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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 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 _SYS_XATTR_H_
+#define _SYS_XATTR_H_
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define XATTR_CREATE 1
+#define XATTR_REPLACE 2
+
+extern int fsetxattr(int fd, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+extern int setxattr(const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+extern int lsetxattr(const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+
+extern ssize_t fgetxattr(int fd, const char *name, void *value, size_t size);
+extern ssize_t getxattr(const char *path, const char *name, void *value, size_t size);
+extern ssize_t lgetxattr(const char *path, const char *name, void *value, size_t size);
+
+extern ssize_t listxattr(const char *path, char *list, size_t size);
+extern ssize_t llistxattr(const char *path, char *list, size_t size);
+extern ssize_t flistxattr(int fd, char *list, size_t size);
+
+extern int removexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
+extern int lremovexattr(const char *path, const char *name);
+extern int fremovexattr(int fd, const char *name);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _SYS_XATTR_H_ */