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authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-01-08 15:14:17 -0800
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-01-08 15:14:17 -0800
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bzip2/lzma: centralize format detection
Centralize the compression format detection to a common routine in the lib directory, and use it for both initramfs and initrd. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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-rw-r--r--include/linux/decompress/generic.h3
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diff --git a/include/linux/decompress/generic.h b/include/linux/decompress/generic.h
index f847f514f78e..6dfb856327bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/decompress/generic.h
+++ b/include/linux/decompress/generic.h
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@ typedef int (*decompress_fn) (unsigned char *inbuf, int len,
*fill should be called (repeatedly...) to read data, at most IOBUF_SIZE
*/
+/* Utility routine to detect the decompression method */
+decompress_fn decompress_method(const unsigned char *inbuf, int len,
+ const char **name);
#endif