diff --git a/include/arch/x86/macros.h b/include/arch/x86/macros.h
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Ron G. Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Stefan Reinauer <stepan@coresystems.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef ARCH_X86_MACROS_H
+#define ARCH_X86_MACROS_H
+
+#define port80_post(value)	\
+	movb	$value, %al;	\
+	outb	%al, $0x80
+
+
+
+#endif /* ARCH_X86_MACROS_H */