diff --git a/libthapictl/include/backends.h b/libthapictl/include/backends.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <lttng/lttng.h>
+
+void thapi_cuda_init(struct lttng_handle *h, const char *channel_name);
+void thapi_cuda_enable_tracing_events(struct lttng_handle *h, const char *channel_name);
+void thapi_cuda_disable_tracing_events(struct lttng_handle *h, const char *channel_name);