diff --git a/frame/include/bli_type_defs.h b/frame/include/bli_type_defs.h
index cba112256..566ad5f50 100644
--- a/frame/include/bli_type_defs.h
+++ b/frame/include/bli_type_defs.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ typedef uint32_t objbits_t;  // object information bit field
 	// interoperability with BLIS.
 	#ifndef _DEFINED_SCOMPLEX
 	#define _DEFINED_SCOMPLEX
-	typedef struct
+	typedef struct scomplex
 	{
 		float  real;
 		float  imag;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ typedef uint32_t objbits_t;  // object information bit field
 	// interoperability with BLIS.
 	#ifndef _DEFINED_DCOMPLEX
 	#define _DEFINED_DCOMPLEX
-	typedef struct
+	typedef struct dcomplex
 	{
 		double real;
 		double imag;
@@ -1232,6 +1232,47 @@ typedef struct constdata_s
 // -- BLIS object type definitions ---------------------------------------------
 //
 
+// Forward declarations for function pointer types
+struct obj_s;
+struct cntx_s;
+struct rntm_s;
+struct thrinfo_s;
+
+typedef void (*obj_pack_fn_t)
+    (
+      mdim_t mat,
+      mem_t* mem,
+      struct obj_s* a, 
+      struct obj_s* ap,
+      struct cntx_s* cntx,
+      struct rntm_s* rntm,
+      struct thrinfo_s* thread
+    );
+
+typedef void (*obj_ker_fn_t)
+    (
+      struct obj_s* a, 
+      struct obj_s* b, 
+      struct obj_s* c,
+      struct cntx_s* cntx,
+      struct rntm_s* rntm,
+      struct thrinfo_s* thread
+    );
+
+typedef void (*obj_ukr_fn_t)
+    (
+      dim_t                   m,
+      dim_t                   n,
+      dim_t                   k,
+      void*          restrict alpha,
+      void*          restrict a,
+      void*          restrict b,
+      void*          restrict beta,
+      void*          restrict c, inc_t rs_c, inc_t cs_c,
+      auxinfo_t*     restrict data,
+      struct cntx_s* restrict cntx
+    );
+
 typedef struct obj_s
 {
 	// Basic fields
@@ -1261,6 +1302,15 @@ typedef struct obj_s
 	                        // usually MR or NR)
 	dim_t         m_panel;  // m dimension of a "full" panel
 	dim_t         n_panel;  // n dimension of a "full" panel
+	pack_t        schema;   // pack schema, which may be unpacked
+
+    // User data pointer
+    void*         user_data;
+
+    // Function pointers
+    obj_pack_fn_t pack;
+    obj_ker_fn_t  ker;
+    obj_ukr_fn_t  ukr;
 } obj_t;
 
 // Pre-initializors. Things that must be set afterwards:
@@ -1297,7 +1347,14 @@ typedef struct obj_s
 	.ps        = 0, \
 	.pd        = 0, \
 	.m_panel   = 0, \
-	.n_panel   = 0  \
+	.n_panel   = 0, \
+    .schema    = BLIS_NOT_PACKED, \
+\
+    .user_data = NULL, \
+\
+    .pack      = NULL, \
+    .ker       = NULL, \
+    .ukr       = NULL  \
 }
 
 #define BLIS_OBJECT_INITIALIZER_1X1 \
@@ -1325,7 +1382,14 @@ typedef struct obj_s
 	.ps        = 0, \
 	.pd        = 0, \
 	.m_panel   = 0, \
-	.n_panel   = 0  \
+	.n_panel   = 0, \
+    .schema    = BLIS_NOT_PACKED, \
+\
+    .user_data = NULL, \
+\
+    .pack      = NULL, \
+    .ker       = NULL, \
+    .ukr       = NULL  \
 }
 
 // Define these macros here since they must be updated if contents of
@@ -1359,6 +1423,13 @@ BLIS_INLINE void bli_obj_init_full_shallow_copy_of( obj_t* a, obj_t* b )
 	b->pd        = a->pd;
 	b->m_panel   = a->m_panel;
 	b->n_panel   = a->n_panel;
+	b->schema    = a->schema;
+
+	b->user_data = a->user_data;
+
+	b->pack      = a->pack;
+	b->ker       = a->ker;
+	b->ukr       = a->ukr;
 }
 
 BLIS_INLINE void bli_obj_init_subpart_from( obj_t* a, obj_t* b )
@@ -1392,6 +1463,13 @@ BLIS_INLINE void bli_obj_init_subpart_from( obj_t* a, obj_t* b )
 	b->pd        = a->pd;
 	b->m_panel   = a->m_panel;
 	b->n_panel   = a->n_panel;
+	b->schema    = a->schema;
+
+	b->user_data = a->user_data;
+
+	b->pack      = a->pack;
+	b->ker       = a->ker;
+	b->ukr       = a->ukr;
 }
 
 // Initializors for global scalar constants.