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diff --git a/slv2/lv2.h b/slv2/lv2.h
index e38e2ac..b3d97bf 100644
--- a/slv2/lv2.h
+++ b/slv2/lv2.h
@@ -260,6 +260,31 @@ typedef struct _LV2_Descriptor {
* Hosts MUST NOT call cleanup() unless instantiate() was previously
* called. */
void (*cleanup)(LV2_Handle Instance);
+
+ /** Function pointer that can be used to return additional instance data for
+ * a plugin defined by some extenion (e.g. a struct containing additional
+ * function pointers).
+ *
+ * The actual type and meaning of the returned object MUST be specified
+ * precisely by the extension if it defines any extra data. If a particular
+ * extension does not define extra instance data, this function MUST return
+ * NULL for that extension's URI. If a plugin does not support any
+ * extensions that define extra instance data, this function pointer may be
+ * set to NULL rather than providing an empty function.
+ *
+ * The only parameter is the URI of the extension. The plugin MUST return
+ * NULL if it does not support the extension, but hosts SHOULD NOT use this
+ * as a discovery method (e.g. hosts should only call this function for
+ * extensions known to be supported by the plugin from the data file).
+ *
+ * NOTE: It is highly recommended that this function returns a struct, and
+ * NOT a direct function pointer. Standard C++ (for real reasons) does not
+ * allow type casts from void* to a function pointer type. To provide
+ * additional functions a struct should be returned containing the extra
+ * function pointers (which is valid standard C++, and a much better idea
+ * for extensibility anyway).
+ */
+ void* (*extension_data)(const char * URI);
} LV2_Descriptor;