diff --git a/libveriuser/Makefile.in b/libveriuser/Makefile.in
index d08ecb443..f2aa25c06 100644
--- a/libveriuser/Makefile.in
+++ b/libveriuser/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #    59 Temple Place - Suite 330
 #    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
 #
-#ident "$Id: Makefile.in,v 1.8 2002/05/31 18:25:51 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: Makefile.in,v 1.9 2002/06/02 18:54:59 steve Exp $"
 #
 #
 SHELL = /bin/sh
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 
 A = a_close.o a_initialize.o a_product_version.o
-O = finish.o getsimtime.o io_print.o mc_scan_plusargs.o nump.o \
-veriusertfs.o $A
+O = finish.o getinstance.o getsimtime.o io_print.o mc_scan_plusargs.o \
+nump.o veriusertfs.o $A
 
 all: libveriuser.a
 
diff --git a/libveriuser/getinstance.c b/libveriuser/getinstance.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca2230191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libveriuser/getinstance.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* vi:sw=6
+ * Copyright (c) 2002 Michael Ruff (mruff at chiaro.com)
+ *
+ *    This source code is free software; you can redistribute it
+ *    and/or modify it in source code form 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
+ */
+#if !defined(WINNT)
+#ident "$Id: getinstance.c,v 1.1 2002/06/02 18:54:59 steve Exp $"
+#endif
+
+#include  <vpi_user.h>
+
+/*
+ * tf_getinstance implemented using VPI interface
+ */
+char *tf_getinstance(void)
+{
+      return (char *)vpi_handle(vpiSysTfCall, 0 /* NULL */);
+}
+
+/*
+ * $Log: getinstance.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.1  2002/06/02 18:54:59  steve
+ *  Add tf_getinstance function.
+ *
+ */
diff --git a/veriuser.h b/veriuser.h
index d922444ea..e0fa3e835 100644
--- a/veriuser.h
+++ b/veriuser.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #if !defined(WINNT) && !defined(macintosh)
-#ident "$Id: veriuser.h,v 1.9 2002/05/31 18:25:51 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: veriuser.h,v 1.10 2002/06/02 18:54:59 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ extern int tf_dostop(void);
 extern void tf_error(const char*, ...)
       __attribute__((format (printf,1,2)));
 
+extern void tf_getinstance(void);
+
 extern int tf_getlongtime(int*high_bits);
 
 extern int tf_nump(void);
@@ -100,6 +102,9 @@ EXTERN_C_END
 
 /*
  * $Log: veriuser.h,v $
+ * Revision 1.10  2002/06/02 18:54:59  steve
+ *  Add tf_getinstance function.
+ *
  * Revision 1.9  2002/05/31 18:25:51  steve
  *  Add tf_getlongtime (mruff)
  *