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-/*
- * \brief  Connection to CPU service
- * \author Martin Stein
- * \date   2008-08-22
- */
-
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2013 Genode Labs GmbH
- *
- * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
- */
-
-#ifndef _INCLUDE__CPU_SESSION__CONNECTION_H_
-#define _INCLUDE__CPU_SESSION__CONNECTION_H_
-
-/* Genode includes */
-#include <cpu_session/client.h>
-#include <base/connection.h>
-
-namespace Genode { struct Cpu_connection; }
-
-
-struct Genode::Cpu_connection : Connection<Cpu_session>, Cpu_session_client
-{
-	enum { RAM_QUOTA = 128*1024 };
-
-	Capability<Cpu_session> _session(Parent &parent,
-	                                 char const *label, long priority,
-	                                 Affinity const &affinity)
-	{
-		return session(parent, affinity,
-		               "priority=0x%lx, ram_quota=128K, label=\"%s\"",
-		               priority, label);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Constructor
-	 *
-	 * \param label     initial session label
-	 * \param priority  designated priority of all threads created
-	 *                  with this CPU session
-	 */
-	Cpu_connection(Env &env, const char *label = "", long priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
-	               Affinity const &affinity = Affinity())
-	:
-		Connection<Cpu_session>(env, _session(env.parent(), label, priority, affinity)),
-		Cpu_session_client(cap())
-	{ }
-
-	/**
-	 * Constructor
-	 *
-	 * \noapi
-	 * \deprecated  Use the constructor with 'Env &' as first
-	 *              argument instead
-	 */
-	Cpu_connection(const char *label = "", long priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
-	               Affinity const &affinity = Affinity())
-	:
-		Connection<Cpu_session>(_session(*env()->parent(), label, priority, affinity)),
-		Cpu_session_client(cap())
-	{ }
-};
-
-#endif /* _INCLUDE__CPU_SESSION__CONNECTION_H_ */