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diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index c6335982774c..341fb740d851 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -922,4 +922,25 @@ extern long sysfs_deprecated;
#define sysfs_deprecated 0
#endif
+/**
+ * module_driver() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything
+ * special in module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate.
+ * Each module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces
+ * module_init() and module_exit().
+ *
+ * Use this macro to construct bus specific macros for registering
+ * drivers, and do not use it on its own.
+ */
+#define module_driver(__driver, __register, __unregister) \
+static int __init __driver##_init(void) \
+{ \
+ return __register(&(__driver)); \
+} \
+module_init(__driver##_init); \
+static void __exit __driver##_exit(void) \
+{ \
+ __unregister(&(__driver)); \
+} \
+module_exit(__driver##_exit);
+
#endif /* _DEVICE_H_ */