+static int defer_forwarding_messages = 0;
+static int select_timeout = SELECT_TIMEOUT;
+static int active_filecnt = 0;
+static OFF_T active_bytecnt = 0;
+
+static char int_byte_extra[64] = {
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* (00 - 3F)/4 */
+ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* (40 - 7F)/4 */
+ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* (80 - BF)/4 */
+ 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, /* (C0 - FF)/4 */
+};
+
+enum festatus { FES_SUCCESS, FES_REDO, FES_NO_SEND };
+
+static void readfd(int fd, char *buffer, size_t N);
+static void writefd(int fd, const char *buf, size_t len);
+static void writefd_unbuffered(int fd, const char *buf, size_t len);
+static void mplex_write(int fd, enum msgcode code, const char *buf, size_t len, int convert);