diff --git a/lib/check_signature.c b/lib/check_signature.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6af19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/check_signature.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/**
+ *	check_signature		-	find BIOS signatures
+ *	@io_addr: mmio address to check
+ *	@signature:  signature block
+ *	@length: length of signature
+ *
+ *	Perform a signature comparison with the mmio address io_addr. This
+ *	address should have been obtained by ioremap.
+ *	Returns 1 on a match.
+ */
+
+int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
+			const unsigned char *signature, int length)
+{
+	while (length--) {
+		if (readb(io_addr) != *signature)
+			return 0;
+		io_addr++;
+		signature++;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_signature);