Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-2.6

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index f378c846e6d5..06e5d42f2c7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -284,8 +284,10 @@ struct device {
         struct device_driver *driver;   /* which driver has allocated this
                                            device */
         void            *driver_data;   /* data private to the driver */
-        void            *platform_data; /* Platform specific data (e.g. ACPI,
-                                           BIOS data relevant to device) */
+        void            *platform_data; /* Platform specific data, device
+                                           core doesn't touch it */
+        void            *firmware_data; /* Firmware specific data (e.g. ACPI,
+                                           BIOS data),reserved for device core*/
         struct dev_pm_info      power;
 
         u64             *dma_mask;      /* dma mask (if dma'able device) */