diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index c3820f1..b0d4ca0 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@
 	/* ering size */
 	ATA_ERING_SIZE		= 32,
 
+	/* return values for ->qc_defer */
+	ATA_DEFER_LINK		= 1,
+	ATA_DEFER_PORT		= 2,
+
 	/* desc_len for ata_eh_info and context */
 	ATA_EH_DESC_LEN		= 80,
 
@@ -639,6 +643,7 @@
 
 	void (*data_xfer) (struct ata_device *, unsigned char *, unsigned int, int);
 
+	int (*qc_defer) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 	void (*qc_prep) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 	unsigned int (*qc_issue) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
@@ -824,6 +829,7 @@
 			  unsigned int buflen, int write_data);
 extern void ata_data_xfer_noirq(struct ata_device *adev, unsigned char *buf,
 				unsigned int buflen, int write_data);
+extern int ata_std_qc_defer(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_dumb_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_noop_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);