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+/* See items.c */
+void item_init(void);
+/*@null@*/
+item *do_item_alloc(char *key, const size_t nkey, const int flags, const rel_time_t exptime, const int nbytes);
+void item_free(item *it);
+bool item_size_ok(const size_t nkey, const int flags, const int nbytes);
+
+int  do_item_link(item *it);     /* may fail if transgresses limits */
+void do_item_unlink(item *it);
+void do_item_remove(item *it);
+void do_item_update(item *it);   /* update LRU time to current and reposition */
+int  do_item_replace(item *it, item *new_it);
+
+/*@null@*/
+char *item_cachedump(const unsigned int slabs_clsid, const unsigned int limit, unsigned int *bytes);
+void item_stats(char *buffer, const int buflen);
+
+/*@null@*/
+char *item_stats_sizes(int *bytes);
+void do_item_flush_expired(void);
+item *item_get(const char *key, const size_t nkey);
+
+item *do_item_get_notedeleted(const char *key, const size_t nkey, bool *delete_locked);
+item *do_item_get_nocheck(const char *key, const size_t nkey);