diff --git a/include/sound/wcd-dsp-mgr.h b/include/sound/wcd-dsp-mgr.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/include/sound/wcd-dsp-mgr.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __WCD_DSP_MGR_H__
+#define __WCD_DSP_MGR_H__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+/*
+ * These enums correspond to the component types
+ * that wcd-dsp-manager driver will use. The order
+ * of the enums specifies the order in which the
+ * manager driver will perform the sequencing.
+ * Changing this will cause the sequencing order
+ * to be changed as well.
+ */
+enum wdsp_cmpnt_type {
+	/* Component to control the DSP */
+	WDSP_CMPNT_CONTROL = 0,
+	/* Component to perform data transfer to/from DSP */
+	WDSP_CMPNT_TRANSPORT,
+	/* Component that performs high level IPC */
+	WDSP_CMPNT_IPC,
+
+	WDSP_CMPNT_TYPE_MAX,
+};
+
+enum wdsp_event_type {
+	/* Initialization related */
+	WDSP_EVENT_POST_INIT,
+
+	/* Image download related */
+	WDSP_EVENT_PRE_DLOAD_CODE,
+	WDSP_EVENT_DLOAD_SECTION,
+	WDSP_EVENT_POST_DLOAD_CODE,
+	WDSP_EVENT_PRE_DLOAD_DATA,
+	WDSP_EVENT_POST_DLOAD_DATA,
+	WDSP_EVENT_DLOAD_FAILED,
+
+	WDSP_EVENT_READ_SECTION,
+
+	/* DSP boot related */
+	WDSP_EVENT_PRE_BOOTUP,
+	WDSP_EVENT_DO_BOOT,
+	WDSP_EVENT_POST_BOOTUP,
+	WDSP_EVENT_PRE_SHUTDOWN,
+	WDSP_EVENT_DO_SHUTDOWN,
+	WDSP_EVENT_POST_SHUTDOWN,
+
+	/* IRQ handling related */
+	WDSP_EVENT_IPC1_INTR,
+
+	/* Suspend/Resume related */
+	WDSP_EVENT_SUSPEND,
+	WDSP_EVENT_RESUME,
+
+	/* Misc */
+	WDSP_EVENT_GET_DEVOPS
+};
+
+enum wdsp_signal {
+	/* Hardware generated interrupts signalled to manager */
+	WDSP_IPC1_INTR,
+	WDSP_ERR_INTR,
+
+	/* Other signals */
+	WDSP_CDC_DOWN_SIGNAL,
+	WDSP_CDC_UP_SIGNAL,
+
+	/* Software generated signal indicating debug dumps to be collected */
+	WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP,
+	WDSP_DEBUG_DUMP_INTERNAL,
+};
+
+/*
+ * wdsp_cmpnt_ops: ops/function callbacks for components
+ * @init: called by manager driver, component is expected
+ *	  to initialize itself in this callback
+ * @deinit: called by manager driver, component should
+ *	    de-initialize itself in this callback
+ * @event_handler: Event handler for each component, called
+ *		   by the manager as per sequence
+ */
+struct wdsp_cmpnt_ops {
+	int (*init)(struct device *dev, void *priv_data);
+	int (*deinit)(struct device *dev, void *priv_data);
+	int (*event_handler)(struct device *dev, void *priv_data,
+			     enum wdsp_event_type, void *data);
+};
+
+struct wdsp_img_section {
+	u32 addr;
+	size_t size;
+	u8 *data;
+};
+
+struct wdsp_err_signal_arg {
+	bool mem_dumps_enabled;
+	u32 remote_start_addr;
+	size_t dump_size;
+};
+
+/*
+ * wdsp_ops: ops/function callbacks for manager driver
+ * @register_cmpnt_ops: components will use this to register
+ *			their own ops to manager driver
+ * @get_dev_for_cmpnt: components can use this to get handle
+ *		       to struct device * of any other component
+ * @get_devops_for_cmpnt: components can use this to get ops
+ *			  from other related components.
+ * @signal_handler: callback to notify manager driver that signal
+ *		    has occurred. Cannot be called from interrupt
+ *		    context as this can sleep
+ * @vote_for_dsp: notifies manager that dsp should be booted up
+ * @suspend: notifies manager that one component wants to suspend.
+ *	     Manager will make sure to suspend all components in order
+ * @resume: notifies manager that one component wants to resume.
+ *	    Manager will make sure to resume all components in order
+ */
+
+struct wdsp_mgr_ops {
+	int (*register_cmpnt_ops)(struct device *wdsp_dev,
+				  struct device *cdev,
+				  void *priv_data,
+				  struct wdsp_cmpnt_ops *ops);
+	struct device *(*get_dev_for_cmpnt)(struct device *wdsp_dev,
+					    enum wdsp_cmpnt_type type);
+	int (*get_devops_for_cmpnt)(struct device *wdsp_dev,
+				    enum wdsp_cmpnt_type type, void *data);
+	int (*signal_handler)(struct device *wdsp_dev,
+			      enum wdsp_signal signal, void *arg);
+	int (*vote_for_dsp)(struct device *wdsp_dev, bool vote);
+	int (*suspend)(struct device *wdsp_dev);
+	int (*resume)(struct device *wdsp_dev);
+};
+
+int wcd_dsp_mgr_init(void);
+void wcd_dsp_mgr_exit(void);
+#endif /* end of __WCD_DSP_MGR_H__ */
diff --git a/include/sound/wcd-spi.h b/include/sound/wcd-spi.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..910475cd59dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sound/wcd-spi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __WCD_SPI_H__
+#define __WCD_SPI_H__
+
+struct wcd_spi_msg {
+	/*
+	 * Caller's buffer pointer that holds data to
+	 * be transmitted in case of data_write and
+	 * data to be copied to in case of data_read.
+	 */
+	void *data;
+
+	/* Length of data to write/read */
+	size_t len;
+
+	/*
+	 * Address in remote memory to write to
+	 * or read from.
+	 */
+	u32 remote_addr;
+
+	/* Bitmask of flags, currently unused */
+	u32 flags;
+};
+
+struct wcd_spi_ops {
+	struct spi_device *spi_dev;
+	int (*read_dev)(struct spi_device *spi, struct wcd_spi_msg *msg);
+	int (*write_dev)(struct spi_device *spi, struct wcd_spi_msg *msg);
+};
+
+#endif /* End of __WCD_SPI_H__ */