--- /dev/null
+--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
++++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ extern struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_
+
+ /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
++enum spi_transfer_type {
++ SPI_TRANSFER_GENERIC = 0,
++ SPI_TRANSFER_FLASH_READ_CMD,
++ SPI_TRANSFER_FLASH_READ_DATA,
++};
++
+ /*
+ * I/O INTERFACE between SPI controller and protocol drivers
+ *
+@@ -457,6 +463,7 @@ struct spi_transfer {
+ u8 bits_per_word;
+ u16 delay_usecs;
+ u32 speed_hz;
++ enum spi_transfer_type type;
+
+ struct list_head transfer_list;
+ };