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diff --git a/include/wlr/render/allocator.h b/include/wlr/render/allocator.h
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+/*
+ * This an unstable interface of wlroots. No guarantees are made regarding the
+ * future consistency of this API.
+ */
+#ifndef WLR_USE_UNSTABLE
+#error "Add -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE to enable unstable wlroots features"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WLR_ALLOCATOR_H
+#define WLR_ALLOCATOR_H
+
+#include <wayland-server-core.h>
+
+struct wlr_allocator;
+struct wlr_backend;
+struct wlr_drm_format;
+struct wlr_renderer;
+
+struct wlr_allocator_interface {
+	struct wlr_buffer *(*create_buffer)(struct wlr_allocator *alloc,
+		int width, int height, const struct wlr_drm_format *format);
+	void (*destroy)(struct wlr_allocator *alloc);
+};
+
+void wlr_allocator_init(struct wlr_allocator *alloc,
+	const struct wlr_allocator_interface *impl, uint32_t buffer_caps);
+
+struct wlr_allocator {
+	const struct wlr_allocator_interface *impl;
+
+	// Capabilities of the buffers created with this allocator
+	uint32_t buffer_caps;
+
+	struct {
+		struct wl_signal destroy;
+	} events;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates the adequate wlr_allocator given a backend and a renderer
+ */
+struct wlr_allocator *wlr_allocator_autocreate(struct wlr_backend *backend,
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
+/**
+ * Destroy the allocator.
+ */
+void wlr_allocator_destroy(struct wlr_allocator *alloc);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a new buffer.
+ *
+ * When the caller is done with it, they must unreference it by calling
+ * wlr_buffer_drop.
+ */
+struct wlr_buffer *wlr_allocator_create_buffer(struct wlr_allocator *alloc,
+	int width, int height, const struct wlr_drm_format *format);
+
+#endif