diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.h b/fs/9p/xattr.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright IBM Corporation, 2010
+ * Author Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef FS_9P_XATTR_H
+#define FS_9P_XATTR_H
+
+#include <linux/xattr.h>
+
+extern const struct xattr_handler *v9fs_xattr_handlers[];
+extern struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_user_handler;
+
+extern ssize_t v9fs_xattr_get(struct dentry *, const char *,
+			      void *, size_t);
+extern int v9fs_xattr_set(struct dentry *, const char *,
+			  const void *, size_t, int);
+extern ssize_t v9fs_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
+#endif /* FS_9P_XATTR_H */