char *base_name(const char *file_name);
char *abs_file_name(const char *dir, const char *file_name);
+char *xreadlink(const char *filename);
+char *follow_symlinks(const char *filename);
+
void ignore(bool x OVS_UNUSED);
int log_2_floor(uint32_t);
int log_2_ceil(uint32_t);