diff --git a/drivers/pnp/base.h b/drivers/pnp/base.h
index 360c638..e3fa9a2 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/base.h
+++ b/drivers/pnp/base.h
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ *	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com>
+ */
+
 extern spinlock_t pnp_lock;
 void *pnp_alloc(long size);
 
@@ -25,8 +30,6 @@
 	resource_size_t align;	/* align boundary */
 	resource_size_t size;	/* size of range */
 	unsigned char flags;	/* port flags */
-	unsigned char pad;	/* pad */
-	struct pnp_port *next;	/* next port */
 };
 
 #define PNP_IRQ_NR 256
@@ -35,14 +38,11 @@
 struct pnp_irq {
 	pnp_irq_mask_t map;	/* bitmap for IRQ lines */
 	unsigned char flags;	/* IRQ flags */
-	unsigned char pad;	/* pad */
-	struct pnp_irq *next;	/* next IRQ */
 };
 
 struct pnp_dma {
 	unsigned char map;	/* bitmask for DMA channels */
 	unsigned char flags;	/* DMA flags */
-	struct pnp_dma *next;	/* next port */
 };
 
 struct pnp_mem {
@@ -51,44 +51,91 @@
 	resource_size_t align;	/* align boundary */
 	resource_size_t size;	/* size of range */
 	unsigned char flags;	/* memory flags */
-	unsigned char pad;	/* pad */
-	struct pnp_mem *next;	/* next memory resource */
 };
 
+#define PNP_OPTION_DEPENDENT		0x80000000
+#define PNP_OPTION_SET_MASK		0xffff
+#define PNP_OPTION_SET_SHIFT		12
+#define PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_MASK	0xfff
+#define PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_SHIFT	0
+
 #define PNP_RES_PRIORITY_PREFERRED	0
 #define PNP_RES_PRIORITY_ACCEPTABLE	1
 #define PNP_RES_PRIORITY_FUNCTIONAL	2
-#define PNP_RES_PRIORITY_INVALID	65535
+#define PNP_RES_PRIORITY_INVALID	PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_MASK
 
 struct pnp_option {
-	unsigned short priority;	/* priority */
-	struct pnp_port *port;		/* first port */
-	struct pnp_irq *irq;		/* first IRQ */
-	struct pnp_dma *dma;		/* first DMA */
-	struct pnp_mem *mem;		/* first memory resource */
-	struct pnp_option *next;	/* used to chain dependent resources */
+	struct list_head list;
+	unsigned int flags;	/* independent/dependent, set, priority */
+
+	unsigned long type;	/* IORESOURCE_{IO,MEM,IRQ,DMA} */
+	union {
+		struct pnp_port port;
+		struct pnp_irq irq;
+		struct pnp_dma dma;
+		struct pnp_mem mem;
+	} u;
 };
 
-struct pnp_option *pnp_build_option(int priority);
-struct pnp_option *pnp_register_independent_option(struct pnp_dev *dev);
-struct pnp_option *pnp_register_dependent_option(struct pnp_dev *dev,
-						 int priority);
-int pnp_register_irq_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_option *option,
+int pnp_register_irq_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, unsigned int option_flags,
 			      pnp_irq_mask_t *map, unsigned char flags);
-int pnp_register_dma_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_option *option,
+int pnp_register_dma_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, unsigned int option_flags,
 			      unsigned char map, unsigned char flags);
-int pnp_register_port_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_option *option,
+int pnp_register_port_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, unsigned int option_flags,
 			       resource_size_t min, resource_size_t max,
 			       resource_size_t align, resource_size_t size,
 			       unsigned char flags);
-int pnp_register_mem_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_option *option,
+int pnp_register_mem_resource(struct pnp_dev *dev, unsigned int option_flags,
 			      resource_size_t min, resource_size_t max,
 			      resource_size_t align, resource_size_t size,
 			      unsigned char flags);
+
+static inline int pnp_option_is_dependent(struct pnp_option *option)
+{
+	return option->flags & PNP_OPTION_DEPENDENT ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int pnp_option_set(struct pnp_option *option)
+{
+	return (option->flags >> PNP_OPTION_SET_SHIFT) & PNP_OPTION_SET_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int pnp_option_priority(struct pnp_option *option)
+{
+	return (option->flags >> PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_SHIFT) &
+	    PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int pnp_new_dependent_set(struct pnp_dev *dev,
+						 int priority)
+{
+	unsigned int flags;
+
+	if (priority > PNP_RES_PRIORITY_FUNCTIONAL) {
+		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "invalid dependent option priority %d "
+			 "clipped to %d", priority,
+			 PNP_RES_PRIORITY_INVALID);
+		priority = PNP_RES_PRIORITY_INVALID;
+	}
+
+	flags = PNP_OPTION_DEPENDENT |
+	    ((dev->num_dependent_sets & PNP_OPTION_SET_MASK) <<
+		PNP_OPTION_SET_SHIFT) |
+	    ((priority & PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_MASK) <<
+		PNP_OPTION_PRIORITY_SHIFT);
+
+	dev->num_dependent_sets++;
+
+	return flags;
+}
+
+char *pnp_option_priority_name(struct pnp_option *option);
+void dbg_pnp_show_option(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_option *option);
+
 void pnp_init_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 
 void pnp_fixup_device(struct pnp_dev *dev);
-void pnp_free_option(struct pnp_option *option);
+void pnp_free_options(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 int __pnp_add_device(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 void __pnp_remove_device(struct pnp_dev *dev);