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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MPLS_DISP_DPO_H__
+#define __MPLS_DISP_DPO_H__
+
+#include <vnet/vnet.h>
+#include <vnet/mpls/packet.h>
+#include <vnet/dpo/dpo.h>
+#include <vnet/mfib/mfib_types.h>
+
+/**
+ * A representation of an MPLS label for imposition in the data-path
+ */
+typedef struct mpls_disp_dpo_t
+{
+    /**
+     * Next DPO in the graph
+     */
+    dpo_id_t mdd_dpo;
+
+    /**
+     * The protocol of the payload/packets that are being encapped
+     */
+    dpo_proto_t mdd_payload_proto;
+
+    /**
+     * RPF-ID (if this is an mcast disposition)
+     */
+    fib_rpf_id_t mdd_rpf_id;
+
+    /**
+     * Number of locks/users of the label
+     */
+    u16 mdd_locks;
+} mpls_disp_dpo_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Assert that the MPLS label object is less than a cache line in size.
+ * Should this get any bigger then we will need to reconsider how many labels
+ * can be pushed in one object.
+ */
+_Static_assert((sizeof(mpls_disp_dpo_t) <= CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES),
+	       "MPLS Disposition DPO is larger than one cache line.");
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create an MPLS label object
+ *
+ * @param payload_proto The ptocool of the payload packets that will
+ *                      be imposed with this label header.
+ * @param dpo The parent of the created MPLS label object
+ */
+extern index_t mpls_disp_dpo_create(dpo_proto_t payload_proto,
+                                    fib_rpf_id_t rpf_id,
+                                    const dpo_id_t *dpo);
+
+extern u8* format_mpls_disp_dpo(u8 *s, va_list *args);
+
+
+/*
+ * Encapsulation violation for fast data-path access
+ */
+extern mpls_disp_dpo_t *mpls_disp_dpo_pool;
+
+static inline mpls_disp_dpo_t *
+mpls_disp_dpo_get (index_t index)
+{
+    return (pool_elt_at_index(mpls_disp_dpo_pool, index));
+}
+
+extern void mpls_disp_dpo_module_init(void);
+
+#endif