--- /dev/null
+diff -Nur a/include/linux/ath5k_platform.h b/include/linux/ath5k_platform.h
+--- a/include/linux/ath5k_platform.h 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
++++ b/include/linux/ath5k_platform.h 2010-06-21 00:19:52.000000000 +0200
+@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (c) 2008 Atheros Communications Inc.
++ * Copyright (c) 2009 Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
++ * Copyright (c) 2009 Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
++ * Copyright (c) 2010 Daniel Golle <daniel.golle@gmail.com>
++ *
++ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
++ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
++ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
++ *
++ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
++ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
++ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
++ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
++ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
++ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
++ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
++ */
++
++#ifndef _LINUX_ATH5K_PLATFORM_H
++#define _LINUX_ATH5K_PLATFORM_H
++
++#define ATH5K_PLAT_EEP_MAX_WORDS 2048
++
++struct ath5k_platform_data {
++ u16 *eeprom_data;
++ u8 *macaddr;
++};
++
++#endif /* _LINUX_ATH5K_PLATFORM_H */
+
--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c 2010-06-23 03:08:32.000000000 +0200
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c 2010-06-23 05:59:30.000000000 +0200
+@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
+ \*************************************/
+
+ #include <linux/slab.h>
++#include <linux/ath5k_platform.h>
++#include <linux/pci.h>
+
+ #include "ath5k.h"
+ #include "reg.h"
+@@ -34,6 +37,18 @@
+ static int ath5k_hw_eeprom_read(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u32 offset, u16 *data)
+ {
+ u32 status, timeout;
++ struct ath5k_platform_data *pdata = NULL;
++
++ if (ah->ah_sc->pdev)
++ pdata = ah->ah_sc->pdev->dev.platform_data;
++
++ if (pdata && pdata->eeprom_data && pdata->eeprom_data[0] == AR5K_EEPROM_MAGIC_VALUE)
++ {
++ ATH5K_INFO(ah->ah_sc, "using eeprom-content from platform_data\n");
++ if (offset >= ATH5K_PLAT_EEP_MAX_WORDS) return -EIO;
++ *data = pdata->eeprom_data[offset];
++ return 0;
++ }
+
+ /*
+ * Initialize EEPROM access
+@@ -1788,7 +1802,7 @@
+ }
+
+ /*
+- * Read the MAC address from eeprom
++ * Read the MAC address from eeprom or platform_data
+ */
+ int ath5k_eeprom_read_mac(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u8 *mac)
+ {
+@@ -1796,6 +1810,16 @@
+ u32 total, offset;
+ u16 data;
+ int octet, ret;
++ struct ath5k_platform_data *pdata = NULL;
++
++ if (ah->ah_sc->pdev)
++ pdata = ah->ah_sc->pdev->dev.platform_data;
++
++ if (pdata && pdata->macaddr)
++ {
++ memcpy(mac, pdata->macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
++ return 0;
++ }
+
+ ret = ath5k_hw_eeprom_read(ah, 0x20, &data);
+ if (ret)
+