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diff --git a/include/clang/Basic/IdentifierTable.h b/include/clang/Basic/IdentifierTable.h
index 99580a17fe..235c19081c 100644
--- a/include/clang/Basic/IdentifierTable.h
+++ b/include/clang/Basic/IdentifierTable.h
@@ -293,6 +293,34 @@ public:
     return *II;
   }
   
+  /// \brief Creates a new IdentifierInfo from the given string.
+  ///
+  /// This is a lower-level version of get() that requires that this
+  /// identifier not be known previously and that does not consult an
+  /// external source for identifiers. In particular, external
+  /// identifier sources can use this routine to build IdentifierInfo
+  /// nodes and then introduce additional information about those
+  /// identifiers.
+  IdentifierInfo &CreateIdentifierInfo(const char *NameStart, 
+                                       const char *NameEnd) {
+    llvm::StringMapEntry<IdentifierInfo*> &Entry =
+      HashTable.GetOrCreateValue(NameStart, NameEnd);
+    
+    IdentifierInfo *II = Entry.getValue();
+    assert(!II && "IdentifierInfo already exists");
+    
+    // Lookups failed, make a new IdentifierInfo.
+    void *Mem = getAllocator().Allocate<IdentifierInfo>();
+    II = new (Mem) IdentifierInfo();
+    Entry.setValue(II);
+
+    // Make sure getName() knows how to find the IdentifierInfo
+    // contents.
+    II->Entry = &Entry;
+
+    return *II;
+  }
+
   IdentifierInfo &get(const char *Name) {
     return get(Name, Name+strlen(Name));
   }