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diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/firmware_attributes_class.c b/drivers/platform/x86/firmware_attributes_class.c
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+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/firmware_attributes_class.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+/* Firmware attributes class helper module */
+
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/device/class.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include "firmware_attributes_class.h"
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(fw_attr_lock);
+int fw_attr_inuse;
+
+static struct class firmware_attributes_class = {
+	.name = "firmware-attributes",
+};
+
+int fw_attributes_class_get(struct class **fw_attr_class)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fw_attr_lock);
+	if (!fw_attr_inuse) { /*first time class is being used*/
+		err = class_register(&firmware_attributes_class);
+		if (err) {
+			mutex_unlock(&fw_attr_lock);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+	fw_attr_inuse++;
+	*fw_attr_class = &firmware_attributes_class;
+	mutex_unlock(&fw_attr_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fw_attributes_class_get);
+
+int fw_attributes_class_put(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&fw_attr_lock);
+	if (!fw_attr_inuse) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fw_attr_lock);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	fw_attr_inuse--;
+	if (!fw_attr_inuse) /* No more consumers */
+		class_unregister(&firmware_attributes_class);
+	mutex_unlock(&fw_attr_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fw_attributes_class_put);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Pearson <markpearson@lenovo.com>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");