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+#ifndef CYGONCE_KERNEL_TESTS_TESTAUX_HXX
+#define CYGONCE_KERNEL_TESTS_TESTAUX_HXX
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//        testaux.hxx
+//
+//        Auxiliary test header file
+//
+//==========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Cygnus eCos Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos
+// 
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under
+// the License.
+// 
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Cygnus Operating System, released
+// September 30, 1998.
+// 
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Cygnus.  Portions created
+// by Cygnus are Copyright (C) 1998 Cygnus Solutions.  All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//==========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):     dsm
+// Contributors:    dsm
+// Date:          1998-03-09
+// Description:
+//     Defines some convenience functions to get us going.  In
+//     particular this file reserves space for NTHREADS threads,
+//     which can be created by calls to aux_new_thread()
+//     It also defines a CHECK function.
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+
+#ifdef NTHREADS
+
+#define STACKSIZE 4096
+
+static Cyg_Thread *thread[NTHREADS];
+
+static char thread_obj[NTHREADS][sizeof(Cyg_Thread)];
+static char stack[NTHREADS][STACKSIZE];
+
+static inline void *operator new(size_t size, void *ptr) { return ptr; };
+
+static int nthreads = 0;
+
+static Cyg_Thread *new_thread(cyg_thread_entry *entry, CYG_ADDRWORD data) {
+
+    CYG_ASSERT(nthreads < NTHREADS, 
+               "Attempt to create more than NTHREADS threads");
+
+    thread[nthreads] = new( (void *)&thread_obj[nthreads] )
+        Cyg_Thread(entry, data, STACKSIZE, (CYG_ADDRESS)stack[nthreads] );
+
+    thread[nthreads]->resume();
+
+    return thread[nthreads++];
+}
+#endif // defined(NTHREADS)
+
+#define CHECK(b) CYG_TEST_CHECK(b,#b)
+
+#endif // ifndef CYGONCE_KERNEL_TESTS_TESTAUX_HXX
+
+// End of testaux.hxx