diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index c70e358..88821fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1617,6 +1617,20 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY */
 
+/**
+ * struct blk_dax_ctl - control and output parameters for ->direct_access
+ * @sector: (input) offset relative to a block_device
+ * @addr: (output) kernel virtual address for @sector populated by driver
+ * @pfn: (output) page frame number for @addr populated by driver
+ * @size: (input) number of bytes requested
+ */
+struct blk_dax_ctl {
+	sector_t sector;
+	void __pmem *addr;
+	long size;
+	unsigned long pfn;
+};
+
 struct block_device_operations {
 	int (*open) (struct block_device *, fmode_t);
 	void (*release) (struct gendisk *, fmode_t);
@@ -1643,8 +1657,7 @@
 extern int bdev_read_page(struct block_device *, sector_t, struct page *);
 extern int bdev_write_page(struct block_device *, sector_t, struct page *,
 						struct writeback_control *);
-extern long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *, sector_t,
-		void __pmem **addr, unsigned long *pfn, long size);
+extern long bdev_direct_access(struct block_device *, struct blk_dax_ctl *);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
 
 struct block_device;