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+#include "stddef.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "proto.h"
+
+static struct protocol protocols[0] __protocol_start;
+static struct protocol default_protocols[0] __default_protocol_start;
+static struct protocol protocols_end[0] __protocol_end;
+
+/*
+ * Identify protocol given a name. name may be NULL, in which case
+ * the first default protocol (if any) will be used.
+ *
+ */
+struct protocol * identify_protocol ( const char *name ) {
+ struct protocol *proto = default_protocols;
+
+ if ( name ) {
+ for ( proto = protocols ; proto < protocols_end ; proto++ ) {
+ if ( strcmp ( name, proto->name ) == 0 )
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return proto < protocols_end ? proto : NULL;
+}
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+#ifndef PROTO_H
+#define PROTO_H
+
+#include "tables.h"
+
+struct protocol {
+ char *name;
+ int ( * load ) ( const char *name,
+ int ( * process ) ( unsigned char *data,
+ unsigned int blocknum,
+ unsigned int len,
+ int eof ) );
+};
+
+/*
+ * Protocols that should be used if no explicit protocol is specified
+ * (i.e. tftp) should use __default_protocol; all other protocols
+ * should use __protocol.
+ *
+ */
+#define __protocol_start __table_start(protocol)
+#define __protocol __table(protocol,01)
+#define __default_protocol_start __table(protocol,02)
+#define __default_protocol __table(protocol,03)
+#define __protocol_end __table_end(protocol)
+
+/*
+ * Functions in proto.c
+ *
+ */
+extern struct protocol * identify_protocol ( const char *name );
+
+#endif /* PROTO_H */