diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 8fbf40e..74f3ae0 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -76,6 +76,76 @@ enum dma_transaction_type {
 /* last transaction type for creation of the capabilities mask */
 #define DMA_TX_TYPE_END (DMA_CYCLIC + 1)
 
+/**
+ * Generic Transfer Request
+ * ------------------------
+ * A chunk is collection of contiguous bytes to be transfered.
+ * The gap(in bytes) between two chunks is called inter-chunk-gap(ICG).
+ * ICGs may or maynot change between chunks.
+ * A FRAME is the smallest series of contiguous {chunk,icg} pairs,
+ *  that when repeated an integral number of times, specifies the transfer.
+ * A transfer template is specification of a Frame, the number of times
+ *  it is to be repeated and other per-transfer attributes.
+ *
+ * Practically, a client driver would have ready a template for each
+ *  type of transfer it is going to need during its lifetime and
+ *  set only 'src_start' and 'dst_start' before submitting the requests.
+ *
+ *
+ *  |      Frame-1        |       Frame-2       | ~ |       Frame-'numf'  |
+ *  |====....==.===...=...|====....==.===...=...| ~ |====....==.===...=...|
+ *
+ *    ==  Chunk size
+ *    ... ICG
+ */
+
+/**
+ * struct data_chunk - Element of scatter-gather list that makes a frame.
+ * @size: Number of bytes to read from source.
+ *	  size_dst := fn(op, size_src), so doesn't mean much for destination.
+ * @icg: Number of bytes to jump after last src/dst address of this
+ *	 chunk and before first src/dst address for next chunk.
+ *	 Ignored for dst(assumed 0), if dst_inc is true and dst_sgl is false.
+ *	 Ignored for src(assumed 0), if src_inc is true and src_sgl is false.
+ */
+struct data_chunk {
+	size_t size;
+	size_t icg;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct xfer_template - Template to convey DMAC the transfer pattern
+ *	 and attributes.
+ * @op: The operation to perform on source data before writing it on
+ *	 to destination address.
+ * @src_start: Bus address of source for the first chunk.
+ * @dst_start: Bus address of destination for the first chunk.
+ * @src_inc: If the source address increments after reading from it.
+ * @dst_inc: If the destination address increments after writing to it.
+ * @src_sgl: If the 'icg' of sgl[] applies to Source (scattered read).
+ *		Otherwise, source is read contiguously (icg ignored).
+ *		Ignored if src_inc is false.
+ * @dst_sgl: If the 'icg' of sgl[] applies to Destination (scattered write).
+ *		Otherwise, destination is filled contiguously (icg ignored).
+ *		Ignored if dst_inc is false.
+ * @frm_irq: If the client expects DMAC driver to do callback after each frame.
+ * @numf: Number of frames in this template.
+ * @frame_size: Number of chunks in a frame i.e, size of sgl[].
+ * @sgl: Array of {chunk,icg} pairs that make up a frame.
+ */
+struct xfer_template {
+	enum dma_transaction_type op;
+	dma_addr_t src_start;
+	dma_addr_t dst_start;
+	bool src_inc;
+	bool dst_inc;
+	bool src_sgl;
+	bool dst_sgl;
+	bool frm_irq;
+	size_t numf;
+	size_t frame_size;
+	struct data_chunk sgl[0];
+};
 
 /**
  * enum dma_ctrl_flags - DMA flags to augment operation preparation,
@@ -432,6 +502,7 @@ struct dma_tx_state {
  * @device_prep_dma_cyclic: prepare a cyclic dma operation suitable for audio.
  *	The function takes a buffer of size buf_len. The callback function will
  *	be called after period_len bytes have been transferred.
+ * @device_prep_dma_genxfer: Transfer expression in a generic way.
  * @device_control: manipulate all pending operations on a channel, returns
  *	zero or error code
  * @device_tx_status: poll for transaction completion, the optional
@@ -496,6 +567,8 @@ struct dma_device {
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *(*device_prep_dma_cyclic)(
 		struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t buf_addr, size_t buf_len,
 		size_t period_len, enum dma_data_direction direction);
+	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *(*device_prep_dma_genxfer)(
+		struct dma_chan *chan, struct xfer_template *xt);
 	int (*device_control)(struct dma_chan *chan, enum dma_ctrl_cmd cmd,
 		unsigned long arg);
 
