v4.19.13 snapshot.
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fd/array.h b/tools/lib/api/fd/array.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __API_FD_ARRAY__
+#define __API_FD_ARRAY__
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+struct pollfd;
+
+/**
+ * struct fdarray: Array of file descriptors
+ *
+ * @priv: Per array entry priv area, users should access just its contents,
+ *	  not set it to anything, as it is kept in synch with @entries, being
+ *	  realloc'ed, * for instance, in fdarray__{grow,filter}.
+ *
+ *	  I.e. using 'fda->priv[N].idx = * value' where N < fda->nr is ok,
+ *	  but doing 'fda->priv = malloc(M)' is not allowed.
+ */
+struct fdarray {
+	int	       nr;
+	int	       nr_alloc;
+	int	       nr_autogrow;
+	struct pollfd *entries;
+	union {
+		int    idx;
+		void   *ptr;
+	} *priv;
+};
+
+void fdarray__init(struct fdarray *fda, int nr_autogrow);
+void fdarray__exit(struct fdarray *fda);
+
+struct fdarray *fdarray__new(int nr_alloc, int nr_autogrow);
+void fdarray__delete(struct fdarray *fda);
+
+int fdarray__add(struct fdarray *fda, int fd, short revents);
+int fdarray__poll(struct fdarray *fda, int timeout);
+int fdarray__filter(struct fdarray *fda, short revents,
+		    void (*entry_destructor)(struct fdarray *fda, int fd, void *arg),
+		    void *arg);
+int fdarray__grow(struct fdarray *fda, int extra);
+int fdarray__fprintf(struct fdarray *fda, FILE *fp);
+
+static inline int fdarray__available_entries(struct fdarray *fda)
+{
+	return fda->nr_alloc - fda->nr;
+}
+
+#endif /* __API_FD_ARRAY__ */