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+/* -*- mode: c; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ * vim:expandtab:shiftwidth=8:tabstop=8:
+ *
+ * GPL HEADER START
+ *
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License version 2 for more details (a copy is included
+ * in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 along with this program; If not, see [sun.com URL with a
+ * copy of GPLv2].
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ *
+ * GPL HEADER END
+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright  2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
+ * Use is subject to license terms.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file is part of Lustre, http://www.lustre.org/
+ * Lustre is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ *
+ * FILENAME
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ *
+ * Author: AUTHOR
+ */