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+package lncfg
+
+const (
+	// DefaultReadWorkers is the default maximum number of concurrent
+	// workers used by the daemon's read pool.
+	DefaultReadWorkers = 16
+
+	// DefaultWriteWorkers is the default maximum number of concurrent
+	// workers used by the daemon's write pool.
+	DefaultWriteWorkers = 16
+
+	// DefaultSigWorkers is the default maximum number of concurrent workers
+	// used by the daemon's sig pool.
+	DefaultSigWorkers = 8
+)
+
+// Workers exposes CLI configuration for turning resources consumed by worker
+// pools.
+type Workers struct {
+	// Read is the maximum number of concurrent read pool workers.
+	Read int `long:"read" description:"Maximum number of concurrent read pool workers."`
+
+	// Write is the maximum number of concurrent write pool workers.
+	Write int `long:"write" description:"Maximum number of concurrent write pool workers."`
+
+	// Sig is the maximum number of concurrent sig pool workers.
+	Sig int `long:"sig" description:"Maximum number of concurrent sig pool workers."`
+}