--- a/include/linux/bcm47xx_nvram.h
+++ b/include/linux/bcm47xx_nvram.h
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX_NVRAM
 int bcm47xx_nvram_init_from_mem(u32 base, u32 lim);
 int bcm47xx_nvram_getenv(const char *name, char *val, size_t val_len);
 int bcm47xx_nvram_gpio_pin(const char *name);
+char *bcm47xx_nvram_get_contents(size_t *val_len);
+static inline void bcm47xx_nvram_release_contents(char *nvram)
+{
+	vfree(nvram);
+};
 #else
 static inline int bcm47xx_nvram_init_from_mem(u32 base, u32 lim)
 {
@@ -29,6 +35,15 @@ static inline int bcm47xx_nvram_gpio_pin
 {
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 };
+
+static inline char *bcm47xx_nvram_get_contents(size_t *val_len)
+{
+	return NULL;
+};
+
+static inline void bcm47xx_nvram_release_contents(char *nvram)
+{
+};
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __BCM47XX_NVRAM_H */
