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+/**
+ * Simple IPv6 network layer implementation.
+ *
+ * Based and/or adapted from the IPv4 network layer in net.[hc]
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2013 Allied Telesis Labs NZ
+ *
+ * This file is released under the terms of GPL v2 and any later version.
+ * See the file COPYING in the root directory of the source tree for details.
+ */
+#ifndef __NET6_H__
+#define __NET6_H__
+
+typedef union ip6addr_t {
+	__u8	u6_addr8[16];
+	__be16	u6_addr16[8];
+	__be32	u6_addr32[4];
+} IP6addr_t;
+
+/**
+ * struct ipv6hdr - Internet Protocol V6 (IPv6) header.
+ *
+ * IPv6 packet header as defined in RFC 2460.
+ */
+struct ip6_hdr {
+#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
+	__u8    priority:4,
+		version:4;
+#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
+	__u8    version:4,
+		priority:4;
+#else
+#error  "Please fix <asm/byteorder.h>"
+#endif
+	__u8		flow_lbl[3];
+	__be16		payload_len;
+	__u8		nexthdr;
+	__u8		hop_limit;
+	IP6addr_t	saddr;
+	IP6addr_t	daddr;
+};
+
+#endif /* __NET6_H__ */