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+/*
+* Memory Locking Functions
+* (C) 1999-2007 Jack Lloyd
+*
+* Distributed under the terms of the Botan license
+*/
+
+#ifndef BOTAN_MLOCK_H__
+#define BOTAN_MLOCK_H__
+
+#include <botan/types.h>
+
+namespace Botan {
+
+/**
+* Lock memory into RAM if possible
+* @param addr the start of the memory block
+* @param length the length of the memory block in bytes
+* @returns true if successful, false otherwise
+*/
+BOTAN_DLL bool lock_mem(void* addr, u32bit length);
+
+/**
+* Unlock memory locked with lock_mem()
+* @param addr the start of the memory block
+* @param length the length of the memory block in bytes
+*/
+BOTAN_DLL void unlock_mem(void* addr, u32bit length);
+
+}
+
+#endif