Index: data.h
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--- data.h	(revision 9016)
+++ data.h	(revision 9017)
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 	ratlist_t Rat;
 
 /**/
-	pcb_board_t *pcb; /* points to the top level board, across parents - used only for settings */
 	pcb_parenttype_t parent_type;
 	pcb_parent_t parent;
 };
@@ -128,4 +127,9 @@
 /* Make sure all layers of data has their .parent field pointing to the data */
 void pcb_data_set_layer_parents(pcb_data_t *data);
 
+/* Returns the top level pcb related to a data, or NULL if the data is floating
+   (e.g. is a global buffer) */
+pcb_board_t *pcb_data_get_top(pcb_data_t *data);
+
+
 #endif