diff --git a/kernel/pipe.h b/kernel/pipe.h
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+#ifndef PIPE_H
+#define PIPE_H
+
+#include "kernel/types.h"
+
+struct pipe *pipe_create();
+struct pipe *pipe_addref( struct pipe *p );
+void pipe_delete(struct pipe *p);
+void pipe_flush(struct pipe *p);
+
+int pipe_write(struct pipe *p, char *buffer, int size);
+int pipe_write_nonblock(struct pipe *p, char *buffer, int size);
+int pipe_read(struct pipe *p, char *buffer, int size);
+int pipe_read_nonblock(struct pipe *p, char *buffer, int size);
+int pipe_size( struct pipe *p);
+
+#endif