diff --git a/gralloc960/alloc_device_allocator_specific.h b/gralloc960/alloc_device_allocator_specific.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+int alloc_backend_alloc(alloc_device_t* dev, size_t size, int usage, buffer_handle_t* pHandle, uint64_t fmt, int w, int h);
+
+int alloc_backend_alloc_framebuffer(struct private_module_t* m, struct private_handle_t* hnd);
+
+void alloc_backend_alloc_free(struct private_handle_t const* hnd, struct private_module_t* m);
+
+int alloc_backend_open(alloc_device_t *dev);
+
+int alloc_backend_close(struct hw_device_t *device);