diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.h b/fs/9p/acl.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright IBM Corporation, 2010
+ * Author Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef FS_9P_ACL_H
+#define FS_9P_ACL_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FS_POSIX_ACL
+extern int v9fs_get_acl(struct inode *, struct p9_fid *);
+extern int v9fs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask);
+#else
+#define v9fs_check_acl NULL
+static inline int v9fs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, struct p9_fid *fid)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* FS_9P_XATTR_H */