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+/*
+ *  Port on Texas Instruments TMS320C6x architecture
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2004, 2009, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated
+ *  Author: Aurelien Jacquiot (aurelien.jacquiot@jaluna.com)
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_C6X_TRAPS_H
+#define _ASM_C6X_TRAPS_H
+
+#define EXCEPT_TYPE_NXF   31	   /* NMI */
+#define EXCEPT_TYPE_EXC   30	   /* external exception */
+#define EXCEPT_TYPE_IXF   1	   /* internal exception */
+#define EXCEPT_TYPE_SXF   0	   /* software exception */
+
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_LBX  (1 << 7) /* loop buffer exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_PRX  (1 << 6) /* privilege exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_RAX  (1 << 5) /* resource access exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_RCX  (1 << 4) /* resource conflict exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_OPX  (1 << 3) /* opcode exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_EPX  (1 << 2) /* execute packet exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_FPX  (1 << 1) /* fetch packet exception */
+#define EXCEPT_CAUSE_IFX  (1 << 0) /* instruction fetch exception */
+
+struct exception_info {
+	char *kernel_str;
+	int  signo;
+	int  code;
+};
+
+extern int (*c6x_nmi_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+#endif /* _ASM_C6X_TRAPS_H */