diff --git a/include/linux/kern_levels.h b/include/linux/kern_levels.h
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+++ b/include/linux/kern_levels.h
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+#ifndef __KERN_LEVELS_H__
+#define __KERN_LEVELS_H__
+
+#define KERN_EMERG	"<0>"	/* system is unusable			*/
+#define KERN_ALERT	"<1>"	/* action must be taken immediately	*/
+#define KERN_CRIT	"<2>"	/* critical conditions			*/
+#define KERN_ERR	"<3>"	/* error conditions			*/
+#define KERN_WARNING	"<4>"	/* warning conditions			*/
+#define KERN_NOTICE	"<5>"	/* normal but significant condition	*/
+#define KERN_INFO	"<6>"	/* informational			*/
+#define KERN_DEBUG	"<7>"	/* debug-level messages			*/
+
+/* Use the default kernel loglevel */
+#define KERN_DEFAULT	"<d>"
+/*
+ * Annotation for a "continued" line of log printout (only done after a
+ * line that had no enclosing \n). Only to be used by core/arch code
+ * during early bootup (a continued line is not SMP-safe otherwise).
+ */
+#define KERN_CONT	"<c>"
+
+#endif