3 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
index 99994a461359..69c7fa7f616c 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ GPIO
   devm_gpio_request_one()
   devm_gpio_free()
 
+I2C
+  devm_i2c_new_dummy_device()
+
 IIO
   devm_iio_device_alloc()
   devm_iio_device_free()
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 9c38dde73366..d389d4fb0623 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -929,6 +929,50 @@ struct i2c_client *i2c_new_dummy(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_dummy);
 
+struct i2c_dummy_devres {
+        struct i2c_client *client;
+};
+
+static void devm_i2c_release_dummy(struct device *dev, void *res)
+{
+        struct i2c_dummy_devres *this = res;
+
+        i2c_unregister_device(this->client);
+}
+
+/**
+ * devm_i2c_new_dummy_device - return a new i2c device bound to a dummy driver
+ * @dev: device the managed resource is bound to
+ * @adapter: the adapter managing the device
+ * @address: seven bit address to be used
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * This is the device-managed version of @i2c_new_dummy_device. It returns the
+ * new i2c client or an ERR_PTR in case of an error.
+ */
+struct i2c_client *devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(struct device *dev,
+                                             struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
+                                             u16 address)
+{
+        struct i2c_dummy_devres *dr;
+        struct i2c_client *client;
+
+        dr = devres_alloc(devm_i2c_release_dummy, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!dr)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+        client = i2c_new_dummy_device(adapter, address);
+        if (IS_ERR(client)) {
+                devres_free(dr);
+        } else {
+                dr->client = client;
+                devres_add(dev, dr);
+        }
+
+        return client;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_i2c_new_dummy_device);
+
 /**
  * i2c_new_secondary_device - Helper to get the instantiated secondary address
  * and create the associated device
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index be27062f8ed1..6c4db54714f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ extern struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_dummy(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 address);
 
 extern struct i2c_client *
+devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(struct device *dev, struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 address);
+
+extern struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_secondary_device(struct i2c_client *client,
                                 const char *name,
                                 u16 default_addr);