diff --git a/include/linux/parser.h b/include/linux/parser.h
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+++ b/include/linux/parser.h
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+
+
+struct match_token {
+	int token;
+	const char *pattern;
+};
+
+typedef struct match_token match_table_t[];
+
+enum {MAX_OPT_ARGS = 3};
+
+typedef struct {
+	char *from;
+	char *to;
+} substring_t;
+
+int match_token(char *, const match_table_t table, substring_t args[]);
+int match_int(substring_t *, int *result);
+int match_octal(substring_t *, int *result);
+int match_hex(substring_t *, int *result);
+size_t match_strlcpy(char *, const substring_t *, size_t);
+char *match_strdup(const substring_t *);