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diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
index 494685872254..643da0740ab0 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-dev.h
@@ -608,6 +608,20 @@ void video_device_pipeline_stop(struct video_device *vdev);
void __video_device_pipeline_stop(struct video_device *vdev);
/**
+ * video_device_pipeline_alloc_start - Mark a pipeline as streaming
+ * @vdev: Starting video device
+ *
+ * video_device_pipeline_alloc_start() is similar to video_device_pipeline_start()
+ * but instead of working on a given pipeline the function will use an
+ * existing pipeline if the video device is already part of a pipeline, or
+ * allocate a new pipeline.
+ *
+ * Calls to video_device_pipeline_alloc_start() must be matched with
+ * video_device_pipeline_stop().
+ */
+__must_check int video_device_pipeline_alloc_start(struct video_device *vdev);
+
+/**
* video_device_pipeline - Get the media pipeline a video device is part of
* @vdev: The video device
*