diff --git a/sound/firewire/packets-buffer.h b/sound/firewire/packets-buffer.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef SOUND_FIREWIRE_PACKETS_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED
+#define SOUND_FIREWIRE_PACKETS_BUFFER_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/firewire.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct iso_packets_buffer - manages a buffer for many packets
+ * @iso_buffer: the memory containing the packets
+ * @packets: an array, with each element pointing to one packet
+ */
+struct iso_packets_buffer {
+	struct fw_iso_buffer iso_buffer;
+	struct {
+		void *buffer;
+		unsigned int offset;
+	} *packets;
+};
+
+int iso_packets_buffer_init(struct iso_packets_buffer *b, struct fw_unit *unit,
+			    unsigned int count, unsigned int packet_size,
+			    enum dma_data_direction direction);
+void iso_packets_buffer_destroy(struct iso_packets_buffer *b,
+				struct fw_unit *unit);
+
+#endif