diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/heap.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/heap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b17f7a5f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/heap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef KERNEL_BOOT_HEAP_H
+#define KERNEL_BOOT_HEAP_H
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <boot/stage2_args.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern void heap_release(void);
+extern status_t heap_init(struct stage2_args *args);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_HEAP_H */
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d1fadda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_H
+#define KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_H
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <list.h>
+
+
+struct stage2_args;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern void panic(const char *format, ...);
+extern status_t platform_get_boot_devices(struct stage2_args *args, struct list *devicesList);
+extern void platform_release_heap(void *base);
+extern status_t platform_init_heap(struct stage2_args *args, void **_base, void **_top);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_H */
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform/openfirmware/platform_stage2_args.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform/openfirmware/platform_stage2_args.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2920dbc5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/platform/openfirmware/platform_stage2_args.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_OPENFIRMWARE_STAGE2_H
+#define KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_OPENFIRMWARE_STAGE2_H
+
+struct platform_stage2_args {
+};
+
+#endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_PLATFORM_OPENFIRMWARE_STAGE2_H */
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/stage2_args.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/stage2_args.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb5488cee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/stage2_args.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+#ifndef KERNEL_BOOT_STAGE2_ARGS_H
+#define KERNEL_BOOT_STAGE2_ARGS_H
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <platform_stage2_args.h>
+
+typedef struct stage2_args {
+	struct platform_stage2_args	platform;
+} stage2_args ;
+
+#endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_STAGE2_ARGS_H */