+int lnet_send(lnet_nid_t nid, lnet_msg_t *msg, lnet_nid_t rtr_nid);
+void lnet_return_tx_credits_locked(lnet_msg_t *msg);
+void lnet_return_rx_credits_locked(lnet_msg_t *msg);
+
+/* portals functions */
+/* portals attributes */
+static inline int
+lnet_ptl_is_lazy(lnet_portal_t *ptl)
+{
+ return !!(ptl->ptl_options & LNET_PTL_LAZY);
+}
+
+static inline int
+lnet_ptl_is_unique(lnet_portal_t *ptl)
+{
+ return !!(ptl->ptl_options & LNET_PTL_MATCH_UNIQUE);
+}
+
+static inline int
+lnet_ptl_is_wildcard(lnet_portal_t *ptl)
+{
+ return !!(ptl->ptl_options & LNET_PTL_MATCH_WILDCARD);
+}
+
+static inline void
+lnet_ptl_setopt(lnet_portal_t *ptl, int opt)
+{
+ ptl->ptl_options |= opt;
+}
+
+static inline void
+lnet_ptl_unsetopt(lnet_portal_t *ptl, int opt)
+{
+ ptl->ptl_options &= ~opt;
+}
+
+/* match-table functions */
+cfs_list_t *lnet_mt_match_head(struct lnet_match_table *mtable,
+ lnet_process_id_t id, __u64 mbits);
+struct lnet_match_table *lnet_mt_of_attach(unsigned int index,
+ lnet_process_id_t id, __u64 mbits,
+ __u64 ignore_bits,
+ lnet_ins_pos_t pos);
+int lnet_mt_match_md(struct lnet_match_table *mtable,
+ struct lnet_match_info *info, struct lnet_msg *msg);
+
+/* portals match/attach functions */
+void lnet_ptl_attach_md(lnet_me_t *me, lnet_libmd_t *md,
+ cfs_list_t *matches, cfs_list_t *drops);
+void lnet_ptl_detach_md(lnet_me_t *me, lnet_libmd_t *md);
+int lnet_ptl_match_md(struct lnet_match_info *info, struct lnet_msg *msg);
+
+/* initialized and finalize portals */
+int lnet_portals_create(void);
+void lnet_portals_destroy(void);
+
+/* message functions */