diff --git a/src/jtag/Makefile.am b/src/jtag/Makefile.am
index c2d98033309200a4046a555227a230562de12abf..1f04f0172e42c19b0316deeeaa4e4000d11a13fa 100644
--- a/src/jtag/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/jtag/Makefile.am
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ libjtag_la_SOURCES = \
 	$(ARMJTAGEWFILES)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
+	minidriver.h \
 	bitbang.h \
 	jtag.h \
 	bitq.h \
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.c b/src/jtag/jtag.c
index 593200ee8b0b805ce359142622f8a31da69575c5..2baa9c51eb757131df06872c706a5b3b8585de1d 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.c
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define INCLUDE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
 #define INCLUDE_JTAG_INTERFACE_H
 #include "jtag.h"
+#include "minidriver.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
 #include <strings.h>
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ static void jtag_prelude(tap_state_t state)
 	cmd_queue_cur_state = cmd_queue_end_state;
 }
 
+void jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field)
+{
+	interface_jtag_alloc_in_value32(field);
+}
+
 void jtag_add_ir_scan_noverify(int in_num_fields, const scan_field_t *in_fields, tap_state_t state)
 {
 	int retval;
@@ -682,7 +687,19 @@ void jtag_add_plain_dr_scan(int in_num_fields, const scan_field_t *in_fields, ta
 		jtag_error=retval;
 }
 
+void jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap,
+		int num_fields, const int* num_bits, const u32* value,
+		tap_state_t end_state)
+{
+	if (end_state != TAP_INVALID)
+		cmd_queue_end_state = end_state;
 
+	cmd_queue_cur_state = cmd_queue_end_state;
+
+	interface_jtag_add_dr_out(tap,
+			num_fields, num_bits, value,
+			cmd_queue_end_state);
+}
 
 void jtag_add_tlr(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.h b/src/jtag/jtag.h
index f0aaeaab931873c489290c8ae9a765a6a3c2a6ed..94928117f5b0bf99ec1a124c3335196cd613b222 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.h
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.h
@@ -585,17 +585,7 @@ extern void jtag_add_dr_scan(int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields, tap_sta
  * allocation method is used, for the synchronous case the temporary 32 bits come
  * from the input field itself.
  */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
 extern void jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field);
-#else
-static __inline__ void jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field)
-{
-	field->in_value=field->intmp;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 
 /* This version of jtag_add_dr_scan() uses the check_value/mask fields */
 extern void jtag_add_dr_scan_check(int num_fields, scan_field_t* fields, tap_state_t endstate);
@@ -841,61 +831,6 @@ void jtag_tap_handle_event(jtag_tap_t* tap, enum jtag_tap_event e);
 #define ERROR_JTAG_NOT_STABLE_STATE  (-105)
 #define ERROR_JTAG_DEVICE_ERROR      (-107)
 
