diff --git a/astpcie.c b/astpcie.c
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "libmctp.h"
+#include "libmctp-alloc.h"
+#include "libmctp-astpcie.h"
+#include "container_of.h"
+
+#include "astpcie.h"
+
+#define binding_to_astpcie(b) \
+    container_of(b, struct mctp_binding_astpcie, binding)
+
+/* dummy start function */
+int mctp_binding_astpcie_start(struct mctp_binding *binding) {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/* dummy tx function */
+int mctp_binding_astpcie_tx(struct mctp_binding *binding,
+                         struct mctp_pktbuf *pkt) {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+struct mctp_binding_astpcie *mctp_binding_astpcie_init(void)
+{
+    struct mctp_binding_astpcie *pcie;
+    pcie = __mctp_alloc(sizeof(*pcie));
+    memset(pcie, 0, sizeof(*pcie));
+
+    pcie->binding.name = "astpcie";
+    pcie->binding.version = 1;
+    pcie->binding.tx = mctp_binding_astpcie_tx;
+    pcie->binding.start = mctp_binding_astpcie_start;
+    pcie->binding.pkt_size = MCTP_PACKET_SIZE(MCTP_BTU);
+    pcie->binding.pkt_pad = 0;
+
+    return pcie;
+}
+
+void mctp_binding_astpcie_free(struct mctp_binding_astpcie *b) {
+    __mctp_free(b);
+}
+
+struct mctp_binding *mctp_binding_astpcie_core(struct mctp_binding_astpcie *b) {
+    return &b->binding;
+}