diff --git a/headers/private/net/net_socket.h b/headers/private/net/net_socket.h
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+++ b/headers/private/net/net_socket.h
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+#ifndef _NET_SOCKET_H
+#define _NET_SOCKET_H
+
+#include <sys/socketvar.h>
+
+uint32 sb_max;
+
+/* Function prototypes */
+
+/* These are the ones we export to libnet.so */
+
+int     initsocket(void **);
+int     socreate  (int, struct socket **, int, int);
+int     soshutdown(void *, int);
+int     soclose   (void *);
+
+int     sobind    (void *, char *, int);
+int     solisten  (void *, int);
+int     soconnect (void *, char *, int);
+int     soaccept  (void *, void **, void *, int *);
+
+int     writeit   (void *, struct iovec *, int);
+int     readit    (void *, struct iovec *, int *);
+int     sendit    (void *, struct msghdr *, int, int *);
+int     recvit    (void *, struct msghdr *, char *, int *);
+
+//int     so_ioctl (void *, int, void *, size_t);
+int     sosysctl  (int *, uint, void *, size_t *, void *, size_t);
+int     sosetopt  (void *, int, int, const void *, size_t);
+int     sogetopt  (void *, int, int, void *, size_t *);
+
+int     sogetpeername(void *, struct sockaddr *, int *);
+int     sogetsockname(void *, struct sockaddr *, int *);
+
+
+/* these are all private to the stack...although may be shared with 
+ * other network modules.
+ */
+
+int     sosend(struct socket *so, struct mbuf *addr, struct uio *uio, 
+               struct mbuf *top, struct mbuf *control, int flags);
+
+struct socket *sonewconn(struct socket *head, int connstatus);
+int 	set_socket_event_callback(void *, socket_event_callback, void *, int);
+int	soreserve (struct socket *so, uint32 sndcc, uint32 rcvcc);
+
+void    sbrelease (struct sockbuf *sb);
+int     sbreserve (struct sockbuf *sb, uint32 cc);
+void	sbdrop (struct sockbuf *sb, int len);
+void    sbdroprecord (struct sockbuf *sb);
+void    sbflush (struct sockbuf *sb);
+int     sbwait (struct sockbuf *sb);
+void	sbappend (struct sockbuf *sb, struct mbuf *m);
+int     sbappendaddr (struct sockbuf *sb, struct sockaddr *asa,
+            struct mbuf *m0, struct mbuf *control);
+int     sbappendcontrol (struct sockbuf *sb, struct mbuf *m0,
+            struct mbuf *control);
+void    sbappendrecord (struct sockbuf *sb, struct mbuf *m0);
+void    sbcheck (struct sockbuf *sb);
+void    sbcompress (struct sockbuf *sb, struct mbuf *m, struct mbuf *n);
+void    sbinsertoob(struct sockbuf *, struct mbuf *);
+
+int     soreceive (struct socket *so, struct mbuf **paddr, struct uio *uio,
+            struct mbuf **mp0, struct mbuf **controlp, int *flagsp);
+void    sowakeup(struct socket *so, struct sockbuf *sb);
+int     sbwait(struct sockbuf *sb);
+
+int     sodisconnect(struct socket *);
+void    sofree(struct socket *);
+
+void    sohasoutofband(struct socket *so);
+void    socantsendmore(struct socket *so);
+void    socantrcvmore(struct socket *so);
+void    soisconnected (struct socket *so);
+void    soisconnecting (struct socket *so);
+void    soisdisconnected (struct socket *so);
+void    soisdisconnecting (struct socket *so);
+void    soqinsque (struct socket *head, struct socket *so, int q);
+int     soqremque (struct socket *so, int q);
+int     sorflush(struct socket *so);
+
+int     sb_lock(struct sockbuf *sb);
+int     nsleep(sem_id chan, char *msg, int timeo);
+void    wakeup(sem_id chan);
+
+#endif