diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/compat_ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/compat_ion.c
index 83842a6..d4a33c7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/compat_ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/compat_ion.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "ion.h"
 #include "compat_ion.h"
 
-/* See drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.h for the definition of these structs */
+/* See drivers/staging/android/uapi/ion.h for the definition of these structs */
 struct compat_ion_allocation_data {
 	compat_size_t len;
 	compat_size_t align;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.h b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.h
index d979890..962e1c5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.h
@@ -19,51 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-typedef int ion_user_handle_t;
+#include "../uapi/ion.h"
 
-/**
- * enum ion_heap_types - list of all possible types of heaps
- * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM:	 memory allocated via vmalloc
- * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG: memory allocated via kmalloc
- * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT:	 memory allocated from a prereserved
- * 				 carveout heap, allocations are physically
- * 				 contiguous
- * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA:		 memory allocated via DMA API
- * @ION_NUM_HEAPS:		 helper for iterating over heaps, a bit mask
- * 				 is used to identify the heaps, so only 32
- * 				 total heap types are supported
- */
-enum ion_heap_type {
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM,
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG,
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT,
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CHUNK,
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA,
-	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CUSTOM, /* must be last so device specific heaps always
-				 are at the end of this enum */
-	ION_NUM_HEAPS,
-};
-
-#define ION_HEAP_SYSTEM_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM)
-#define ION_HEAP_SYSTEM_CONTIG_MASK	(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG)
-#define ION_HEAP_CARVEOUT_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT)
-#define ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA)
-
-#define ION_NUM_HEAP_IDS		sizeof(unsigned int) * 8
-
-/**
- * allocation flags - the lower 16 bits are used by core ion, the upper 16
- * bits are reserved for use by the heaps themselves.
- */
-#define ION_FLAG_CACHED 1		/* mappings of this buffer should be
-					   cached, ion will do cache
-					   maintenance when the buffer is
-					   mapped for dma */
-#define ION_FLAG_CACHED_NEEDS_SYNC 2	/* mappings of this buffer will created
-					   at mmap time, if this is set
-					   caches must be managed manually */
-
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
 struct ion_handle;
 struct ion_device;
 struct ion_heap;
@@ -244,135 +201,4 @@ int ion_share_dma_buf_fd(struct ion_client *client, struct ion_handle *handle);
  */
 struct ion_handle *ion_import_dma_buf(struct ion_client *client, int fd);
 
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
-
-/**
- * DOC: Ion Userspace API
- *
- * create a client by opening /dev/ion
- * most operations handled via following ioctls
- *
- */
-
-/**
- * struct ion_allocation_data - metadata passed from userspace for allocations
- * @len:		size of the allocation
- * @align:		required alignment of the allocation
- * @heap_id_mask:	mask of heap ids to allocate from
- * @flags:		flags passed to heap
- * @handle:		pointer that will be populated with a cookie to use to 
- *			refer to this allocation
- *
- * Provided by userspace as an argument to the ioctl
- */
-struct ion_allocation_data {
-	size_t len;
-	size_t align;
-	unsigned int heap_id_mask;
-	unsigned int flags;
-	ion_user_handle_t handle;
-};
-
-/**
- * struct ion_fd_data - metadata passed to/from userspace for a handle/fd pair
- * @handle:	a handle
- * @fd:		a file descriptor representing that handle
- *
- * For ION_IOC_SHARE or ION_IOC_MAP userspace populates the handle field with
- * the handle returned from ion alloc, and the kernel returns the file
- * descriptor to share or map in the fd field.  For ION_IOC_IMPORT, userspace
- * provides the file descriptor and the kernel returns the handle.
- */
-struct ion_fd_data {
-	ion_user_handle_t handle;
-	int fd;
-};
-
-/**
- * struct ion_handle_data - a handle passed to/from the kernel
- * @handle:	a handle
- */
-struct ion_handle_data {
-	ion_user_handle_t handle;
-};
-
-/**
- * struct ion_custom_data - metadata passed to/from userspace for a custom ioctl
- * @cmd:	the custom ioctl function to call
- * @arg:	additional data to pass to the custom ioctl, typically a user
- *		pointer to a predefined structure
- *
- * This works just like the regular cmd and arg fields of an ioctl.
