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diff --git a/include/qemu/iov.h b/include/qemu/iov.h
index 63a1c01..44f9db5 100644
--- a/include/qemu/iov.h
+++ b/include/qemu/iov.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
/*
* Helpers for using (partial) iovecs.
*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Seagate Technology LLC and/or its Affiliates
* Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
*
* Author(s):
@@ -76,6 +77,32 @@ size_t iov_memset(const struct iovec *iov, const unsigned int iov_cnt,
size_t offset, int fillc, size_t bytes);
/*
+ * Send/recv data from/to iovec buffers directly, with the provided
+ * socket flags.
+ *
+ * `offset' bytes in the beginning of iovec buffer are skipped and
+ * next `bytes' bytes are used, which must be within data of iovec.
+ *
+ * r = iov_send_recv_with_flags(sockfd, sockflags, iov, iovcnt,
+ * offset, bytes, true);
+ *
+ * is logically equivalent to
+ *
+ * char *buf = malloc(bytes);
+ * iov_to_buf(iov, iovcnt, offset, buf, bytes);
+ * r = send(sockfd, buf, bytes, sockflags);
+ * free(buf);
+ *
+ * For iov_send_recv_with_flags() _whole_ area being sent or received
+ * should be within the iovec, not only beginning of it.
+ */
+ssize_t iov_send_recv_with_flags(int sockfd, int sockflags,
+ const struct iovec *iov,
+ unsigned iov_cnt, size_t offset,
+ size_t bytes,
+ bool do_send);
+
+/*
* Send/recv data from/to iovec buffers directly
*
* `offset' bytes in the beginning of iovec buffer are skipped and