1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 02fc617782ef..476abd09c921 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ struct i2c_driver {
         int (*suspend)(struct i2c_client *, pm_message_t mesg);
         int (*resume)(struct i2c_client *);
 
+        /* Alert callback, for example for the SMBus alert protocol.
+         * The format and meaning of the data value depends on the protocol.
+         * For the SMBus alert protocol, there is a single bit of data passed
+         * as the alert response's low bit ("event flag").
+         */
+        void (*alert)(struct i2c_client *, unsigned int data);
+
         /* a ioctl like command that can be used to perform specific functions
          * with the device.
          */