1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fdea29d6a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/hd44780_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "hd44780_common.h"
+
+struct hd44780_common *hd44780_common_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct hd44780_common *hd;
+
+	hd = kzalloc(sizeof(*hd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hd)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return hd;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hd44780_common_alloc);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");