diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/Makefile b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/Makefile
index fa9e806400e0..38d0e6dbafe3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mantis-objs = 	mantis_core.o	\
 		mantis_pci.o	\
 		mantis_i2c.o	\
 		mantis_dvb.o	\
+		mantis_evm.o	\
 		mantis_pcmcia.o	\
 		mantis_vp1033.o	\
 		mantis_vp1034.o	\
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_common.h b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_common.h
index 24fc6da07fe2..f9891ebcfb0d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_common.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct mantis_hwconfig {
 };
 
 struct mantis_pci {
+	unsigned int		verbose;
+
 	/*	PCI stuff		*/
 	u16			vendor_id;
 	u16			device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_evm.c b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_evm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9359d6ddc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_evm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+	Mantis PCI bridge driver
+
+	Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Manu Abraham (abraham.manu@gmail.com)
+
+	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	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.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+	Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "mantis_common.h"
+#include "mantis_link.h"
+
+int mantis_evmgr_init(struct mantis_ca *ca)
+{
+	struct mantis_pci *mantis = ca->ca_priv;
+
+	dprintk(mantis->verbose, MANTIS_DEBUG, 1, "Initializing Mantis Host I/F Event manager");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void mantis_evmgr_exit(struct mantis_ca *ca)
+{
+	struct mantis_pci *mantis = ca->ca_priv;
+
+	dprintk(mantis->verbose, MANTIS_DEBUG, 1, "Mantis Host I/F Event manager exiting");
+}