diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/driver_settings.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/driver_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a30b34277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/driver_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef KERNEL_BOOT_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H
+#define KERNEL_BOOT_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H
+
+
+#include <util/list.h>
+
+
+struct driver_settings_file {
+	struct driver_settings_file *next;
+	char	name[B_OS_NAME_LENGTH];
+	char	*buffer;
+	size_t	size;
+};
+
+#endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H */
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
index 11738327f4..dce0e38dea 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* 
- * Copyright 2002-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2002-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Copyright 2001-2002, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <boot/elf.h>
 #include <boot/disk_identifier.h>
+#include <boot/driver_settings.h>
+
 #include <platform_kernel_args.h>
 #include <arch_kernel_args.h>
 
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ typedef struct kernel_args {
 		off_t	partition_offset;
 	} boot_disk;
 
+	struct driver_settings_file *driver_settings;
+
 	struct {
 		bool	enabled;
 		int32	width;
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/kdriver_settings.h b/headers/private/kernel/kdriver_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa7ecd86b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/kdriver_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _KERNEL_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H
+#define _KERNEL_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+struct kernel_args;
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+status_t driver_settings_init(struct kernel_args *args);
+status_t driver_settings_init_post_sem(struct kernel_args *args);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* _KRENEL_DRIVER_SETTINGS_H */