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+/*
+ * i2c-xiic.h
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+/* Supports:
+ * Xilinx IIC
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_I2C_XIIC_H
+#define _LINUX_I2C_XIIC_H
+
+/**
+ * struct xiic_i2c_platform_data - Platform data of the Xilinx I2C driver
+ * @num_devices:	Number of devices that shall be added when the driver
+ *			is probed.
+ * @devices:		The actuall devices to add.
+ *
+ * This purpose of this platform data struct is to be able to provide a number
+ * of devices that should be added to the I2C bus. The reason is that sometimes
+ * the I2C board info is not enough, a new PCI board can for instance be
+ * plugged into a standard PC, and the bus number might be unknown at
+ * early init time.
+ */
+struct xiic_i2c_platform_data {
+	u8				num_devices;
+	struct i2c_board_info const	*devices;
+};
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_I2C_XIIC_H */