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+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/sdjournal.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+SdJournalHandler sdjournal_impl;
+SdJournalHandler* sdjournal_ptr = &sdjournal_impl;
+
+SdJournalHandler* SwapJouralHandler(SdJournalHandler* with)
+{
+    SdJournalHandler* curr = sdjournal_ptr;
+    sdjournal_ptr = with;
+    return curr;
+}
+
+} // namespace logging
+} // namespace phosphor