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+#ifndef _LTTNG_SHARE_H
+#define _LTTNG_SHARE_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 - Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED
+ * OR IMPLIED. ANY USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted to use or copy this program
+ * for any purpose, provided the above notices are retained on all copies.
+ * Permission to modify the code and to distribute modified code is granted,
+ * provided the above notices are retained, and a notice that the code was
+ * modified is included with the above copyright notice.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+ssize_t patient_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
+ssize_t patient_send(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, int flags);
+
+#endif /* _LTTNG_SHARE_H */