diff --git a/fs/9p/conv.h b/fs/9p/conv.h
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+/*
+ * linux/fs/9p/conv.h
+ *
+ * 9P protocol conversion definitions
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2004 by Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2002 by Ron Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to:
+ *  Free Software Foundation
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
+ *  Boston, MA  02111-1301  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+int v9fs_deserialize_stat(struct v9fs_session_info *, void *buf,
+			  u32 buflen, struct v9fs_stat *stat, u32 statlen);
+int v9fs_serialize_fcall(struct v9fs_session_info *, struct v9fs_fcall *tcall,
+			 void *buf, u32 buflen);
+int v9fs_deserialize_fcall(struct v9fs_session_info *, u32 msglen,
+			   void *buf, u32 buflen, struct v9fs_fcall *rcall,
+			   int rcalllen);
+
+/* this one is actually in error.c right now */
+int v9fs_errstr2errno(char *errstr);