diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware.c b/drivers/base/firmware.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ab044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * firmware.c - firmware subsystem hoohaw.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-3 Patrick Mochel
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-3 Open Source Development Labs
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+static decl_subsys(firmware, NULL, NULL);
+
+int firmware_register(struct subsystem * s)
+{
+	kset_set_kset_s(s, firmware_subsys);
+	return subsystem_register(s);
+}
+
+void firmware_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
+{
+	subsystem_unregister(s);
+}
+
+int __init firmware_init(void)
+{
+	return subsystem_register(&firmware_subsys);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_unregister);