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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <cutils/multiuser.h>
+
+userid_t getUserId(uid_t uid) {
+    return uid / MULTIUSER_APP_PER_USER_RANGE;
+}
+
+appid_t getAppId(uid_t uid) {
+    return uid % MULTIUSER_APP_PER_USER_RANGE;
+}
+
+uid_t getUid(userid_t userId, appid_t appId) {
+    return userId * MULTIUSER_APP_PER_USER_RANGE + (appId % MULTIUSER_APP_PER_USER_RANGE);
+}