2 files changed, 22 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
index 935396766621..b79d62b68df5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
@@ -46,18 +46,26 @@
 static void smp_send_stop(void) {}
 #endif
 
-int ps3_get_firmware_version(union ps3_firmware_version *v)
+static union ps3_firmware_version ps3_firmware_version;
+
+void ps3_get_firmware_version(union ps3_firmware_version *v)
 {
-        int result = lv1_get_version_info(&v->raw);
+        *v = ps3_firmware_version;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ps3_get_firmware_version);
 
-        if (result) {
-                v->raw = 0;
-                return -1;
-        }
+int ps3_compare_firmware_version(u16 major, u16 minor, u16 rev)
+{
+        union ps3_firmware_version x;
+
+        x.pad = 0;
+        x.major = major;
+        x.minor = minor;
+        x.rev = rev;
 
-        return result;
+        return (ps3_firmware_version.raw - x.raw);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ps3_get_firmware_version);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ps3_compare_firmware_version);
 
 static void ps3_power_save(void)
 {
@@ -146,13 +154,13 @@ static int ps3_set_dabr(u64 dabr)
 
 static void __init ps3_setup_arch(void)
 {
-        union ps3_firmware_version v;
 
         DBG(" -> %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 
-        ps3_get_firmware_version(&v);
-        printk(KERN_INFO "PS3 firmware version %u.%u.%u\n", v.major, v.minor,
-                v.rev);
+        lv1_get_version_info(&ps3_firmware_version.raw);
+        printk(KERN_INFO "PS3 firmware version %u.%u.%u\n",
+               ps3_firmware_version.major, ps3_firmware_version.minor,
+               ps3_firmware_version.rev);
 
         ps3_spu_set_platform();
         ps3_map_htab();
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/ps3.h b/include/asm-powerpc/ps3.h
index 1e04651eedc4..ac85d729f14f 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/ps3.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/ps3.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ union ps3_firmware_version {
         };
 };
 
-int ps3_get_firmware_version(union ps3_firmware_version *v);
+void ps3_get_firmware_version(union ps3_firmware_version *v);
+int ps3_compare_firmware_version(u16 major, u16 minor, u16 rev);
 
 /* 'Other OS' area */