2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 34a2de9c5385..2e297cc4cd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -490,6 +490,16 @@ void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *class_intf)
         class_put(parent);
 }
 
+ssize_t show_class_attr_string(struct class *class, struct class_attribute *attr,
+                                char *buf)
+{
+        struct class_attribute_string *cs;
+        cs = container_of(attr, struct class_attribute_string, attr);
+        return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", cs->str);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(show_class_attr_string);
+
 struct class_compat {
         struct kobject *kobj;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 190f8d30d1d3..f95d5bfe8248 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -265,6 +265,23 @@ extern int __must_check class_create_file(struct class *class,
 extern void class_remove_file(struct class *class,
                               const struct class_attribute *attr);
 
+/* Simple class attribute that is just a static string */
+
+struct class_attribute_string {
+        struct class_attribute attr;
+        char *str;
+};
+
+/* Currently read-only only */
+#define _CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str) \
+        { __ATTR(_name, _mode, show_class_attr_string, NULL), _str }
+#define CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str) \
+        struct class_attribute_string class_attr_##_name = \
+                _CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str)
+
+extern ssize_t show_class_attr_string(struct class *class, struct class_attribute *attr,
+                        char *buf);
+
 struct class_interface {
         struct list_head        node;
         struct class            *class;