diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/promlib.c b/arch/mips/lib/promlib.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/arch/mips/lib/promlib.c
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+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+extern void prom_putchar(char);
+
+void prom_printf(char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char ppbuf[1024];
+	char *bptr;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vsprintf(ppbuf, fmt, args);
+
+	bptr = ppbuf;
+
+	while (*bptr != 0) {
+		if (*bptr == '\n')
+			prom_putchar('\r');
+
+		prom_putchar(*bptr++);
+	}
+	va_end(args);
+}