Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6: (79 commits)
  arm: bus_id -> dev_name() and dev_set_name() conversions
  sparc64: fix up bus_id changes in sparc core code
  3c59x: handle pci_name() being const
  MTD: handle pci_name() being const
  HP iLO driver
  sysdev: Convert the x86 mce tolerant sysdev attribute to generic attribute
  sysdev: Add utility functions for simple int/ulong variable sysdev attributes
  sysdev: Pass the attribute to the low level sysdev show/store function
  driver core: Suppress sysfs warnings for device_rename().
  kobject: Transmit return value of call_usermodehelper() to caller
  sysfs-rules.txt: reword API stability statement
  debugfs: Implement debugfs_remove_recursive()
  HOWTO: change email addresses of James in HOWTO
  always enable FW_LOADER unless EMBEDDED=y
  uio-howto.tmpl: use unique output names
  uio-howto.tmpl: use standard copyright/legal markings
  sysfs: don't call notify_change
  sysdev: fix debugging statements in registration code.
  kobject: should use kobject_put() in kset-example
  kobject: reorder kobject to save space on 64 bit builds
  ...

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 2c9ae43e221..31dc0cd84af 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -36,6 +36,33 @@ struct driver_private {
 };
 #define to_driver(obj) container_of(obj, struct driver_private, kobj)
 
+
+/**
+ * struct class_private - structure to hold the private to the driver core portions of the class structure.
+ *
+ * @class_subsys - the struct kset that defines this class.  This is the main kobject
+ * @class_devices - list of devices associated with this class
+ * @class_interfaces - list of class_interfaces associated with this class
+ * @class_dirs - "glue" directory for virtual devices associated with this class
+ * @class_mutex - mutex to protect the children, devices, and interfaces lists.
+ * @class - pointer back to the struct class that this structure is associated
+ * with.
+ *
+ * This structure is the one that is the actual kobject allowing struct
+ * class to be statically allocated safely.  Nothing outside of the driver
+ * core should ever touch these fields.
+ */
+struct class_private {
+	struct kset class_subsys;
+	struct list_head class_devices;
+	struct list_head class_interfaces;
+	struct kset class_dirs;
+	struct mutex class_mutex;
+	struct class *class;
+};
+#define to_class(obj)	\
+	container_of(obj, struct class_private, class_subsys.kobj)
+
 /* initialisation functions */
 extern int devices_init(void);
 extern int buses_init(void);