diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 596131e..0235d91 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/socket.h>
 
 struct poll_table_struct;
+struct pipe_inode_info;
 struct inode;
 struct net;
 
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@
 				      struct vm_area_struct * vma);
 	ssize_t		(*sendpage)  (struct socket *sock, struct page *page,
 				      int offset, size_t size, int flags);
+	ssize_t 	(*splice_read)(struct socket *sock,  loff_t *ppos,
+				       struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len, unsigned int flags);
 };
 
 struct net_proto_family {