+/* The -1 ptid, often used to indicate either an error condition
+ or a "don't care" condition, i.e, "run all threads." */
+extern ptid_t minus_one_ptid;
+
+/* The null or zero ptid, often used to indicate no process. */
+extern ptid_t null_ptid;
+
+/* Attempt to find and return an existing ptid with the given PID, LWP,
+ and TID components. If none exists, create a new one and return
+ that. */
+ptid_t ptid_build (int pid, long lwp, long tid);
+
+/* Find/Create a ptid from just a pid. */
+ptid_t pid_to_ptid (int pid);
+
+/* Fetch the pid (process id) component from a ptid. */
+int ptid_get_pid (ptid_t ptid);
+
+/* Fetch the lwp (lightweight process) component from a ptid. */
+long ptid_get_lwp (ptid_t ptid);
+
+/* Fetch the tid (thread id) component from a ptid. */
+long ptid_get_tid (ptid_t ptid);
+
+/* Compare two ptids to see if they are equal */
+extern int ptid_equal (ptid_t p1, ptid_t p2);
+