2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index 0cdadea7a40e..5e596a7e3601 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -470,3 +470,11 @@ int dmi_get_year(int field)
         return year;
 }
 
+/**
+ *      dmi_get_slot - return dmi_ident[slot]
+ *      @slot:  index into dmi_ident[]
+ */
+char *dmi_get_slot(int slot)
+{
+        return(dmi_ident[slot]);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/dmi.h b/include/linux/dmi.h
index b1251b2af568..5b42a659a308 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmi.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern void dmi_scan_machine(void);
 extern int dmi_get_year(int field);
 extern int dmi_name_in_vendors(const char *str);
 extern int dmi_available;
+extern char *dmi_get_slot(int slot);
 
 #else
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ static inline const struct dmi_device * dmi_find_device(int type, const char *na
 static inline int dmi_get_year(int year) { return 0; }
 static inline int dmi_name_in_vendors(const char *s) { return 0; }
 #define dmi_available 0
+static inline char *dmi_get_slot(int slot) { return NULL; }
 
 #endif