2 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index d1b366bdf86e..d7a93ff7f5a0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
 lib-y   += kobject.o kref.o kobject_uevent.o klist.o
 
 obj-y += div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
-         bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o
+         bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o check_signature.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
 CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/lib/check_signature.c b/lib/check_signature.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd6af199247b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/check_signature.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/**
+ *      check_signature         -       find BIOS signatures
+ *      @io_addr: mmio address to check
+ *      @signature:  signature block
+ *      @length: length of signature
+ *
+ *      Perform a signature comparison with the mmio address io_addr. This
+ *      address should have been obtained by ioremap.
+ *      Returns 1 on a match.
+ */
+
+int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
+                        const unsigned char *signature, int length)
+{
+        while (length--) {
+                if (readb(io_addr) != *signature)
+                        return 0;
+                io_addr++;
+                signature++;
+        }
+        return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_signature);