diff --git a/include/linux/syslog.h b/include/linux/syslog.h
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+/*  Syslog internals
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2010 Canonical, Ltd.
+ *  Author: Kees Cook <kees.cook@canonical.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
+#define _LINUX_SYSLOG_H
+
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE          0
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN           1
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ           2
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL       3
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR     4
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR          5
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF    6
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON     7
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL  8
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD    9
+#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER   10
+
+#define SYSLOG_FROM_CALL 0
+#define SYSLOG_FROM_FILE 1
+
+int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int count, bool from_file);
+
+#endif