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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ACTIONS__
+#define __ACTIONS__
+
+#include "headers.p4"
+#include "defines.p4"
+
+action send_to_cpu(inout standard_metadata_t standard_metadata) {
+    standard_metadata.egress_spec = CPU_PORT;
+}
+
+action set_egress_port(inout standard_metadata_t standard_metadata, port_t port) {
+    standard_metadata.egress_spec = port;
+}
+
+action _drop() {
+    mark_to_drop();
+}
+
+
+
+#endif