diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/q40ints.h b/include/asm-m68k/q40ints.h
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+++ b/include/asm-m68k/q40ints.h
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+/*
+ * contains some Q40 related interrupt definitions
+ */
+
+#define Q40_IRQ_MAX      (34)
+
+#define Q40_IRQ_SAMPLE    (34)
+#define Q40_IRQ_KEYBOARD (32)
+#define Q40_IRQ_FRAME    (33)
+
+
+/* masks for interrupt regiosters*/
+/* internal, IIRQ_REG */
+#define Q40_IRQ_KEYB_MASK    (2)
+#define Q40_IRQ_SER_MASK     (1<<2)
+#define Q40_IRQ_FRAME_MASK   (1<<3)
+#define Q40_IRQ_EXT_MASK     (1<<4)    /* is a EIRQ */
+/* eirq, EIRQ_REG */
+#define Q40_IRQ3_MASK        (1)
+#define Q40_IRQ4_MASK        (1<<1)
+#define Q40_IRQ5_MASK        (1<<2)
+#define Q40_IRQ6_MASK        (1<<3)
+#define Q40_IRQ7_MASK        (1<<4)
+#define Q40_IRQ10_MASK       (1<<5)
+#define Q40_IRQ14_MASK       (1<<6)
+#define Q40_IRQ15_MASK       (1<<7)
+
+extern unsigned long q40_probe_irq_on (void);
+extern int q40_probe_irq_off (unsigned long irqs);