- */
-struct ion_custom_data {
-	unsigned int cmd;
-	unsigned long arg;
-};
-
-#define ION_IOC_MAGIC		'I'
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_ALLOC - allocate memory
- *
- * Takes an ion_allocation_data struct and returns it with the handle field
- * populated with the opaque handle for the allocation.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_ALLOC		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 0, \
-				      struct ion_allocation_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_FREE - free memory
- *
- * Takes an ion_handle_data struct and frees the handle.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_FREE		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 1, struct ion_handle_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_MAP - get a file descriptor to mmap
- *
- * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the handle field populated with a valid
- * opaque handle.  Returns the struct with the fd field set to a file
- * descriptor open in the current address space.  This file descriptor
- * can then be used as an argument to mmap.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_MAP		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 2, struct ion_fd_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_SHARE - creates a file descriptor to use to share an allocation
- *
- * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the handle field populated with a valid
- * opaque handle.  Returns the struct with the fd field set to a file
- * descriptor open in the current address space.  This file descriptor
- * can then be passed to another process.  The corresponding opaque handle can
- * be retrieved via ION_IOC_IMPORT.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_SHARE		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 4, struct ion_fd_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_IMPORT - imports a shared file descriptor
- *
- * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the fd field populated with a valid file
- * descriptor obtained from ION_IOC_SHARE and returns the struct with the handle
- * filed set to the corresponding opaque handle.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_IMPORT		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 5, struct ion_fd_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_SYNC - syncs a shared file descriptors to memory
- *
- * Deprecated in favor of using the dma_buf api's correctly (syncing
- * will happend automatically when the buffer is mapped to a device).
- * If necessary should be used after touching a cached buffer from the cpu,
- * this will make the buffer in memory coherent.
- */
-#define ION_IOC_SYNC		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 7, struct ion_fd_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: ION_IOC_CUSTOM - call architecture specific ion ioctl
- *
- * Takes the argument of the architecture specific ioctl to call and
- * passes appropriate userdata for that ioctl
- */
-#define ION_IOC_CUSTOM		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 6, struct ion_custom_data)
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_ION_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ion.h b/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ion.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f09e7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/staging/android/uapi/ion.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ION_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_ION_H
+
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+typedef int ion_user_handle_t;
+
+/**
+ * enum ion_heap_types - list of all possible types of heaps
+ * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM:	 memory allocated via vmalloc
+ * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG: memory allocated via kmalloc
+ * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT:	 memory allocated from a prereserved
+ * 				 carveout heap, allocations are physically
+ * 				 contiguous
+ * @ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA:		 memory allocated via DMA API
+ * @ION_NUM_HEAPS:		 helper for iterating over heaps, a bit mask
+ * 				 is used to identify the heaps, so only 32
+ * 				 total heap types are supported
+ */
+enum ion_heap_type {
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM,
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG,
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT,
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CHUNK,
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA,
+	ION_HEAP_TYPE_CUSTOM, /* must be last so device specific heaps always
+				 are at the end of this enum */
+	ION_NUM_HEAPS = 16,
+};
+
+#define ION_HEAP_SYSTEM_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM)
+#define ION_HEAP_SYSTEM_CONTIG_MASK	(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONTIG)
+#define ION_HEAP_CARVEOUT_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_CARVEOUT)
+#define ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA_MASK		(1 << ION_HEAP_TYPE_DMA)
+
+#define ION_NUM_HEAP_IDS		sizeof(unsigned int) * 8
+
+/**
+ * allocation flags - the lower 16 bits are used by core ion, the upper 16
+ * bits are reserved for use by the heaps themselves.
