1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/spi.h b/include/spi.h
index 60e85db..ebc9652 100644
--- a/include/spi.h
+++ b/include/spi.h
@@ -62,6 +62,47 @@ struct spi_slave {
  */
 void spi_init(void);
 
+/**
+ * spi_do_alloc_slave - Allocate a new SPI slave (internal)
+ *
+ * Allocate and zero all fields in the spi slave, and set the bus/chip
+ * select. Use the helper macro spi_alloc_slave() to call this.
+ *
+ * @offset: Offset of struct spi_slave within slave structure
+ * @size: Size of slave structure
+ * @bus: Bus ID of the slave chip.
+ * @cs: Chip select ID of the slave chip on the specified bus.
+ */
+void *spi_do_alloc_slave(int offset, int size, unsigned int bus,
+			 unsigned int cs);
+
+/**
+ * spi_alloc_slave - Allocate a new SPI slave
+ *
+ * Allocate and zero all fields in the spi slave, and set the bus/chip
+ * select.
+ *
+ * @_struct: Name of structure to allocate (e.g. struct tegra_spi). This
+ *	structure must contain a member 'struct spi_slave *slave'.
+ * @bus: Bus ID of the slave chip.
+ * @cs: Chip select ID of the slave chip on the specified bus.
+ */
+#define spi_alloc_slave(_struct, bus, cs) \
+	spi_do_alloc_slave(offsetof(_struct, slave), \
+			    sizeof(_struct), bus, cs)
+
+/**
+ * spi_alloc_slave_base - Allocate a new SPI slave with no private data
+ *
+ * Allocate and zero all fields in the spi slave, and set the bus/chip
+ * select.
+ *
+ * @bus: Bus ID of the slave chip.
+ * @cs: Chip select ID of the slave chip on the specified bus.
+ */
+#define spi_alloc_slave_base(bus, cs) \
+	spi_do_alloc_slave(0, sizeof(struct spi_slave), bus, cs)
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Set up communications parameters for a SPI slave.
  *