diff --git a/src/arch/i386/include/basemem.h b/src/arch/i386/include/basemem.h
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+++ b/src/arch/i386/include/basemem.h
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+#ifndef BASEMEM_H
+#define BASEMEM_H
+
+#include "stdint.h"
+
+extern uint32_t get_free_base_memory ( void );
+extern void * alloc_base_memory ( size_t size );
+extern void free_base_memory ( void *ptr, size_t size );
+
+#endif /* BASEMEM_H */