-#ifdef INCLUDE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
-
-extern void interface_jtag_add_scan_check_alloc(scan_field_t *field);
-
-extern int interface_jtag_add_ir_scan(
-		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
-		tap_state_t endstate);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_plain_ir_scan(
-		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
-		tap_state_t endstate);
-
-extern int interface_jtag_add_dr_scan(
-		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
-		tap_state_t endstate);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_plain_dr_scan(
-		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
-		tap_state_t endstate);
-
-extern int interface_jtag_add_tlr(void);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_pathmove(int num_states, const tap_state_t* path);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_runtest(int num_cycles, tap_state_t endstate);
-
-/**
- * This drives the actual srst and trst pins. srst will always be 0
- * if jtag_reset_config & RESET_SRST_PULLS_TRST != 0 and ditto for
- * trst.
- *
- * the higher level jtag_add_reset will invoke jtag_add_tlr() if
- * approperiate
- */
-extern int interface_jtag_add_reset(int trst, int srst);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_end_state(tap_state_t endstate);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_sleep(u32 us);
-extern int interface_jtag_add_clocks(int num_cycles);
-extern int interface_jtag_execute_queue(void);
-
-/**
- * Calls the interface callback to execute the queue.  This routine
- * is used by the JTAG driver layer and should not be called directly.
- */
-extern int default_interface_jtag_execute_queue(void);
-
-
-#endif // INCLUDE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
-
-/* this allows JTAG devices to implement the entire jtag_xxx() layer in hw/sw */
-#ifdef HAVE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
-/* Here a #define MINIDRIVER() and an inline version of hw fifo interface_jtag_add_dr_out can be defined */
-#include "jtag_minidriver.h"
-#else
-extern void interface_jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap, int num_fields, const int* num_bits, const u32* value,
-		tap_state_t end_state);
-
-#endif
-
 /* jtag_add_dr_out() is a version of jtag_add_dr_scan() which
  * only scans data out. It operates on 32 bit integers instead
  * of 8 bit, which makes it a better impedance match with
@@ -921,16 +856,9 @@ extern void interface_jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap, int num_fields, const int
  * There is no jtag_add_dr_outin() version of this fn that also allows
  * clocking data back in. Patches gladly accepted!
  */
-static __inline__ void jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap, int num_fields, const int* num_bits, const u32* value,
-		tap_state_t end_state)
-{
-	if (end_state != TAP_INVALID)
-		cmd_queue_end_state = end_state;
-	cmd_queue_cur_state = cmd_queue_end_state;
-	interface_jtag_add_dr_out(tap, num_fields, num_bits, value, cmd_queue_end_state);
-}
-
-
+extern void jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap,
+		int num_fields, const int* num_bits, const u32* value,
+		tap_state_t end_state);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag_driver.c b/src/jtag/jtag_driver.c
index f6fb63a24e5ceed7e671c803f4482c04eb4e981f..c58d5d7e408568036a37f57aae56a7349c7b8407 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag_driver.c
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag_driver.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define INCLUDE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
 #define INCLUDE_JTAG_INTERFACE_H
 #include "jtag.h"
+#include "minidriver.h"
 #include "command.h"
 
 struct jtag_callback_entry
@@ -488,12 +488,6 @@ void jtag_add_callback4(jtag_callback_t callback, u8 *in, jtag_callback_data_t d
 	}
 }
 
