diff --git a/fs/nfs/cache_lib.h b/fs/nfs/cache_lib.h
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+/*
+ * Helper routines for the NFS client caches
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/sunrpc/cache.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+/*
+ * Deferred request handling
+ */
+struct nfs_cache_defer_req {
+	struct cache_req req;
+	struct cache_deferred_req deferred_req;
+	struct completion completion;
+	atomic_t count;
+};
+
+extern int nfs_cache_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, char *entry_name);
+extern struct nfs_cache_defer_req *nfs_cache_defer_req_alloc(void);
+extern void nfs_cache_defer_req_put(struct nfs_cache_defer_req *dreq);
+extern int nfs_cache_wait_for_upcall(struct nfs_cache_defer_req *dreq);
+
+extern int nfs_cache_register(struct cache_detail *cd);
+extern void nfs_cache_unregister(struct cache_detail *cd);