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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_ARC_PROCESSOR_H
+#define _ASM_ARC_PROCESSOR_H
+
+/* This file is required by some generic code like USB etc */
+
+#endif /* _ASM_ARC_PROCESSOR_H */