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+/*
+ * This is a wrapper for libpci.
+ * ...
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef __PLATFORM_PCI_H__
+#define __PLATFORM_PCI_H__
+
+/*
+ * An old libpci version seems to use the variable name "index" which triggers
+ * shadowing warnings on systems which have the index() function in a default
+ * #include or as builtin.
+ */
+#define index shadow_workaround_index
+
+#if defined (PCIUTILS_PCI_H)
+#include <pciutils/pci.h>
+#else
+#include <pci/pci.h>
+#endif
+
+#undef index
+
+#endif /* __PLATFORM_PCI_H__ */