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+/*
+ * Private header file for the zebra FPM module.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 by Open Source Routing.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * This file is part of GNU Zebra.
+ *
+ * GNU Zebra is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * GNU Zebra 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GNU Zebra; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ZEBRA_FPM_PRIVATE_H
+#define _ZEBRA_FPM_PRIVATE_H
+
+#include "zebra/debug.h"
+
+#if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
+
+#define zfpm_debug(...)						\
+  do {								\
+    if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_FPM) zlog_debug("FPM: " __VA_ARGS__);	\
+  } while(0)
+
+#elif defined __GNUC__
+
+#define zfpm_debug(_args...)				\
+  do {							\
+    if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_FPM) zlog_debug("FPM: " _args);	\
+  } while(0)
+
+#else
+static inline void zfpm_debug(const char *format, ...) { return; }
+#endif
+
+
+/*
+ * Externs
+ */
+extern int
+zfpm_netlink_encode_route (int cmd, rib_dest_t *dest, struct rib *rib,
+			   char *in_buf, size_t in_buf_len);
+
+#endif /* _ZEBRA_FPM_PRIVATE_H */