Merge commit 'v2.6.27-rc1' into x86/core

Conflicts:

	include/asm-x86/dma-mapping.h
	include/asm-x86/namei.h
	include/asm-x86/uaccess.h

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index a9cc29d4665..4be01bb4437 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -778,8 +778,20 @@ spi_register_board_info(struct spi_board_info const *info, unsigned n)
  * use spi_new_device() to describe each device.  You can also call
  * spi_unregister_device() to start making that device vanish, but
  * normally that would be handled by spi_unregister_master().
+ *
+ * You can also use spi_alloc_device() and spi_add_device() to use a two
+ * stage registration sequence for each spi_device.  This gives the caller
+ * some more control over the spi_device structure before it is registered,
+ * but requires that caller to initialize fields that would otherwise
+ * be defined using the board info.
  */
 extern struct spi_device *
+spi_alloc_device(struct spi_master *master);
+
+extern int
+spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi);
+
+extern struct spi_device *
 spi_new_device(struct spi_master *, struct spi_board_info *);
 
 static inline void