diff --git a/include/linux/xattr.h b/include/linux/xattr.h
index 7a37866..4703f6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/xattr.h
+++ b/include/linux/xattr.h
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@
 ssize_t generic_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size);
 int generic_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
 int generic_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
-
+ssize_t vfs_getxattr_alloc(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+			   char **xattr_value, size_t size, gfp_t flags);
+int vfs_xattr_cmp(struct dentry *dentry, const char *xattr_name,
+		  const char *value, size_t size, gfp_t flags);
 #endif  /*  __KERNEL__  */
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_XATTR_H */