2 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/device/driver.h b/include/linux/device/driver.h
index 768a1334c0a1..29fbc01ef06f 100644
--- a/include/linux/device/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/device/driver.h
@@ -297,4 +297,35 @@ static int __init __driver##_init(void) \
 } \
 device_initcall(__driver##_init);
 
+/**
+ * subsys_driver() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything special
+ * in init/exit but have to register earlier, at subsys_initcall level, when
+ * built in. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each driver may only use
+ * this macro once, and calling it replaces the init/exit boilerplate.
+ *
+ * @__driver: driver name
+ * @__register: register function for this driver type
+ * @__unregister: unregister function for this driver type
+ * @...: Additional arguments to be passed to __register and __unregister.
+ *
+ * This is meant to be a direct parallel of module_driver() above, but with
+ * the init call promoted to subsys_initcall() for built-in drivers so they
+ * are available earlier during boot. When built as a module subsys_initcall()
+ * collapses to module_init() and the normal module init/exit paths are used.
+ *
+ * Use this macro to construct bus specific macros for registering drivers,
+ * and do not use it on its own.
+ */
+#define subsys_driver(__driver, __register, __unregister, ...) \
+static int __init __driver##_init(void) \
+{ \
+	return __register(&(__driver), ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+} \
+subsys_initcall(__driver##_init) \
+static void __exit __driver##_exit(void) \
+{ \
+	__unregister(&(__driver), ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+} \
+module_exit(__driver##_exit)
+
 #endif	/* _DEVICE_DRIVER_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 3d5bbcbae730..3bd0f1f0d870 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -344,6 +344,19 @@ static inline void platform_set_drvdata(struct platform_device *pdev,
 #define builtin_platform_driver(__platform_driver) \
 	builtin_driver(__platform_driver, platform_driver_register)
 
+/*
+ * subsys_platform_driver() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything
+ * special in module init/exit but need to register earlier, at
+ * subsys_initcall level, when built in.  This eliminates a lot of
+ * boilerplate.  Each driver may only use this macro once, and calling it
+ * replaces module_init() and module_exit().  This is meant to be a parallel
+ * of module_platform_driver() above, but with the init call promoted to
+ * subsys_initcall() so built-in providers are available earlier during boot.
+ */
+#define subsys_platform_driver(__platform_driver) \
+	subsys_driver(__platform_driver, platform_driver_register, \
+			platform_driver_unregister)
+
 /* module_platform_driver_probe() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do
  * anything special in module init/exit.  This eliminates a lot of
  * boilerplate.  Each module may only use this macro once, and
@@ -376,6 +389,23 @@ static int __init __platform_driver##_init(void) \
 } \
 device_initcall(__platform_driver##_init); \
 
+/*
+ * subsys_platform_driver_probe() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do
+ * anything special in device init and have no exit, but need to register
+ * earlier, at subsys_initcall level.  This eliminates some boilerplate.  Each
+ * driver may only use this macro once, and using it replaces subsys_initcall.
+ * This is meant to be a parallel of builtin_platform_driver_probe above, but
+ * with the init call promoted to subsys_initcall so the provider is available
+ * earlier during boot.
+ */
+#define subsys_platform_driver_probe(__platform_driver, __platform_probe) \
+static int __init __platform_driver##_init(void) \
+{ \
+	return platform_driver_probe(&(__platform_driver), \
+				     __platform_probe);    \
+} \
+subsys_initcall(__platform_driver##_init) \
+
 #define platform_create_bundle(driver, probe, res, n_res, data, size) \
 	__platform_create_bundle(driver, probe, res, n_res, data, size, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
 extern struct platform_device *__platform_create_bundle(