2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index f054778e916c..8d71a40625f3 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_pci_fixups_resume) = .;            \
         }                                                               \
                                                                         \
+        /* Built-in firmware blobs */                                   \
+        .builtin_fw        : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) {      \
+                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_builtin_fw) = .;                 \
+                *(.builtin_fw)                                          \
+                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_builtin_fw) = .;                   \
+        }                                                               \
+                                                                        \
         /* RapidIO route ops */                                         \
         .rio_route        : AT(ADDR(.rio_route) - LOAD_OFFSET) {        \
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rio_route_ops) = .;              \
diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
index 88718d60153c..c8ecf5b2a207 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_FIRMWARE_H
 #define _LINUX_FIRMWARE_H
+
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
 #define FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX 30 
 #define FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG 0
 #define FW_ACTION_HOTPLUG 1
@@ -13,6 +16,24 @@ struct firmware {
 
 struct device;
 
+struct builtin_fw {
+        char *name;
+        void *data;
+        unsigned long size;
+};
+
+/* We have to play tricks here much like stringify() to get the
+   __COUNTER__ macro to be expanded as we want it */
+#define __fw_concat1(x, y) x##y
+#define __fw_concat(x, y) __fw_concat1(x, y)
+
+#define DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE(name, blob)                                 \
+        DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE_SIZE(name, &(blob), sizeof(blob))
+
+#define DECLARE_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE_SIZE(name, blob, size)                      \
+        static const struct builtin_fw __fw_concat(__builtin_fw,__COUNTER__) \
+        __used __section(.builtin_fw) = { name, blob, size }
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) || (defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
                      struct device *device);