diff --git a/include/linux/dlm_netlink.h b/include/linux/dlm_netlink.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+ * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+ * of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DLM_NETLINK_H
+#define _DLM_NETLINK_H
+
+enum {
+	DLM_STATUS_WAITING = 1,
+	DLM_STATUS_GRANTED = 2,
+	DLM_STATUS_CONVERT = 3,
+};
+
+#define DLM_LOCK_DATA_VERSION 1
+
+struct dlm_lock_data {
+	uint16_t version;
+	uint32_t lockspace_id;
+	int nodeid;
+	int ownpid;
+	uint32_t id;
+	uint32_t remid;
+	uint64_t xid;
+	int8_t status;
+	int8_t grmode;
+	int8_t rqmode;
+	unsigned long timestamp;
+	int resource_namelen;
+	char resource_name[DLM_RESNAME_MAXLEN];
+};
+
+enum {
+	DLM_CMD_UNSPEC = 0,
+	DLM_CMD_HELLO,		/* user->kernel */
+	DLM_CMD_TIMEOUT,	/* kernel->user */
+	__DLM_CMD_MAX,
+};
+
+#define DLM_CMD_MAX (__DLM_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
+enum {
+	DLM_TYPE_UNSPEC = 0,
+	DLM_TYPE_LOCK,
+	__DLM_TYPE_MAX,
+};
+
+#define DLM_TYPE_MAX (__DLM_TYPE_MAX - 1)
+
+#define DLM_GENL_VERSION 0x1
+#define DLM_GENL_NAME "DLM"
+
+#endif /* _DLM_NETLINK_H */