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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Broadcom Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt)		KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/crc8.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+
+/*
+ * crc8_populate_msb - fill crc table for given polynomial in reverse bit order.
+ *
+ * table:	table to be filled.
+ * polynomial:	polynomial for which table is to be filled.
+ */
+void crc8_populate_msb(u8 table[CRC8_TABLE_SIZE], u8 polynomial)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	const u8 msbit = 0x80;
+	u8 t = msbit;
+
+	table[0] = 0;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < CRC8_TABLE_SIZE; i *= 2) {
+		t = (t << 1) ^ (t & msbit ? polynomial : 0);
+		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
+			table[i+j] = table[j] ^ t;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc8_populate_msb);
+
+/*
+ * crc8_populate_lsb - fill crc table for given polynomial in regular bit order.
+ *
+ * table:	table to be filled.
+ * polynomial:	polynomial for which table is to be filled.
+ */
+void crc8_populate_lsb(u8 table[CRC8_TABLE_SIZE], u8 polynomial)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	u8 t = 1;
+
+	table[0] = 0;
+
+	for (i = (CRC8_TABLE_SIZE >> 1); i; i >>= 1) {
+		t = (t >> 1) ^ (t & 1 ? polynomial : 0);
+		for (j = 0; j < CRC8_TABLE_SIZE; j += 2*i)
+			table[i+j] = table[j] ^ t;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc8_populate_lsb);
+
+/*
+ * crc8 - calculate a crc8 over the given input data.
+ *
+ * table: crc table used for calculation.
+ * pdata: pointer to data buffer.
+ * nbytes: number of bytes in data buffer.
+ * crc:	previous returned crc8 value.
+ */
+u8 crc8(const u8 table[CRC8_TABLE_SIZE], u8 *pdata, size_t nbytes, u8 crc)
+{
+	/* loop over the buffer data */
+	while (nbytes-- > 0)
+		crc = table[(crc ^ *pdata++) & 0xff];
+
+	return crc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc8);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CRC8 (by Williams, Ross N.) function");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Broadcom Corporation");
+MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");