t         d_ino;
+    int64_t          d_off;
+    unsigned short   d_reclen;
+    unsigned char    d_type;
+    char             d_name[256];
+};
+
+typedef struct DIR  DIR;
+
+extern  int              getdents(unsigned int, struct dirent*, unsigned int);
+extern  DIR*             opendir(const char*  dirpath);
+extern  DIR*             fdopendir(int fd);
+extern  struct dirent*   readdir(DIR*  dirp);
+extern  int              readdir_r(DIR*  dirp, struct dirent *entry, struct dirent **result);
+extern  int              closedir(DIR*  dirp);
+extern  void             rewinddir(DIR *dirp);
+extern  int              dirfd(DIR* dirp);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _DIRENT_H_ */