1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index d4a668cf143b..aa14eda0656c 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ enum {
         ATA_DFLAG_CFG_MASK      = (1 << 8) - 1,
 
         ATA_DFLAG_PIO           = (1 << 8), /* device currently in PIO mode */
+        ATA_DFLAG_INIT_MASK     = (1 << 16) - 1,
 
         ATA_DFLAG_DETACH        = (1 << 16),
         ATA_DFLAG_DETACHED      = (1 << 17),
@@ -410,10 +411,11 @@ struct ata_ering {
 
 struct ata_device {
         struct ata_port         *ap;
-        u64                     n_sectors;      /* size of device, if ATA */
+        unsigned int            devno;          /* 0 or 1 */
         unsigned long           flags;          /* ATA_DFLAG_xxx */
+        /* n_sector is used as CLEAR_OFFSET, read comment above CLEAR_OFFSET */
+        u64                     n_sectors;      /* size of device, if ATA */
         unsigned int            class;          /* ATA_DEV_xxx */
-        unsigned int            devno;          /* 0 or 1 */
         u16                     id[ATA_ID_WORDS]; /* IDENTIFY xxx DEVICE data */
         u8                      pio_mode;
         u8                      dma_mode;
@@ -439,6 +441,11 @@ struct ata_device {
         struct ata_ering        ering;
 };
 
+/* Offset into struct ata_device.  Fields above it are maintained
+ * acress device init.  Fields below are zeroed.
+ */
+#define ATA_DEVICE_CLEAR_OFFSET         offsetof(struct ata_device, n_sectors)
+
 struct ata_eh_info {
         struct ata_device       *dev;           /* offending device */
         u32                     serror;         /* SError from LLDD */