1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index e73b852156b1..1ffe84de6c55 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -882,8 +882,28 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
 
         void (*onchannel_callback)(void *context);
         void *channel_callback_context;
+
+        /*
+         * A channel can be marked for efficient (batched)
+         * reading:
+         * If batched_reading is set to "true", we read until the
+         * channel is empty and hold off interrupts from the host
+         * during the entire read process.
+         * If batched_reading is set to "false", the client is not
+         * going to perform batched reading.
+         *
+         * By default we will enable batched reading; specific
+         * drivers that don't want this behavior can turn it off.
+         */
+
+        bool batched_reading;
 };
 
+static inline void set_channel_read_state(struct vmbus_channel *c, bool state)
+{
+        c->batched_reading = state;
+}
+
 void vmbus_onmessage(void *context);
 
 int vmbus_request_offers(void);