+ */
+#define ION_FLAG_CACHED 1		/* mappings of this buffer should be
+					   cached, ion will do cache
+					   maintenance when the buffer is
+					   mapped for dma */
+#define ION_FLAG_CACHED_NEEDS_SYNC 2	/* mappings of this buffer will created
+					   at mmap time, if this is set
+					   caches must be managed manually */
+
+/**
+ * DOC: Ion Userspace API
+ *
+ * create a client by opening /dev/ion
+ * most operations handled via following ioctls
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * struct ion_allocation_data - metadata passed from userspace for allocations
+ * @len:		size of the allocation
+ * @align:		required alignment of the allocation
+ * @heap_id_mask:	mask of heap ids to allocate from
+ * @flags:		flags passed to heap
+ * @handle:		pointer that will be populated with a cookie to use to 
+ *			refer to this allocation
+ *
+ * Provided by userspace as an argument to the ioctl
+ */
+struct ion_allocation_data {
+	size_t len;
+	size_t align;
+	unsigned int heap_id_mask;
+	unsigned int flags;
+	ion_user_handle_t handle;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ion_fd_data - metadata passed to/from userspace for a handle/fd pair
+ * @handle:	a handle
+ * @fd:		a file descriptor representing that handle
+ *
+ * For ION_IOC_SHARE or ION_IOC_MAP userspace populates the handle field with
+ * the handle returned from ion alloc, and the kernel returns the file
+ * descriptor to share or map in the fd field.  For ION_IOC_IMPORT, userspace
+ * provides the file descriptor and the kernel returns the handle.
+ */
+struct ion_fd_data {
+	ion_user_handle_t handle;
+	int fd;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ion_handle_data - a handle passed to/from the kernel
+ * @handle:	a handle
+ */
+struct ion_handle_data {
+	ion_user_handle_t handle;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ion_custom_data - metadata passed to/from userspace for a custom ioctl
+ * @cmd:	the custom ioctl function to call
+ * @arg:	additional data to pass to the custom ioctl, typically a user
+ *		pointer to a predefined structure
+ *
+ * This works just like the regular cmd and arg fields of an ioctl.
+ */
+struct ion_custom_data {
+	unsigned int cmd;
+	unsigned long arg;
+};
+
+#define ION_IOC_MAGIC		'I'
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_ALLOC - allocate memory
+ *
+ * Takes an ion_allocation_data struct and returns it with the handle field
+ * populated with the opaque handle for the allocation.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_ALLOC		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 0, \
+				      struct ion_allocation_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_FREE - free memory
+ *
+ * Takes an ion_handle_data struct and frees the handle.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_FREE		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 1, struct ion_handle_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_MAP - get a file descriptor to mmap
+ *
+ * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the handle field populated with a valid
+ * opaque handle.  Returns the struct with the fd field set to a file
+ * descriptor open in the current address space.  This file descriptor
+ * can then be used as an argument to mmap.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_MAP		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 2, struct ion_fd_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_SHARE - creates a file descriptor to use to share an allocation
+ *
+ * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the handle field populated with a valid
+ * opaque handle.  Returns the struct with the fd field set to a file
+ * descriptor open in the current address space.  This file descriptor
+ * can then be passed to another process.  The corresponding opaque handle can
+ * be retrieved via ION_IOC_IMPORT.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_SHARE		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 4, struct ion_fd_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_IMPORT - imports a shared file descriptor
+ *
+ * Takes an ion_fd_data struct with the fd field populated with a valid file
+ * descriptor obtained from ION_IOC_SHARE and returns the struct with the handle
+ * filed set to the corresponding opaque handle.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_IMPORT		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 5, struct ion_fd_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_SYNC - syncs a shared file descriptors to memory
+ *
+ * Deprecated in favor of using the dma_buf api's correctly (syncing
+ * will happend automatically when the buffer is mapped to a device).
+ * If necessary should be used after touching a cached buffer from the cpu,
+ * this will make the buffer in memory coherent.
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_SYNC		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 7, struct ion_fd_data)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: ION_IOC_CUSTOM - call architecture specific ion ioctl
+ *
+ * Takes the argument of the architecture specific ioctl to call and
+ * passes appropriate userdata for that ioctl
+ */
+#define ION_IOC_CUSTOM		_IOWR(ION_IOC_MAGIC, 6, struct ion_custom_data)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_ION_H */
