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+/* poll file descriptors.  Hurd version.
+   Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+   02111-1307 USA.  */
+
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <hurd.h>
+#include <hurd/fd.h>
+
+int
+ppoll (struct pollfd *fds, nfds_t nfds,
+       const struct timespec *timeout, const sigset_t *sigmask)
+{
+  return _hurd_select (nfds, fds, NULL, NULL, NULL, timeout, sigmask);
+}