diff --git a/ccid/ccid_device.h b/ccid/ccid_device.h
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+#pragma once
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+
+#define NR_SLOTS	8
+
+#define LOGPCI(ci, lvl, fmt, args ...) LOGP(DCCID, lvl, "%s: " fmt, (ci)->name, ## args)
+#define LOGPCS(cs, lvl, fmt, args ...) \
+	LOGP(DCCID, lvl, "%s(%u): " fmt, (cc)->ci->name, (cc)->slot_nr, ## args)
+
+struct msgb;
+
+struct ccid_pars_decoded {
+	/* global for T0/T1 */
+	uint8_t fi;
+	uint8_t di;
+	enum ccid_clock_stop clock_stop;
+	bool inverse_convention;
+
+	struct {
+		uint8_t guard_time_etu;
+		uint8_t waiting_integer;
+	} t0;
+
+	struct {
+		enum ccid_t1_csum_type csum_type;
+		uint8_t guard_time_t1;
+		uint8_t bwi;
+		uint8_t cwi;
+		uint8_t ifsc;
+		uint8_t nad;
+	} t1;
+};
+
+struct ccid_slot {
+	/* back-pointer to the ccid_instance */
+	struct ccid_instance *ci;
+	/* number of this slot (0 = first) */
+	uint8_t slot_nr;
+	/* is there an ICC physically present (card detect)? */
+	bool icc_present;
+	/* was there an ICC present during the last NotifSlotStatus?
+	 * should be set to zero every USB resume and setConfig != 0 */
+	bool icc_present_last;
+	/* is the ICC physically powered? */
+	bool icc_powered;
+	/* is the ICC currently in reset? */
+	bool icc_in_reset;
+	/* is this slot currently busy with processing a CCID command? */
+	bool cmd_busy;
+	/* decided CCID parameters */
+	struct ccid_pars_decoded pars;
+};
+
+/* CCID operations */
+struct ccid_ops {
+	int (*send_in)(struct ccid_instance *ci, struct msgb *msg);
+};
+
+/* An instance of CCID (i.e. a card reader device) */
+struct ccid_instance {
+	/* slots within the reader */
+	struct ccid_slot slot[NR_SLOTS];
+	/* set of function pointers implementing specific operations */
+	const struct ccid_ops ops;
+	const char *name;
+};
+
+int ccid_handle_out(struct ccid_instance *ci, struct msgb *msg);