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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+KIRKWOOD_BOARD_NAME=
+KIRKWOOD_MODEL=
+
+kirkwood_board_detect() {
+	local machine
+	local name
+
+	machine=$(cat /proc/device-tree/model)
+
+	case "$machine" in
+	"Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar")
+		name="dockstar"
+		;;
+
+	"Iomega Iconnect")
+		name="iconnect"
+		;;
+
+	"RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-NAS62x0 (Rev B)")
+		name="ib62x0"
+		;;
+
+	"Cloud Engines Pogoplug E02")
+		name="pogo_e02"
+		;;
+
+	"Linksys EA4500")
+		name="ea4500"
+		;;
+
+	*)
+		name="generic"
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	[ -z "$KIRKWOOD_BOARD_NAME" ] && KIRKWOOD_BOARD_NAME="$name"
+	[ -z "$KIRKWOOD_MODEL" ] && KIRKWOOD_MODEL="$machine"
+
+	[ -e "/tmp/sysinfo/" ] || mkdir -p "/tmp/sysinfo/"
+
+	echo "$KIRKWOOD_BOARD_NAME" > /tmp/sysinfo/board_name
+	echo "$KIRKWOOD_MODEL" > /tmp/sysinfo/model
+}
+
+kirkwood_board_name() {
+	local name
+
+	[ -f /tmp/sysinfo/board_name ] || kirkwood_board_detect
+	[ -f /tmp/sysinfo/board_name ] && name=$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/board_name)
+	[ -z "$name" ] && name="unknown"
+
+	echo "$name"
+}