--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_board.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_board.h
+@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+ #ifndef BCM63XX_BOARD_H_
+ #define BCM63XX_BOARD_H_
+
++#include <asm/bootinfo.h>
++
+ const char *board_get_name(void);
+
+ void board_prom_init(void);
+@@ -9,4 +11,8 @@ void board_setup(void);
+
+ int board_register_devices(void);
+
++static inline bool bcm63xx_is_cfe_present(void) {
++ return fw_arg3 == 0x43464531;
++}
++
+ #endif /* ! BCM63XX_BOARD_H_ */