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diff --git a/src/common/util.h b/src/common/util.h
index eb175c961f..ee3c6eba48 100644
--- a/src/common/util.h
+++ b/src/common/util.h
@@ -45,4 +45,11 @@ int tv_cmp(struct timeval *a, struct timeval *b);
void set_socket_nonblocking(int socket);
+/* Minimalist interface to run a void function in the background. On
+ unix calls fork, on win32 calls beginthread. Returns -1 on failure.
+ func should not return, but rather should call spawn_exit.
+*/
+int spawn_func(int (*func)(void *), void *data);
+void spawn_exit();
+
#endif