diff --git a/sound/oss/sb_ess.h b/sound/oss/sb_ess.h
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+/*
+ * Created: 9-Jan-1999 Rolf Fokkens
+ */
+
+extern void ess_intr
+		(sb_devc *devc);
+extern int ess_dsp_init
+		(sb_devc *devc, struct address_info *hw_config);
+
+extern struct audio_driver *ess_audio_init
+		(sb_devc *devc, int *audio_flags, int *format_mask);
+extern int ess_midi_init
+		(sb_devc *devc, struct address_info *hw_config);
+extern void ess_mixer_init
+		(sb_devc *devc);
+
+extern int ess_init
+		(sb_devc *devc, struct address_info *hw_config);
+extern int ess_dsp_reset
+		(sb_devc *devc);
+
+extern void ess_setmixer
+		(sb_devc *devc, unsigned int port, unsigned int value);
+extern unsigned int ess_getmixer
+		(sb_devc *devc, unsigned int port);
+extern int ess_mixer_set
+		(sb_devc *devc, int dev, int left, int right);
+extern int ess_mixer_reset
+		(sb_devc *devc);
+extern void ess_mixer_reload
+		(sb_devc * devc, int dev);
+extern int ess_set_recmask
+		(sb_devc *devc, int *mask);
+