diff --git a/profile.h b/profile.h
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+#ifndef FIO_PROFILE_H
+#define FIO_PROFILE_H
+
+#include "flist.h"
+
+#define FIO_PROFILE_VERSION	1
+
+struct profile_ops {
+	struct flist_head list;
+	char name[32];
+	int version;
+	int flags;
+
+	const char **def_ops;
+};
+
+void register_profile(struct profile_ops *);
+void unregister_profile(struct profile_ops *);
+int load_profile(const char *);
+
+#endif