diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_timer.h b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_timer.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+struct kvm_timer {
+	struct hrtimer timer;
+	s64 period; 				/* unit: ns */
+	atomic_t pending;			/* accumulated triggered timers */
+	bool reinject;
+	struct kvm_timer_ops *t_ops;
+	struct kvm *kvm;
+	int vcpu_id;
+};
+
+struct kvm_timer_ops {
+        bool (*is_periodic)(struct kvm_timer *);
+};
+
+
+enum hrtimer_restart kvm_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *data);
+