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diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 2c9ae43e221..31dc0cd84af 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -36,6 +36,33 @@ struct driver_private {
};
#define to_driver(obj) container_of(obj, struct driver_private, kobj)
+
+/**
+ * struct class_private - structure to hold the private to the driver core portions of the class structure.
+ *
+ * @class_subsys - the struct kset that defines this class. This is the main kobject
+ * @class_devices - list of devices associated with this class
+ * @class_interfaces - list of class_interfaces associated with this class
+ * @class_dirs - "glue" directory for virtual devices associated with this class
+ * @class_mutex - mutex to protect the children, devices, and interfaces lists.
+ * @class - pointer back to the struct class that this structure is associated
+ * with.
+ *
+ * This structure is the one that is the actual kobject allowing struct
+ * class to be statically allocated safely. Nothing outside of the driver
+ * core should ever touch these fields.
+ */
+struct class_private {
+ struct kset class_subsys;
+ struct list_head class_devices;
+ struct list_head class_interfaces;
+ struct kset class_dirs;
+ struct mutex class_mutex;
+ struct class *class;
+};
+#define to_class(obj) \
+ container_of(obj, struct class_private, class_subsys.kobj)
+
/* initialisation functions */
extern int devices_init(void);
extern int buses_init(void);