+/** Name resolution interface operations */
+struct resolv_interface_operations {
+ /** Name resolution completed
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ * @v sa Completed socket address (if successful)
+ * @v rc Final status code
+ */
+ void ( * done ) ( struct resolv_interface *resolv,
+ struct sockaddr *sa, int rc );
+};
+
+/** A name resolution interface */
+struct resolv_interface {
+ /** Generic object communication interface */
+ struct interface intf;
+ /** Operations for received messages */
+ struct resolv_interface_operations *op;
+};
+
+extern struct resolv_interface null_resolv;
+extern struct resolv_interface_operations null_resolv_ops;
+
+/**
+ * Initialise a name resolution interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ * @v op Name resolution interface operations
+ * @v refcnt Containing object reference counter, or NULL
+ */
+static inline void resolv_init ( struct resolv_interface *resolv,
+ struct resolv_interface_operations *op,
+ struct refcnt *refcnt ) {
+ resolv->intf.dest = &null_resolv.intf;
+ resolv->intf.refcnt = refcnt;
+ resolv->op = op;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get name resolution interface from generic object communication interface
+ *
+ * @v intf Generic object communication interface
+ * @ret resolv Name resolution interface
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) struct resolv_interface *
+intf_to_resolv ( struct interface *intf ) {
+ return container_of ( intf, struct resolv_interface, intf );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get reference to destination name resolution interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ * @ret dest Destination interface
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) struct resolv_interface *
+resolv_get_dest ( struct resolv_interface *resolv ) {
+ return intf_to_resolv ( intf_get ( resolv->intf.dest ) );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Drop reference to name resolution interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv name resolution interface
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+resolv_put ( struct resolv_interface *resolv ) {
+ intf_put ( &resolv->intf );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plug a name resolution interface into a new destination interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ * @v dest New destination interface
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+resolv_plug ( struct resolv_interface *resolv, struct resolv_interface *dest ) {
+ plug ( &resolv->intf, &dest->intf );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plug two name resolution interfaces together
+ *
+ * @v a Name resolution interface A
+ * @v b Name resolution interface B
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+resolv_plug_plug ( struct resolv_interface *a, struct resolv_interface *b ) {
+ plug_plug ( &a->intf, &b->intf );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unplug a name resolution interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ */
+static inline __attribute__ (( always_inline )) void
+resolv_unplug ( struct resolv_interface *resolv ) {
+ plug ( &resolv->intf, &null_resolv.intf );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop using a name resolution interface
+ *
+ * @v resolv Name resolution interface
+ *
+ * After calling this method, no further messages will be received via
+ * the interface.
+ */
+static inline void resolv_nullify ( struct resolv_interface *resolv ) {
+ resolv->op = &null_resolv_ops;
+};