diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
index a9eede5..9304056 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec.c
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
 #include <linux/mfd/cros_ec_commands.h>
 
 int cros_ec_prepare_tx(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-		       struct cros_ec_msg *msg)
+		       struct cros_ec_command *msg)
 {
 	uint8_t *out;
 	int csum, i;
 
-	BUG_ON(msg->out_len > EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE);
+	BUG_ON(msg->outsize > EC_PROTO2_MAX_PARAM_SIZE);
 	out = ec_dev->dout;
 	out[0] = EC_CMD_VERSION0 + msg->version;
-	out[1] = msg->cmd;
-	out[2] = msg->out_len;
+	out[1] = msg->command;
+	out[2] = msg->outsize;
 	csum = out[0] + out[1] + out[2];
-	for (i = 0; i < msg->out_len; i++)
-		csum += out[EC_MSG_TX_HEADER_BYTES + i] = msg->out_buf[i];
-	out[EC_MSG_TX_HEADER_BYTES + msg->out_len] = (uint8_t)(csum & 0xff);
+	for (i = 0; i < msg->outsize; i++)
+		csum += out[EC_MSG_TX_HEADER_BYTES + i] = msg->outdata[i];
+	out[EC_MSG_TX_HEADER_BYTES + msg->outsize] = (uint8_t)(csum & 0xff);
 
-	return EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES + msg->out_len;
+	return EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES + msg->outsize;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cros_ec_prepare_tx);
 
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ static int cros_ec_command_sendrecv(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 		uint16_t cmd, void *out_buf, int out_len,
 		void *in_buf, int in_len)
 {
-	struct cros_ec_msg msg;
+	struct cros_ec_command msg;
 
 	msg.version = cmd >> 8;
-	msg.cmd = cmd & 0xff;
-	msg.out_buf = out_buf;
-	msg.out_len = out_len;
-	msg.in_buf = in_buf;
-	msg.in_len = in_len;
+	msg.command = cmd & 0xff;
+	msg.outdata = out_buf;
+	msg.outsize = out_len;
+	msg.indata = in_buf;
+	msg.insize = in_len;
 
 	return ec_dev->cmd_xfer(ec_dev, &msg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_i2c.c
index 777e529..37ed12f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_i2c.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline struct cros_ec_device *to_ec_dev(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_i2c(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-				struct cros_ec_msg *msg)
+				struct cros_ec_command *msg)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = ec_dev->priv;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_i2c(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	 * allocate larger packet (one byte for checksum, one byte for
 	 * length, and one for result code)
 	 */
-	packet_len = msg->in_len + 3;
+	packet_len = msg->insize + 3;
 	in_buf = kzalloc(packet_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!in_buf)
 		goto done;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_i2c(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	 * allocate larger packet (one byte for checksum, one for
 	 * command code, one for length, and one for command version)
 	 */
-	packet_len = msg->out_len + 4;
+	packet_len = msg->outsize + 4;
 	out_buf = kzalloc(packet_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!out_buf)
 		goto done;
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_i2c(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	i2c_msg[0].buf = (char *)out_buf;
 
 	out_buf[0] = EC_CMD_VERSION0 + msg->version;
-	out_buf[1] = msg->cmd;
-	out_buf[2] = msg->out_len;
+	out_buf[1] = msg->command;
+	out_buf[2] = msg->outsize;
 
 	/* copy message payload and compute checksum */
 	sum = out_buf[0] + out_buf[1] + out_buf[2];
-	for (i = 0; i < msg->out_len; i++) {
-		out_buf[3 + i] = msg->out_buf[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < msg->outsize; i++) {
+		out_buf[3 + i] = msg->outdata[i];
 		sum += out_buf[3 + i];
 	}
-	out_buf[3 + msg->out_len] = sum;
+	out_buf[3 + msg->outsize] = sum;
 
 	/* send command to EC and read answer */
 	ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, i2c_msg, 2);
@@ -94,20 +94,20 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_i2c(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	/* check response error code */
 	if (i2c_msg[1].buf[0]) {
 		dev_warn(ec_dev->dev, "command 0x%02x returned an error %d\n",
-			 msg->cmd, i2c_msg[1].buf[0]);
+			 msg->command, i2c_msg[1].buf[0]);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}
 
