1 files changed, 58 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 58efaf2f1259..937d58021d1b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -548,6 +548,64 @@ int __init_or_module platform_driver_probe(struct platform_driver *drv,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_driver_probe);
 
+/**
+ * platform_create_bundle - register driver and create corresponding device
+ * @driver: platform driver structure
+ * @probe: the driver probe routine, probably from an __init section
+ * @res: set of resources that needs to be allocated for the device
+ * @n_res: number of resources
+ * @data: platform specific data for this platform device
+ * @size: size of platform specific data
+ *
+ * Use this in legacy-style modules that probe hardware directly and
+ * register a single platform device and corresponding platform driver.
+ */
+struct platform_device * __init_or_module platform_create_bundle(
+                        struct platform_driver *driver,
+                        int (*probe)(struct platform_device *),
+                        struct resource *res, unsigned int n_res,
+                        const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+        struct platform_device *pdev;
+        int error;
+
+        pdev = platform_device_alloc(driver->driver.name, -1);
+        if (!pdev) {
+                error = -ENOMEM;
+                goto err_out;
+        }
+
+        if (res) {
+                error = platform_device_add_resources(pdev, res, n_res);
+                if (error)
+                        goto err_pdev_put;
+        }
+
+        if (data) {
+                error = platform_device_add_data(pdev, data, size);
+                if (error)
+                        goto err_pdev_put;
+        }
+
+        error = platform_device_add(pdev);
+        if (error)
+                goto err_pdev_put;
+
+        error = platform_driver_probe(driver, probe);
+        if (error)
+                goto err_pdev_del;
+
+        return pdev;
+
+err_pdev_del:
+        platform_device_del(pdev);
+err_pdev_put:
+        platform_device_put(pdev);
+err_out:
+        return ERR_PTR(error);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_create_bundle);
+
 /* modalias support enables more hands-off userspace setup:
  * (a) environment variable lets new-style hotplug events work once system is
  *     fully running:  "modprobe $MODALIAS"