diff --git a/libc/dns/include/hostent.h b/libc/dns/include/hostent.h
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+/*	$NetBSD: hostent.h,v 1.2 2013/08/27 09:56:12 christos Exp $	*/
+
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
+ * by Christos Zoulas.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. 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 NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. 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 FOUNDATION 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 _DNS_NET_HOSTENT_H
+#define _DNS_NET_HOSTENT_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/*
+ * These are not being advertised because the interfaces are non-standard.
+ * There are versions by linux, aix, qnx, sun, etc. Our versions are used
+ * internally to provide thread safety; they mostly resemble qnx.
+ */
+void sethostent_r(FILE **);
+struct hostent	*netbsd_gethostent_r(FILE *, struct hostent *, char *, size_t, int *);
+void endhostent_r(FILE **);
+
+/*
+ * The following are internal API's and are used only for testing.
+ */
+struct getnamaddr {
+	struct hostent *hp;
+	char *buf;
+	size_t buflen;
+	int *he;
+};
+
+/* /etc/hosts lookup */
+int _hf_gethtbyaddr(void *, void *, va_list);
+int _hf_gethtbyname(void *, void *, va_list);
+
+#ifdef YP
+/* NIS lookup */
+int _yp_gethtbyaddr(void *, void *, va_list);
+int _yp_gethtbyname(void *, void *, va_list);
+#endif
+
+#define HENT_ARRAY(dst, anum, ptr, len) \
+	do { \
+		size_t _len = (anum + 1) * sizeof(*dst); \
+		if (_len > len) \
+			goto nospc; \
+		dst = (void *)ptr; \
+		ptr += _len; \
+		len -= _len; \
+	} while (/*CONSTCOND*/0)
+
+#define HENT_COPY(dst, src, slen, ptr, len) \
+	do { \
+		if ((size_t)slen > len) \
+			goto nospc; \
+		memcpy(ptr, src, (size_t)slen); \
+		dst = ptr; \
+		ptr += slen; \
+		len -= slen; \
+	} while (/* CONSTCOND */0)
+
+#define HENT_SCOPY(dst, src, ptr, len) \
+	do { \
+		size_t _len = strlen(src) + 1; \
+		HENT_COPY(dst, src, _len, ptr, len); \
+	} while (/* CONSTCOND */0)
+
+#endif /* _DNS_NET_HOSTENT_H */