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+/*
+ *	Trap handling definitions.
+ *
+ *	Copyright (C) 2002, 2003  Maciej W. Rozycki
+ *
+ *	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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_TRAPS_H
+#define _ASM_TRAPS_H
+
+/*
+ * Possible status responses for a board_be_handler backend.
+ */
+#define MIPS_BE_DISCARD	0		/* return with no action */
+#define MIPS_BE_FIXUP	1		/* return to the fixup code */
+#define MIPS_BE_FATAL	2		/* treat as an unrecoverable error */
+
+extern void (*board_be_init)(void);
+extern int (*board_be_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup);
+
+#endif /* _ASM_TRAPS_H */