diff --git a/include/linux/debugobjects.h b/include/linux/debugobjects.h
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+#ifndef _LINUX_DEBUGOBJECTS_H
+#define _LINUX_DEBUGOBJECTS_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+enum debug_obj_state {
+	ODEBUG_STATE_NONE,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_INIT,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE,
+	ODEBUG_STATE_MAX,
+};
+
+struct debug_obj_descr;
+
+/**
+ * struct debug_obj - representaion of an tracked object
+ * @node:	hlist node to link the object into the tracker list
+ * @state:	tracked object state
+ * @object:	pointer to the real object
+ * @descr:	pointer to an object type specific debug description structure
+ */
+struct debug_obj {
+	struct hlist_node	node;
+	enum debug_obj_state	state;
+	void			*object;
+	struct debug_obj_descr	*descr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct debug_obj_descr - object type specific debug description structure
+ * @name:		name of the object typee
+ * @fixup_init:		fixup function, which is called when the init check
+ *			fails
+ * @fixup_activate:	fixup function, which is called when the activate check
+ *			fails
+ * @fixup_destroy:	fixup function, which is called when the destroy check
+ *			fails
+ * @fixup_free:		fixup function, which is called when the free check
+ *			fails
+ */
+struct debug_obj_descr {
+	const char		*name;
+
+	int (*fixup_init)	(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state);
+	int (*fixup_activate)	(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state);
+	int (*fixup_destroy)	(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state);
+	int (*fixup_free)	(void *addr, enum debug_obj_state state);
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS
+extern void debug_object_init      (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+extern void
+debug_object_init_on_stack(void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+extern void debug_object_activate  (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+extern void debug_object_deactivate(void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+extern void debug_object_destroy   (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+extern void debug_object_free      (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr);
+
+extern void debug_objects_early_init(void);
+extern void debug_objects_mem_init(void);
+#else
+static inline void
+debug_object_init      (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+static inline void
+debug_object_init_on_stack(void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+static inline void
+debug_object_activate  (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+static inline void
+debug_object_deactivate(void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+static inline void
+debug_object_destroy   (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+static inline void
+debug_object_free      (void *addr, struct debug_obj_descr *descr) { }
+
+static inline void debug_objects_early_init(void) { }
+static inline void debug_objects_mem_init(void) { }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_FREE
+extern void debug_check_no_obj_freed(const void *address, unsigned long size);
+#else
+static inline void
+debug_check_no_obj_freed(const void *address, unsigned long size) { }
+#endif
+
+#endif