2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c b/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
index cbb7866940d6..79f841bca593 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_platform.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static int __devinit pata_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         struct resource *io_res, *ctl_res;
         struct ata_host *host;
         struct ata_port *ap;
+        struct pata_platform_info *pp_info;
         unsigned int mmio;
 
         /*
@@ -208,11 +209,12 @@ static int __devinit pata_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         ap->ioaddr.altstatus_addr = ap->ioaddr.ctl_addr;
 
-        pata_platform_setup_port(&ap->ioaddr, pdev->dev.platform_data);
+        pp_info = (struct pata_platform_info *)(pdev->dev.platform_data);
+        pata_platform_setup_port(&ap->ioaddr, pp_info);
 
         /* activate */
         return ata_host_activate(host, platform_get_irq(pdev, 0), ata_interrupt,
-                                 0, &pata_platform_sht);
+                                 pp_info->irq_flags, &pata_platform_sht);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/pata_platform.h b/include/linux/pata_platform.h
index 2d5fd647e0e9..5799e8d50623 100644
--- a/include/linux/pata_platform.h
+++ b/include/linux/pata_platform.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ struct pata_platform_info {
          * spacing used by ata_std_ports().
          */
         unsigned int ioport_shift;
+        /* 
+         * Indicate platform specific irq types and initial
+         * IRQ flags when call request_irq()
+         */
+        unsigned int irq_flags;
 };
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_PATA_PLATFORM_H */