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+#ifndef __RES_COUNTER_H__
+#define __RES_COUNTER_H__
+
+/*
+ * Resource Counters
+ * Contain common data types and routines for resource accounting
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007 OpenVZ SWsoft Inc
+ *
+ * Author: Pavel Emelianov <xemul@openvz.org>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
+
+/*
+ * The core object. the cgroup that wishes to account for some
+ * resource may include this counter into its structures and use
+ * the helpers described beyond
+ */
+
+struct res_counter {
+	/*
+	 * the current resource consumption level
+	 */
+	unsigned long usage;
+	/*
+	 * the limit that usage cannot exceed
+	 */
+	unsigned long limit;
+	/*
+	 * the number of unsuccessful attempts to consume the resource
+	 */
+	unsigned long failcnt;
+	/*
+	 * the lock to protect all of the above.
+	 * the routines below consider this to be IRQ-safe
+	 */
+	spinlock_t lock;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Helpers to interact with userspace
+ * res_counter_read/_write - put/get the specified fields from the
+ * res_counter struct to/from the user
+ *
+ * @counter:     the counter in question
+ * @member:  the field to work with (see RES_xxx below)
+ * @buf:     the buffer to opeate on,...
+ * @nbytes:  its size...
+ * @pos:     and the offset.
+ */
+
+ssize_t res_counter_read(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+		const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos);
+ssize_t res_counter_write(struct res_counter *counter, int member,
+		const char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *pos);
+
+/*
+ * the field descriptors. one for each member of res_counter
+ */
+
+enum {
+	RES_USAGE,
+	RES_LIMIT,
+	RES_FAILCNT,
+};
+
+/*
+ * helpers for accounting
+ */
+
+void res_counter_init(struct res_counter *counter);
+
+/*
+ * charge - try to consume more resource.
+ *
+ * @counter: the counter
+ * @val: the amount of the resource. each controller defines its own
+ *       units, e.g. numbers, bytes, Kbytes, etc
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success and <0 if the counter->usage will exceed the
+ * counter->limit _locked call expects the counter->lock to be taken
+ */
+
+int res_counter_charge_locked(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
+int res_counter_charge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
+
+/*
+ * uncharge - tell that some portion of the resource is released
+ *
+ * @counter: the counter
+ * @val: the amount of the resource
+ *
+ * these calls check for usage underflow and show a warning on the console
+ * _locked call expects the counter->lock to be taken
+ */
+
+void res_counter_uncharge_locked(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
+void res_counter_uncharge(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val);
+
+#endif