diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 6040717..0cad9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_bus);
 
 /**
+ * arch_setup_pdev_archdata - Allow manipulation of archdata before its used
+ * @dev: platform device
+ *
+ * This is called before platform_device_add() such that any pdev_archdata may
+ * be setup before the platform_notifier is called.  So if a user needs to
+ * manipulate any relevant information in the pdev_archdata they can do:
+ *
+ * 	platform_devic_alloc()
+ * 	... manipulate ...
+ * 	platform_device_add()
+ *
+ * And if they don't care they can just call platform_device_register() and
+ * everything will just work out.
+ */
+void __weak arch_setup_pdev_archdata(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+}
+
+/**
  * platform_get_resource - get a resource for a device
  * @dev: platform device
  * @type: resource type
@@ -173,6 +192,7 @@
 		pa->pdev.id = id;
 		device_initialize(&pa->pdev.dev);
 		pa->pdev.dev.release = platform_device_release;
+		arch_setup_pdev_archdata(&pa->pdev);
 	}
 
 	return pa ? &pa->pdev : NULL;
@@ -334,6 +354,7 @@
 int platform_device_register(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	device_initialize(&pdev->dev);
+	arch_setup_pdev_archdata(pdev);
 	return platform_device_add(pdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_register);