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+/*
+ * max6697.h
+ *     Copyright (c) 2012 Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MAX6697_H
+#define MAX6697_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * For all bit masks:
+ * bit 0:    local temperature
+ * bit 1..7: remote temperatures
+ */
+struct max6697_platform_data {
+	bool smbus_timeout_disable;	/* set to disable SMBus timeouts */
+	bool extended_range_enable;	/* set to enable extended temp range */
+	bool beta_compensation;		/* set to enable beta compensation */
+	u8 alert_mask;			/* set bit to 1 to disable alert */
+	u8 over_temperature_mask;	/* set bit to 1 to disable */
+	u8 resistance_cancellation;	/* set bit to 0 to disable
+					 * bit mask for MAX6581,
+					 * boolean for other chips
+					 */
+	u8 ideality_mask;		/* set bit to 0 to disable */
+	u8 ideality_value;		/* transistor ideality as per
+					 * MAX6581 datasheet
+					 */
+};
+
+#endif /* MAX6697_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 2a23f7d..4cf54aa 100644
