diff --git a/cmd/camput/camput.go b/cmd/camput/camput.go
index 54fd88d58..d9a817388 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/camput.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/camput.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
-	"container/list"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -403,76 +402,6 @@ func (t *TreeUpload) statPath(fullPath string, fi os.FileInfo) (nod *node, err e
 	return n, nil
 }
 
-type nodeWorker struct {
-	c chan *node
-
-	donec chan bool
-	workc chan *node
-	fn    func(n *node, ok bool)
-	buf   *list.List
-}
-
-// NewNodeWorker starts nWorkers goroutines running fn on incoming
-// nodes sent on the returned channel.  fn may block; writes to the
-// channel will buffer.
-func NewNodeWorker(nWorkers int, fn func(n *node, ok bool)) chan<- *node {
-	w := &nodeWorker{
-		c:     make(chan *node, buffered),
-		workc: make(chan *node, buffered),
-		donec: make(chan bool), // when workers finish
-		fn:    fn,
-		buf:   list.New(),
-	}
-	go w.pump()
-	for i := 0; i < nWorkers; i++ {
-		go w.work()
-	}
-	go func() {
-		for i := 0; i < nWorkers; i++ {
-			<-w.donec
-		}
-		fn(nil, false) // final sentinel
-	}()
-	return w.c
-}
-
-func (w *nodeWorker) pump() {
-	inc := w.c
-	for inc != nil || w.buf.Len() > 0 {
-		outc := w.workc
-		var frontNode *node
-		if e := w.buf.Front(); e != nil {
-			frontNode = e.Value.(*node)
-		} else {
-			outc = nil
-		}
-		select {
-		case outc <- frontNode:
-			w.buf.Remove(w.buf.Front())
-		case n, ok := <-inc:
-			if !ok {
-				inc = nil
-				continue
-			}
-			w.buf.PushBack(n)
-		}
-	}
-	close(w.workc)
-}
-
-func (w *nodeWorker) work() {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case n, ok := <-w.workc:
-			if !ok {
-				w.donec <- true
-				return
-			}
-			w.fn(n, true)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 const uploadWorkers = 5
 
 func (t *TreeUpload) run() {
diff --git a/cmd/camput/chanworker.go b/cmd/camput/chanworker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac5d7961a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/camput/chanworker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2012 Google Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Worker pools of functions processing channel input.
+// TODO(brafitz): move this to a common library, making it operate on interface{} instead?
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+)
+
+type nodeWorker struct {
+	c chan *node
+
+	donec chan bool
+	workc chan *node
+	fn    func(n *node, ok bool)
+	buf   *list.List
+}
+
+// NewNodeWorker starts nWorkers goroutines running fn on incoming
+// nodes sent on the returned channel.  fn may block; writes to the
+// channel will buffer.
+func NewNodeWorker(nWorkers int, fn func(n *node, ok bool)) chan<- *node {
+	w := &nodeWorker{
+		c:     make(chan *node, buffered),
+		workc: make(chan *node, buffered),
+		donec: make(chan bool), // when workers finish
+		fn:    fn,
+		buf:   list.New(),
+	}
+	go w.pump()
+	for i := 0; i < nWorkers; i++ {
+		go w.work()
+	}
+	go func() {
+		for i := 0; i < nWorkers; i++ {
+			<-w.donec
+		}
+		fn(nil, false) // final sentinel
+	}()
+	return w.c
+}
+
+func (w *nodeWorker) pump() {
+	inc := w.c
+	for inc != nil || w.buf.Len() > 0 {
+		outc := w.workc
+		var frontNode *node
+		if e := w.buf.Front(); e != nil {
+			frontNode = e.Value.(*node)
+		} else {
+			outc = nil
+		}
+		select {
+		case outc <- frontNode:
+			w.buf.Remove(w.buf.Front())
+		case n, ok := <-inc:
+			if !ok {
+				inc = nil
+				continue
+			}
+			w.buf.PushBack(n)
+		}
+	}
+	close(w.workc)
+}
+
+func (w *nodeWorker) work() {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case n, ok := <-w.workc:
+			if !ok {
+				w.donec <- true
+				return
+			}
+			w.fn(n, true)
+		}
+	}
+}