diff --git a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-core.h b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-core.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef __XILINX_CORE_H
+#define __XILINX_CORE_H
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct xilinx_fpga_core - interface between the driver and the core manager
+ *                           of Xilinx 7 Series FPGA manager
+ * @dev:       device node
+ * @write:     write callback of the driver
+ */
+struct xilinx_fpga_core {
+/* public: */
+	struct device *dev;
+	int (*write)(struct xilinx_fpga_core *core, const char *buf,
+		     size_t count);
+/* private: handled by xilinx-core */
+	struct gpio_desc *prog_b;
+	struct gpio_desc *init_b;
+	struct gpio_desc *done;
+};
+
+int xilinx_core_probe(struct xilinx_fpga_core *core);
+
+#endif /* __XILINX_CORE_H */