 	/* copy response packet payload and compute checksum */
 	sum = in_buf[0] + in_buf[1];
-	for (i = 0; i < msg->in_len; i++) {
-		msg->in_buf[i] = in_buf[2 + i];
+	for (i = 0; i < msg->insize; i++) {
+		msg->indata[i] = in_buf[2 + i];
 		sum += in_buf[2 + i];
 	}
 	dev_dbg(ec_dev->dev, "packet: %*ph, sum = %02x\n",
 		i2c_msg[1].len, in_buf, sum);
-	if (sum != in_buf[2 + msg->in_len]) {
+	if (sum != in_buf[2 + msg->insize]) {
 		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "bad packet checksum\n");
 		ret = -EBADMSG;
 		goto done;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
index c29a2d7..2d713fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/cros_ec_spi.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int cros_ec_spi_receive_response(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
  * @ec_msg: Message to transfer
  */
 static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-				struct cros_ec_msg *ec_msg)
+				struct cros_ec_command *ec_msg)
 {
 	struct cros_ec_spi *ec_spi = ec_dev->priv;
 	struct spi_transfer trans;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	/* Get the response */
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = cros_ec_spi_receive_response(ec_dev,
-				ec_msg->in_len + EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES);
+				ec_msg->insize + EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "spi transfer failed: %d\n", ret);
 	}
@@ -294,21 +294,21 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	if (ptr[0]) {
 		if (ptr[0] == EC_RES_IN_PROGRESS) {
 			dev_dbg(ec_dev->dev, "command 0x%02x in progress\n",
-				ec_msg->cmd);
+				ec_msg->command);
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 		dev_warn(ec_dev->dev, "command 0x%02x returned an error %d\n",
-			 ec_msg->cmd, ptr[0]);
+			 ec_msg->command, ptr[0]);
 		debug_packet(ec_dev->dev, "in_err", ptr, len);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 	len = ptr[1];
 	sum = ptr[0] + ptr[1];
-	if (len > ec_msg->in_len) {
+	if (len > ec_msg->insize) {
 		dev_err(ec_dev->dev, "packet too long (%d bytes, expected %d)",
-			len, ec_msg->in_len);
+			len, ec_msg->insize);
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
 		goto exit;
 	}
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_spi(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 	/* copy response packet payload and compute checksum */
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 		sum += ptr[i + 2];
-		if (ec_msg->in_len)
-			ec_msg->in_buf[i] = ptr[i + 2];
+		if (ec_msg->insize)
+			ec_msg->indata[i] = ptr[i + 2];
 	}
 	sum &= 0xff;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
index 79a3585..f27c037 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/cros_ec.h
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ enum {
 					EC_MSG_TX_PROTO_BYTES,
 };
 
-/**
- * struct cros_ec_msg - A message sent to the EC, and its reply
- *
+/*
  * @version: Command version number (often 0)
- * @cmd: Command to send (EC_CMD_...)
- * @out_buf: Outgoing payload (to EC)
- * @outlen: Outgoing length
- * @in_buf: Incoming payload (from EC)
- * @in_len: Incoming length
+ * @command: Command to send (EC_CMD_...)
+ * @outdata: Outgoing data to EC
+ * @outsize: Outgoing length in bytes
+ * @indata: Where to put the incoming data from EC
+ * @insize: Incoming length in bytes (filled in by EC)
+ * @result: EC's response to the command (separate from communication failure)
  */
-struct cros_ec_msg {
-	u8 version;
-	u8 cmd;
-	uint8_t *out_buf;
-	int out_len;
-	uint8_t *in_buf;
-	int in_len;
+struct cros_ec_command {
+	uint32_t version;
+	uint32_t command;
+	uint8_t *outdata;
+	uint32_t outsize;
+	uint8_t *indata;
+	uint32_t insize;
+	uint32_t result;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ struct cros_ec_device {
 	struct device *parent;
 	bool wake_enabled;
 	struct mutex lock;
-	int (*cmd_xfer)(struct cros_ec_device *ec, struct cros_ec_msg *msg);
+	int (*cmd_xfer)(struct cros_ec_device *ec,
+			struct cros_ec_command *msg);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ int cros_ec_resume(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev);
  * @msg: Message to write
  */
 int cros_ec_prepare_tx(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-		       struct cros_ec_msg *msg);
+		       struct cros_ec_command *msg);
 
 /**
  * cros_ec_remove - Remove a ChromeOS EC
