+/**
+ * Sends an iovec (or optionally a part of it) down a socket, yielding
+ * when the socket is full.
+ */
+int qemu_co_sendv(int sockfd, struct iovec *iov,
+ int len, int iov_offset);
+
+/**
+ * Receives data into an iovec (or optionally into a part of it) from
+ * a socket, yielding when there is no data in the socket.
+ */
+int qemu_co_recvv(int sockfd, struct iovec *iov,
+ int len, int iov_offset);
+
+
+/**
+ * Sends a buffer down a socket, yielding when the socket is full.
+ */
+int qemu_co_send(int sockfd, void *buf, int len);
+
+/**
+ * Receives data into a buffer from a socket, yielding when there
+ * is no data in the socket.
+ */
+int qemu_co_recv(int sockfd, void *buf, int len);
+
+