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diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/display.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/display.c
index 548dbe5ce7c..5d600054090 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/display.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/display.c
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@
*/
#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
#include <asm/mips-boards/generic.h>
+extern const char display_string[];
+static unsigned int display_count;
+static unsigned int max_display_count;
+
void mips_display_message(const char *str)
{
static unsigned int __iomem *display = NULL;
@@ -37,3 +42,22 @@ void mips_display_message(const char *str)
writel(' ', display + i);
}
}
+
+static void scroll_display_message(unsigned long data);
+static DEFINE_TIMER(mips_scroll_timer, scroll_display_message, HZ, 0);
+
+static void scroll_display_message(unsigned long data)
+{
+ mips_display_message(&display_string[display_count++]);
+ if (display_count == max_display_count)
+ display_count = 0;
+
+ mod_timer(&mips_scroll_timer, jiffies + HZ);
+}
+
+void mips_scroll_message(void)
+{
+ del_timer_sync(&mips_scroll_timer);
+ max_display_count = strlen(display_string) + 1 - 8;
+ mod_timer(&mips_scroll_timer, jiffies + 1);
+}