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+#ifndef _LINUX_PRIO_HEAP_H
+#define _LINUX_PRIO_HEAP_H
+
+/*
+ * Simple insertion-only static-sized priority heap containing
+ * pointers, based on CLR, chapter 7
+ */
+
+#include <linux/gfp.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct ptr_heap - simple static-sized priority heap
+ * @ptrs - pointer to data area
+ * @max - max number of elements that can be stored in @ptrs
+ * @size - current number of valid elements in @ptrs (in the range 0..@size-1
+ * @gt: comparison operator, which should implement "greater than"
+ */
+struct ptr_heap {
+	void **ptrs;
+	int max;
+	int size;
+	int (*gt)(void *, void *);
+};
+
+/**
+ * heap_init - initialize an empty heap with a given memory size
+ * @heap: the heap structure to be initialized
+ * @size: amount of memory to use in bytes
+ * @gfp_mask: mask to pass to kmalloc()
+ * @gt: comparison operator, which should implement "greater than"
+ */
+extern int heap_init(struct ptr_heap *heap, size_t size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+		     int (*gt)(void *, void *));
+
+/**
+ * heap_free - release a heap's storage
+ * @heap: the heap structure whose data should be released
+ */
+void heap_free(struct ptr_heap *heap);
+
+/**
+ * heap_insert - insert a value into the heap and return any overflowed value
+ * @heap: the heap to be operated on
+ * @p: the pointer to be inserted
+ *
+ * Attempts to insert the given value into the priority heap. If the
+ * heap is full prior to the insertion, then the resulting heap will
+ * consist of the smallest @max elements of the original heap and the
+ * new element; the greatest element will be removed from the heap and
+ * returned. Note that the returned element will be the new element
+ * (i.e. no change to the heap) if the new element is greater than all
+ * elements currently in the heap.
+ */
+extern void *heap_insert(struct ptr_heap *heap, void *p);
+
+
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_PRIO_HEAP_H */