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diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 082006714b8..77add901691 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ extern struct bus_type spi_bus_type;
* @chip-select: Chipselect, distinguishing chips handled by "master".
* @mode: The spi mode defines how data is clocked out and in.
* This may be changed by the device's driver.
+ * The "active low" default for chipselect mode can be overridden,
+ * as can the "MSB first" default for each word in a transfer.
* @bits_per_word: Data transfers involve one or more words; word sizes
* like eight or 12 bits are common. In-memory wordsizes are
* powers of two bytes (e.g. 20 bit samples use 32 bits).
- * This may be changed by the device's driver.
+ * This may be changed by the device's driver, or left at the
+ * default (0) indicating protocol words are eight bit bytes.
* The spi_transfer.bits_per_word can override this for each transfer.
* @irq: Negative, or the number passed to request_irq() to receive
* interrupts from this device.
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ struct spi_device {
#define SPI_MODE_2 (SPI_CPOL|0)
#define SPI_MODE_3 (SPI_CPOL|SPI_CPHA)
#define SPI_CS_HIGH 0x04 /* chipselect active high? */
+#define SPI_LSB_FIRST 0x08 /* per-word bits-on-wire */
u8 bits_per_word;
int irq;
void *controller_state;
@@ -75,7 +79,6 @@ struct spi_device {
// likely need more hooks for more protocol options affecting how
// the controller talks to each chip, like:
- // - bit order (default is wordwise msb-first)
// - memory packing (12 bit samples into low bits, others zeroed)
// - priority
// - drop chipselect after each word