+/**
+ * struct nand_ecc_step_info - ECC step information of ECC engine
+ * @stepsize: data bytes per ECC step
+ * @strengths: array of supported strengths
+ * @nstrengths: number of supported strengths
+ */
+struct nand_ecc_step_info {
+ int stepsize;
+ const int *strengths;
+ int nstrengths;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct nand_ecc_caps - capability of ECC engine
+ * @stepinfos: array of ECC step information
+ * @nstepinfos: number of ECC step information
+ * @calc_ecc_bytes: driver's hook to calculate ECC bytes per step
+ */
+struct nand_ecc_caps {
+ const struct nand_ecc_step_info *stepinfos;
+ int nstepinfos;
+ int (*calc_ecc_bytes)(int step_size, int strength);
+};
+
+/* a shorthand to generate struct nand_ecc_caps with only one ECC stepsize */
+#define NAND_ECC_CAPS_SINGLE(__name, __calc, __step, ...) \
+static const int __name##_strengths[] = { __VA_ARGS__ }; \
+static const struct nand_ecc_step_info __name##_stepinfo = { \
+ .stepsize = __step, \
+ .strengths = __name##_strengths, \
+ .nstrengths = ARRAY_SIZE(__name##_strengths), \
+}; \
+static const struct nand_ecc_caps __name = { \
+ .stepinfos = &__name##_stepinfo, \
+ .nstepinfos = 1, \
+ .calc_ecc_bytes = __calc, \
+}
+