2 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
index f6df68989651..654ed52e17c2 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
@@ -565,6 +565,42 @@ static void dummy_sysfs_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 }
 
+/*
+ * extcon_dev_allocate() - Allocate the memory of extcon device.
+ * @supported_cable:    Array of supported cable names ending with NULL.
+ *                      If supported_cable is NULL, cable name related APIs
+ *                      are disabled.
+ *
+ * This function allocates the memory for extcon device without allocating
+ * memory in each extcon provider driver and initialize default setting for
+ * extcon device.
+ *
+ * Return the pointer of extcon device if success or ERR_PTR(err) if fail
+ */
+struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const char **supported_cable)
+{
+        struct extcon_dev *edev;
+
+        edev = kzalloc(sizeof(*edev), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!edev)
+                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+        edev->max_supported = 0;
+        edev->supported_cable = supported_cable;
+
+        return edev;
+}
+
+/*
+ * extcon_dev_free() - Free the memory of extcon device.
+ * @edev:       the extcon device to free
+ */
+void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev)
+{
+        kfree(edev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(extcon_dev_free);
+
 /**
  * extcon_dev_register() - Register a new extcon device
  * @edev        : the new extcon device (should be allocated before calling)
diff --git a/include/linux/extcon.h b/include/linux/extcon.h
index 548447be2d8f..15361a2f2f19 100644
--- a/include/linux/extcon.h
+++ b/include/linux/extcon.h
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ extern void devm_extcon_dev_unregister(struct device *dev,
 extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name);
 
 /*
+ * Following APIs control the memory of extcon device.
+ */
+extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const char **cables);
+extern void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev);
+
+/*
  * get/set/update_state access the 32b encoded state value, which represents
  * states of all possible cables of the multistate port. For example, if one
  * calls extcon_set_state(edev, 0x7), it may mean that all the three cables
@@ -267,6 +273,13 @@ static inline int devm_extcon_dev_register(struct device *dev,
 static inline void devm_extcon_dev_unregister(struct device *dev,
                                               struct extcon_dev *edev) { }
 
+static inline struct extcon_dev *extcon_dev_allocate(const char **cables)
+{
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
+static inline void extcon_dev_free(struct extcon_dev *edev) { }
+
 static inline u32 extcon_get_state(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
         return 0;