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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ *
+ * Further, this software is distributed without any warranty that it is
+ * free of the rightful claim of any third person regarding infringement
+ * or the like.  Any license provided herein, whether implied or
+ * otherwise, applies only to this software file.  Patent licenses, if
+ * any, provided herein do not apply to combinations of this program with
+ * other software, or any other product whatsoever.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Contact information: Silicon Graphics, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
+ * Mountain View, CA  94043, or:
+ *
+ * http://www.sgi.com
+ *
+ * For further information regarding this notice, see:
+ *
+ * http://oss.sgi.com/projects/GenInfo/SGIGPLNoticeExplan/
+ */
+#ifndef __XFS_CRED_H__
+#define __XFS_CRED_H__
+
+/*
+ * Credentials
+ */
+typedef struct cred {
+	/* EMPTY */
+} cred_t;
+
+extern struct cred *sys_cred;
+
+/* this is a hack.. (assums sys_cred is the only cred_t in the system) */
+static __inline int capable_cred(cred_t *cr, int cid)
+{
+	return (cr == sys_cred) ? 1 : capable(cid);
+}
+
+#endif  /* __XFS_CRED_H__ */