diff -urpN linux-2.6.28.7/fs/proc/firmware.c linux-2.6.28.7_b/fs/proc/firmware.c
--- linux-2.6.28.7/fs/proc/firmware.c	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.28.7_b/fs/proc/firmware.c	2009-05-12 17:47:21.000000000 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+
+#define FIRMWARE_STRING "lifeline"
+
+static int firmware_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	seq_printf(m, "%s\n", FIRMWARE_STRING);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int firmware_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return single_open(file, firmware_proc_show, NULL);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations firmware_proc_fops = {
+	.open		= firmware_proc_open,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= single_release,
+};
+
+static int __init proc_firmware_init(void)
+{
+	proc_create("firmware", 0, NULL, &firmware_proc_fops);
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(proc_firmware_init);
diff -urpN linux-2.6.28.7/fs/proc/Makefile linux-2.6.28.7_b/fs/proc/Makefile
--- a/fs/proc/Makefile	2010-10-20 20:30:22.000000000 +0000
+++ b/fs/proc/Makefile	2010-11-07 18:22:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 proc-y	+= stat.o
 proc-y	+= uptime.o
 proc-y	+= version.o
+proc-y	+= firmware.o
 proc-y	+= softirqs.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL)	+= proc_sysctl.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_NET)		+= proc_net.o