+/* Define TLS health state. */
+DEFINE_URCU_TLS(struct health_state, health_state);
+
+/*
+ * It ensures that TLS memory used for the node and its container structure
+ * don't get reclaimed after the TLS owner thread exits until we have finished
+ * using it.
+ */
+static pthread_mutex_t health_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+static struct health_tls_state_list health_state_list = {
+ .head = CDS_LIST_HEAD_INIT(health_state_list.head),
+};
+
+/*
+ * This keeps track of the error state for unregistered thread. A thread
+ * reporting a health error, normally unregisters and quits. This makes the TLS
+ * health state not available to the health_check_state() call so on unregister
+ * we update this global error array so we can keep track of which thread was
+ * on error if the TLS health state has been removed.
+ */
+static enum health_flags global_error_state[HEALTH_NUM_TYPE];
+
+/*
+ * Lock health state global list mutex.
+ */
+static void state_lock(void)
+{
+ pthread_mutex_lock(&health_mutex);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unlock health state global list mutex.
+ */
+static void state_unlock(void)
+{
+ pthread_mutex_unlock(&health_mutex);
+}
+