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+/******************************************************************************
+
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+
+******************************************************************************/
+/*$FreeBSD$*/
+
+#ifndef _IXLV_VC_MGR_H_
+#define _IXLV_VC_MGR_H_
+
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+struct ixl_vc_cmd;
+
+typedef void ixl_vc_callback_t(struct ixl_vc_cmd *, void *,
+	enum i40e_status_code);
+
+
+#define	IXLV_VC_CMD_FLAG_BUSY		0x0001
+
+struct ixl_vc_cmd
+{
+	uint32_t request;
+	uint32_t flags;
+
+	ixl_vc_callback_t *callback;
+	void *arg;
+
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(ixl_vc_cmd) next;
+};
+
+struct ixl_vc_mgr
+{
+	struct ixlv_sc *sc;
+	struct ixl_vc_cmd *current;
+	struct callout callout;	
+
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, ixl_vc_cmd) pending;
+};
+
+#define	IXLV_VC_TIMEOUT			(2 * hz)
+
+void	ixl_vc_init_mgr(struct ixlv_sc *, struct ixl_vc_mgr *);
+void	ixl_vc_enqueue(struct ixl_vc_mgr *, struct ixl_vc_cmd *,
+	    uint32_t, ixl_vc_callback_t *, void *);
+void	ixl_vc_flush(struct ixl_vc_mgr *mgr);
+
+#endif
+