static void conn_assign_one_article(ConnList *connlist, Conn **last_assigned);
static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
const char *forlog, const char *why);
static void check_master_queue(void);
static void conn_assign_one_article(ConnList *connlist, Conn **last_assigned);
static void statemc_setstate(StateMachineState newsms, int periods,
const char *forlog, const char *why);
static void check_master_queue(void);