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+/*-*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+/***
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2014 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
+
+  systemd 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; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd 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 systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+
+typedef struct Ring Ring;
+
+struct Ring {
+        uint8_t *buf;           /* buffer or NULL */
+        size_t size;            /* actual size of @buf */
+        size_t start;           /* start position of ring */
+        size_t used;            /* number of actually used bytes */
+};
+
+/* flush buffer so it is empty again */
+void ring_flush(Ring *r);
+
+/* flush buffer, free allocated data and reset to initial state */
+void ring_clear(Ring *r);
+
+/* get pointers to buffer data and their length */
+size_t ring_peek(Ring *r, struct iovec *vec);
+
+/* copy data into external linear buffer */
+size_t ring_copy(Ring *r, void *buf, size_t size);
+
+/* push data to the end of the buffer */
+int ring_push(Ring *r, const void *u8, size_t size);
+
+/* pull data from the front of the buffer */
+void ring_pull(Ring *r, size_t size);
+
+/* return size of occupied buffer in bytes */
+static inline size_t ring_get_size(Ring *r)
+{
+        return r->used;
+}