diff --git a/include/net/ife.h b/include/net/ife.h
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+++ b/include/net/ife.h
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+#ifndef __NET_IFE_H
+#define __NET_IFE_H
+
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/ife.h>
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IFE)
+
+void *ife_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 metalen);
+void *ife_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 *metalen);
+
+void *ife_tlv_meta_decode(void *skbdata, u16 *attrtype, u16 *dlen, u16 *totlen);
+int ife_tlv_meta_encode(void *skbdata, u16 attrtype, u16 dlen,
+			const void *dval);
+
+void *ife_tlv_meta_next(void *skbdata);
+
+#else
+
+static inline void *ife_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 metalen)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void *ife_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 *metalen)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void *ife_tlv_meta_decode(void *skbdata, u16 *attrtype, u16 *dlen,
+					u16 *totlen)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline int ife_tlv_meta_encode(void *skbdata, u16 attrtype, u16 dlen,
+			const void *dval)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void *ife_tlv_meta_next(void *skbdata)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __NET_IFE_H */