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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_parser.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_parser.c
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+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_parser.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation */
+
+#include "ice_common.h"
+
+/**
+ * ice_parser_create - create a parser instance
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to the allocated parser instance or ERR_PTR
+ * in case of error.
+ */
+struct ice_parser *ice_parser_create(struct ice_hw *hw)
+{
+	struct ice_parser *p;
+
+	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	p->hw = hw;
+	return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ice_parser_destroy - destroy a parser instance
+ * @psr: pointer to a parser instance
+ */
+void ice_parser_destroy(struct ice_parser *psr)
+{
+	kfree(psr);
+}