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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2016-2019 The University of Notre Dame
+This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
+See the file LICENSE for details.
+*/
+
+#include "kernel/types.h"
+#include "library/kernel_object_string.h"
+#include "library/string.h"
+
+const char *kernel_object_string( kobject_type_t type )
+{
+	switch(type) {
+		case KOBJECT_FILE:
+			return "file";
+		case KOBJECT_DIR:
+			return "directory";	
+		case KOBJECT_DEVICE:
+			return "device";
+		case KOBJECT_WINDOW:
+			return "window";
+		case KOBJECT_CONSOLE:
+			return "console";
+		case KOBJECT_PIPE:
+			return "pipe";
+		default:
+			return "unknown";
+	}
+}