diff --git a/lib/decoding/osmocom/core/panic.h b/lib/decoding/osmocom/core/panic.h
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+#pragma once
+
+/*! \addtogroup utils
+ *  @{
+ * \file panic.h */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/*! panic handler callback function type */
+typedef void (*osmo_panic_handler_t)(const char *fmt, va_list args);
+
+extern void osmo_panic(const char *fmt, ...);
+extern void osmo_set_panic_handler(osmo_panic_handler_t h);
+
+/*! @} */