-void interface_jtag_add_scan_check_alloc(scan_field_t *field)
-{
-	unsigned num_bytes = TAP_SCAN_BYTES(field->num_bits);
-	field->in_value = (u8 *)cmd_queue_alloc(num_bytes);
-}
-
 int interface_jtag_execute_queue(void)
 {
 	int retval = default_interface_jtag_execute_queue();
@@ -514,11 +508,6 @@ int interface_jtag_execute_queue(void)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-void jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field)
-{
-	field->in_value=(u8 *)cmd_queue_alloc(4);
-}
-
 static int jtag_convert_to_callback4(u8 *in, jtag_callback_data_t data1, jtag_callback_data_t data2, jtag_callback_data_t data3)
 {
 	((jtag_callback1_t)data1)(in);
diff --git a/src/jtag/minidriver.h b/src/jtag/minidriver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6a759bfb48ac879776f966f731929e518200b129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jtag/minidriver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Dominic Rath                                    *
+ *   Dominic.Rath@gmx.de                                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007,2008 Øyvind Harboe                                 *
+ *   oyvind.harboe@zylin.com                                               *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2009 Zachary T Welch                                    *
+ *   zw@superlucidity.net                                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   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.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef MINIDRIVER_H
+#define MINIDRIVER_H
+
+/* @page jtagminidriver JTAG Mini-Driver
+ *
+ * The JTAG minidriver interface allows the definition of alternate
+ * interface functions, instead of the built-in asynchronous driver
+ * module that is used by the standard JTAG interface drivers.
+ *
+ * In addtion to the functions defined in the c minidriver.h file, the
+ * @c jtag_minidriver.h file must declare the following functions (or
+ * define static inline versions of them):
+ * - jtag_add_callback
+ * - jtag_add_callback4
+ * - interface_jtag_add_dr_out
+ *  
+ * The following core functions are declared in this file for use by
+ * the minidriver and do @b not need to be defined by an implementation:
+ * - default_interface_jtag_execute_queue()
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
+
+#include "jtag_minidriver.h"
+
+static inline void interface_jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field)
+{
+	field->in_value = field->intmp;
+}
+
+static inline void interface_jtag_add_scan_check_alloc(scan_field_t *field)
+{
+	/* We're executing this synchronously, so try to use local storage. */
+	if (field->num_bits > 32)
+	{
+		unsigned num_bytes = TAP_SCAN_BYTES(field->num_bits);
+		field->in_value = (u8 *)malloc(num_bytes);
+		field->allocated = 1;
+	}
+	else
+		field->in_value = field->intmp;
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline void interface_jtag_alloc_in_value32(scan_field_t *field)
+{
+	field->in_value = (u8 *)cmd_queue_alloc(4);
+}
+
+static inline void interface_jtag_add_scan_check_alloc(scan_field_t *field)
+{
+	unsigned num_bytes = TAP_SCAN_BYTES(field->num_bits);
+	field->in_value = (u8 *)cmd_queue_alloc(num_bytes);
+}
+
+extern void interface_jtag_add_dr_out(jtag_tap_t* tap,
+		int num_fields, const int* num_bits, const u32* value,
+		tap_state_t end_state);
+
+#endif
+
+extern int interface_jtag_add_ir_scan(
+		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
+		tap_state_t endstate);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_plain_ir_scan(
+		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
+		tap_state_t endstate);
+
+extern int interface_jtag_add_dr_scan(
+		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
+		tap_state_t endstate);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_plain_dr_scan(
+		int num_fields, const scan_field_t* fields,
+		tap_state_t endstate);
+
+extern int interface_jtag_add_tlr(void);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_pathmove(int num_states, const tap_state_t* path);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_runtest(int num_cycles, tap_state_t endstate);
+
+/**
+ * This drives the actual srst and trst pins. srst will always be 0
+ * if jtag_reset_config & RESET_SRST_PULLS_TRST != 0 and ditto for
+ * trst.
+ *
+ * the higher level jtag_add_reset will invoke jtag_add_tlr() if
+ * approperiate
+ */
+extern int interface_jtag_add_reset(int trst, int srst);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_end_state(tap_state_t endstate);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_sleep(u32 us);
+extern int interface_jtag_add_clocks(int num_cycles);
+extern int interface_jtag_execute_queue(void);
+
+/**
+ * Calls the interface callback to execute the queue.  This routine
+ * is used by the JTAG driver layer and should not be called directly.
+ */
+extern int default_interface_jtag_execute_queue(void);
+
+
+#endif // MINIDRIVER_H
diff --git a/src/jtag/zy1000.c b/src/jtag/zy1000.c
index 2c196679ad740bd5b73a8177a8fa072a07afda94..73a40f2ed8c5910b1ec3efd0f11cb1d6e7230100 100644
--- a/src/jtag/zy1000.c
+++ b/src/jtag/zy1000.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define INCLUDE_JTAG_MINIDRIVER_H
 #define INCLUDE_JTAG_INTERFACE_H
 #include "embeddedice.h"
+#include "minidriver.h"
 #include "bitbang.h"
 
 #include <cyg/hal/hal_io.h>             // low level i/o
@@ -380,19 +380,6 @@ int zy1000_quit(void)
 }
 
 
-void interface_jtag_add_scan_check_alloc(scan_field_t *field)
-{
-	/* We're executing this synchronously, so try to use local storage. */
-	if (field->num_bits > 32)
-	{
-		unsigned num_bytes = TAP_SCAN_BYTES(field->num_bits);
-		field->in_value = (u8 *)malloc(num_bytes);
-		field->allocated = 1;
-	}
-	else
-		field->in_value = field->intmp;
-}
-
 
 int interface_jtag_execute_queue(void)
 {