Merge branch 'driver-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core

* 'driver-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (38 commits)
  mm: memory hotplug: Check if pages are correctly reserved on a per-section basis
  Revert "memory hotplug: Correct page reservation checking"
  Update email address for stable patch submission
  dynamic_debug: fix undefined reference to `__netdev_printk'
  dynamic_debug: use a single printk() to emit messages
  dynamic_debug: remove num_enabled accounting
  dynamic_debug: consolidate repetitive struct _ddebug descriptor definitions
  uio: Support physical addresses >32 bits on 32-bit systems
  sysfs: add unsigned long cast to prevent compile warning
  drivers: base: print rejected matches with DEBUG_DRIVER
  memory hotplug: Correct page reservation checking
  memory hotplug: Refuse to add unaligned memory regions
  remove the messy code file Documentation/zh_CN/SubmitChecklist
  ARM: mxc: convert device creation to use platform_device_register_full
  new helper to create platform devices with dma mask
  docs/driver-model: Update device class docs
  docs/driver-model: Document device.groups
  kobj_uevent: Ignore if some listeners cannot handle message
  dynamic_debug: make netif_dbg() call __netdev_printk()
  dynamic_debug: make netdev_dbg() call __netdev_printk()
  ...

1 files changed, 46 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 27bb05aae70..651a066686a 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -49,10 +49,54 @@ extern struct resource *platform_get_resource_byname(struct platform_device *, u
 extern int platform_get_irq_byname(struct platform_device *, const char *);
 extern int platform_add_devices(struct platform_device **, int);
 
-extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_resndata(
+struct platform_device_info {
+		struct device *parent;
+
+		const char *name;
+		int id;
+
+		const struct resource *res;
+		unsigned int num_res;
+
+		const void *data;
+		size_t size_data;
+		u64 dma_mask;
+};
+extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_full(
+		struct platform_device_info *pdevinfo);
+
+/**
+ * platform_device_register_resndata - add a platform-level device with
+ * resources and platform-specific data
+ *
+ * @parent: parent device for the device we're adding
+ * @name: base name of the device we're adding
+ * @id: instance id
+ * @res: set of resources that needs to be allocated for the device
+ * @num: number of resources
+ * @data: platform specific data for this platform device
+ * @size: size of platform specific data
+ *
+ * Returns &struct platform_device pointer on success, or ERR_PTR() on error.
+ */
+static inline struct platform_device *platform_device_register_resndata(
 		struct device *parent, const char *name, int id,
 		const struct resource *res, unsigned int num,
-		const void *data, size_t size);
+		const void *data, size_t size) {
+
+	struct platform_device_info pdevinfo = {
+		.parent = parent,
+		.name = name,
+		.id = id,
+		.res = res,
+		.num_res = num,
+		.data = data,
+		.size_data = size,
+		.dma_mask = 0,
+	};
+
+	return platform_device_register_full(&pdevinfo);
+}
 
 /**
  * platform_device_register_simple - add a platform-level device and its resources