diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/io.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/io.h
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+/*
+ * include/asm-arm/arch-at91/io.h
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2003 SAN People
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_ARCH_IO_H
+#define __ASM_ARCH_IO_H
+
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+static inline unsigned int at91_sys_read(unsigned int reg_offset)
+{
+	void *addr = (void *)AT91_BASE_SYS;
+
+	return __raw_readl(addr + reg_offset);
+}
+
+static inline void at91_sys_write(unsigned int reg_offset, unsigned long value)
+{
+	void *addr = (void *)AT91_BASE_SYS;
+
+	__raw_writel(value, addr + reg_offset);
+}
+
+#endif