+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips_machine.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
++ * by the Free Software Foundation.
++ *
++ */
++
++#ifndef __ASM_MIPS_MACHINE_H
++#define __ASM_MIPS_MACHINE_H
++
++#include <linux/init.h>
++#include <linux/list.h>
++
++struct mips_machine {
++ unsigned long mach_type;
++ void (*mach_setup)(void);
++ char *mach_name;
++ struct list_head list;
++};
++
++void mips_machine_register(struct mips_machine *) __init;
++void mips_machine_setup(unsigned long machtype) __init;
++void mips_machine_set_name(char *name) __init;
++
++extern char *mips_machine_name;
++
++#define MIPS_MACHINE(_type, _name, _setup) \
++static char machine_name_##_type[] __initdata = _name; \
++static struct mips_machine machine_##_type __initdata = \
++{ \
++ .mach_type = _type, \
++ .mach_name = machine_name_##_type, \
++ .mach_setup = _setup, \
++}; \
++ \
++static int __init register_machine_##_type(void) \
++{ \
++ mips_machine_register(&machine_##_type); \
++ return 0; \
++} \
++ \
++pure_initcall(register_machine_##_type)
++
++#endif /* __ASM_MIPS_MACHINE_H */
++
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips_machine.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
++ * by the Free Software Foundation.
++ *
++ */
++#include <linux/mm.h>
++
++#include <asm/mips_machine.h>
++#include <asm/bootinfo.h>
++
++static struct list_head mips_machines __initdata =
++ LIST_HEAD_INIT(mips_machines);
++
++char *mips_machine_name = "Unknown";
++
++static struct mips_machine * __init mips_machine_find(unsigned long machtype)
++{
++ struct list_head *this;
++
++ list_for_each(this, &mips_machines) {
++ struct mips_machine *mach;
++
++ mach = list_entry(this, struct mips_machine, list);
++ if (mach->mach_type == machtype)
++ return mach;
++ }
++
++ return NULL;
++}
++
++void __init mips_machine_register(struct mips_machine *mach)
++{
++ list_add_tail(&mach->list, &mips_machines);
++}
++
++void __init mips_machine_set_name(char *name)
++{
++ unsigned int len;
++ char *p;
++
++ if (name == NULL)
++ return;
++
++ len = strlen(name);
++ p = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (p) {
++ strncpy(p, name, len);
++ p[len] = '\0';
++ mips_machine_name = p;
++ } else {
++ printk(KERN_WARNING "MIPS: no memory for machine_name\n");
++ }
++}
++
++void __init mips_machine_setup(unsigned long machtype)
++{
++ struct mips_machine *mach;
++
++ mach = mips_machine_find(machtype);
++ if (!mach) {
++ printk(KERN_ALERT "MIPS: no machine registered for "
++ "machtype %lu\n", machtype);
++ return;
++ }
++
++ mips_machine_set_name(mach->mach_name);
++ printk(KERN_INFO "MIPS: machine is %s\n", mips_machine_name);
++
++ if (mach->mach_setup)
++ mach->mach_setup();
++}
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_TXX9) += gpio_txx9.o
+
+ obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += machine_kexec.o relocate_kernel.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK) += early_printk.o
++obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MACHINE) += mips_machine.o
+
+ CFLAGS_cpu-bugs64.o = $(shell if $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -Wa,-mdaddi -c -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "-DHAVE_AS_SET_DADDI"; fi)
+
+--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
+@@ -837,6 +837,9 @@ config MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
+ config SYNC_R4K
+ bool
+
++config MIPS_MACHINE
++ def_bool n
++
+ config NO_IOPORT
+ def_bool n
+
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
+ #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
+ #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+ #include <asm/processor.h>
++#include <asm/mips_machine.h>
+
+ unsigned int vced_count, vcei_count;
+
+@@ -31,8 +32,12 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file
+ /*
+ * For the first processor also print the system type
+ */
+- if (n == 0)
++ if (n == 0) {
+ seq_printf(m, "system type\t\t: %s\n", get_system_type());
++#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MACHINE
++ seq_printf(m, "machine\t\t\t: %s\n", mips_machine_name);
++#endif
++ }
+
+ seq_printf(m, "processor\t\t: %ld\n", n);
+ sprintf(fmt, "cpu model\t\t: %%s V%%d.%%d%s\n",