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diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 02fa4697a0e5..6957350e122f 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
#define dev_to_part(device) container_of((device), struct hd_struct, __dev)
#define disk_to_dev(disk) (&(disk)->part0.__dev)
#define part_to_dev(part) (&((part)->__dev))
+#define alias_name(disk) ((disk)->alias ? (disk)->alias : \
+ (disk)->disk_name)
extern struct device_type part_type;
extern struct kobject *block_depr;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ enum {
#define DISK_MAX_PARTS 256
#define DISK_NAME_LEN 32
+#define ALIAS_LEN 256
#include <linux/major.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ struct gendisk {
* disks that can't be partitioned. */
char disk_name[DISK_NAME_LEN]; /* name of major driver */
+ char *alias; /* alias name of disk */
char *(*devnode)(struct gendisk *gd, mode_t *mode);
unsigned int events; /* supported events */