diff --git a/lib/event.c b/lib/event.c
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+++ b/lib/event.c
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+/*
+ *	BIRD Library -- Event Processing
+ *
+ *	(c) 1999 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
+ *
+ *	Can be freely distributed and used under the terms of the GNU GPL.
+ */
+
+#include "nest/bird.h"
+#include "lib/event.h"
+
+event_list global_event_list;
+
+inline void
+ev_postpone(event *e)
+{
+  if (e->n.next)
+    {
+      rem_node(&e->n);
+      e->n.next = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ev_dump(resource *r)
+{
+  event *e = (event *) r;
+
+  debug("(code %p, data %p, %s)\n",
+	e->hook,
+	e->data,
+	e->n.next ? "scheduled" : "inactive");
+}
+
+static struct resclass ev_class = {
+  "Event",
+  0,
+  (void (*)(resource *)) ev_postpone,
+  ev_dump
+};
+
+event *
+ev_new(pool *p)
+{
+  event *e = ralloc(p, &ev_class);
+
+  e->hook = NULL;
+  e->data = NULL;
+  e->n.next = NULL;
+  return e;
+}
+
+inline void
+ev_run(event *e)
+{
+  e->hook(e->data);
+  ev_postpone(e);
+}
+
+inline void
+ev_enqueue(event_list *l, event *e)
+{
+  if (e->n.next)
+    rem_node(&e->n);
+  add_tail(l, &e->n);
+}
+
+void
+ev_schedule(event *e)
+{
+  ev_enqueue(&global_event_list, e);
+}
+
+void
+ev_run_list(event_list *l)
+{
+  for(;;)
+    {
+      node *n = HEAD(*l);
+      event *e;
+      if (!n->next)
+	break;
+      e = SKIP_BACK(event, n, n);
+      ev_run(e);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/event.h b/lib/event.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/event.h
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+/*
+ *	BIRD Library -- Event Processing
+ *
+ *	(c) 1999 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
+ *
+ *	Can be freely distributed and used under the terms of the GNU GPL.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _BIRD_EVENT_H_
+#define _BIRD_EVENT_H_
+
+#include "lib/resource.h"
+
+typedef struct event {
+  resource r;
+  void (*hook)(void *);
+  void *data;
+  node n;				/* Internal link */
+} event;
+
+typedef list event_list;
+
+extern event_list global_event_list;
+
+event *ev_new(pool *);
+void ev_run(event *);
+#define ev_init_list(el) init_list(el)
+void ev_enqueue(event_list *, event *);
+void ev_schedule(event *);
+void ev_postpone(event *);
+void ev_run_list(event_list *);
+
+#endif