diff --git a/include/asm-mips/string.h b/include/asm-mips/string.h
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+/* $Id: string.h,v 1.13 2000/02/19 14:12:14 harald Exp $
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by Ralf Baechle
+ */
+#ifndef __ASM_MIPS_STRING_H
+#define __ASM_MIPS_STRING_H
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCPY
+extern __inline__ char *strcpy(char *__dest, __const__ char *__src)
+{
+  char *__xdest = __dest;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__(
+	".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+	".set\tnoat\n"
+	"1:\tlbu\t$1,(%1)\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%1,1\n\t"
+	"sb\t$1,(%0)\n\t"
+	"bnez\t$1,1b\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%0,1\n\t"
+	".set\tat\n\t"
+	".set\treorder"
+	: "=r" (__dest), "=r" (__src)
+        : "0" (__dest), "1" (__src)
+	: "$1","memory");
+
+  return __xdest;
+}
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCPY
+extern __inline__ char *strncpy(char *__dest, __const__ char *__src, size_t __n)
+{
+  char *__xdest = __dest;
+
+  if (__n == 0)
+    return __xdest;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__(
+	".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+	".set\tnoat\n"
+	"1:\tlbu\t$1,(%1)\n\t"
+	"subu\t%2,1\n\t"
+	"sb\t$1,(%0)\n\t"
+	"beqz\t$1,2f\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%0,1\n\t"
+	"bnez\t%2,1b\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%1,1\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+	".set\tat\n\t"
+	".set\treorder"
+        : "=r" (__dest), "=r" (__src), "=r" (__n)
+        : "0" (__dest), "1" (__src), "2" (__n)
+        : "$1","memory");
+
+  return __dest;
+}
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCMP
+extern __inline__ int strcmp(__const__ char *__cs, __const__ char *__ct)
+{
+  int __res;
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__(
+	".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+	".set\tnoat\n\t"
+	"lbu\t%2,(%0)\n"
+	"1:\tlbu\t$1,(%1)\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%0,1\n\t"
+	"bne\t$1,%2,2f\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%1,1\n\t"
+	"bnez\t%2,1b\n\t"
+	"lbu\t%2,(%0)\n\t"
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_R3000)
+	"nop\n\t"
+#endif
+	"move\t%2,$1\n"
+	"2:\tsubu\t%2,$1\n"
+	"3:\t.set\tat\n\t"
+	".set\treorder"
+	: "=r" (__cs), "=r" (__ct), "=r" (__res)
+	: "0" (__cs), "1" (__ct)
+	: "$1");
+
+  return __res;
+}
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCMP
+extern __inline__ int
+strncmp(__const__ char *__cs, __const__ char *__ct, size_t __count)
+{
+	int __res;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	".set\tnoreorder\n\t"
+	".set\tnoat\n"
+	"1:\tlbu\t%3,(%0)\n\t"
+	"beqz\t%2,2f\n\t"
+	"lbu\t$1,(%1)\n\t"
+	"subu\t%2,1\n\t"
+	"bne\t$1,%3,3f\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%0,1\n\t"
+	"bnez\t%3,1b\n\t"
+	"addiu\t%1,1\n"
+	"2:\n\t"
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_R3000)
+	"nop\n\t"
+#endif	
+	"move\t%3,$1\n"
+	"3:\tsubu\t%3,$1\n\t"
+	".set\tat\n\t"
+	".set\treorder"
+	: "=r" (__cs), "=r" (__ct), "=r" (__count), "=r" (__res)
+	: "0" (__cs), "1" (__ct), "2" (__count)
+	: "$1");
+
+	return __res;
+}
+
+#undef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
+extern void *memset(void *__s, int __c, size_t __count);
+
+#undef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY
+extern void *memcpy(void *__to, __const__ void *__from, size_t __n);
+
+#undef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE
+extern void *memmove(void *__dest, __const__ void *__src, size_t __n);
+
+/* Don't build bcopy at all ...  */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_BCOPY
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSCAN
+extern __inline__ void *memscan(void *__addr, int __c, size_t __size)
+{
+	char *__end = (char *)__addr + __size;
+
+	__asm__(".set\tpush\n\t"
+		".set\tnoat\n\t"
+		".set\treorder\n\t"
+		"1:\tbeq\t%0,%1,2f\n\t"
+		"addiu\t%0,1\n\t"
+		"lb\t$1,-1(%0)\n\t"
+		"bne\t$1,%4,1b\n"
+		"2:\t.set\tpop"
+		: "=r" (__addr), "=r" (__end)
+		: "0" (__addr), "1" (__end), "r" (__c)
+		: "$1");
+
+	return __addr;
+}
+
+#endif /* __ASM_MIPS_STRING_H */