diff --git a/drivers/kvm/iodev.h b/drivers/kvm/iodev.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb9e8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/kvm/iodev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __KVM_IODEV_H__
+#define __KVM_IODEV_H__
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+struct kvm_io_device {
+	void (*read)(struct kvm_io_device *this,
+		     gpa_t addr,
+		     int len,
+		     void *val);
+	void (*write)(struct kvm_io_device *this,
+		      gpa_t addr,
+		      int len,
+		      const void *val);
+	int (*in_range)(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr);
+	void (*destructor)(struct kvm_io_device *this);
+
+	void             *private;
+};
+
+static inline void kvm_iodevice_read(struct kvm_io_device *dev,
+				     gpa_t addr,
+				     int len,
+				     void *val)
+{
+	dev->read(dev, addr, len, val);
+}
+
+static inline void kvm_iodevice_write(struct kvm_io_device *dev,
+				      gpa_t addr,
+				      int len,
+				      const void *val)
+{
+	dev->write(dev, addr, len, val);
+}
+
+static inline int kvm_iodevice_inrange(struct kvm_io_device *dev, gpa_t addr)
+{
+	return dev->in_range(dev, addr);
+}
+
+static inline void kvm_iodevice_destructor(struct kvm_io_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->destructor)
+		dev->destructor(dev);
+}
+
+#endif /* __KVM_IODEV_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/irq.h b/drivers/kvm/irq.h
index 75f5f18..803b9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/irq.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/irq.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define __IRQ_H
 
 #include "kvm.h"
+#include "iodev.h"
 
 typedef void irq_request_func(void *opaque, int level);
 
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
index 3b0ba5a..a1b7d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
@@ -168,48 +168,6 @@
 	u32 insn_emulation_fail;
 };
 
-struct kvm_io_device {
-	void (*read)(struct kvm_io_device *this,
-		     gpa_t addr,
-		     int len,
-		     void *val);
-	void (*write)(struct kvm_io_device *this,
-		      gpa_t addr,
-		      int len,
-		      const void *val);
-	int (*in_range)(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr);
-	void (*destructor)(struct kvm_io_device *this);
-
-	void             *private;
-};
-
-static inline void kvm_iodevice_read(struct kvm_io_device *dev,
-				     gpa_t addr,
-				     int len,
-				     void *val)
-{
-	dev->read(dev, addr, len, val);
-}
-
-static inline void kvm_iodevice_write(struct kvm_io_device *dev,
-				      gpa_t addr,
-				      int len,
-				      const void *val)
-{
-	dev->write(dev, addr, len, val);
-}
-
-static inline int kvm_iodevice_inrange(struct kvm_io_device *dev, gpa_t addr)
-{
-	return dev->in_range(dev, addr);
-}
-
-static inline void kvm_iodevice_destructor(struct kvm_io_device *dev)
-{
-	if (dev->destructor)
-		dev->destructor(dev);
-}
-
 /*
  * It would be nice to use something smarter than a linear search, TBD...
  * Thankfully we dont expect many devices to register (famous last words :),
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 058366f..14b376e 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "kvm.h"
 #include "x86.h"
 #include "irq.h"
+#include "iodev.h"
 
 #include <linux/kvm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>