diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 34a2de9c53859637e0be7c1318ec69f1a3ca6d3d..2e297cc4cd3d7e5a0f231a7a50fd7bc121b67486 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -490,6 +490,16 @@ void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *class_intf)
 	class_put(parent);
 }
 
+ssize_t show_class_attr_string(struct class *class, struct class_attribute *attr,
+                        	char *buf)
+{
+	struct class_attribute_string *cs;
+	cs = container_of(attr, struct class_attribute_string, attr);
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", cs->str);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(show_class_attr_string);
+
 struct class_compat {
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 190f8d30d1d39cfa32f553f256f691268cd5c362..f95d5bfe8248b2508d3cba47e70a0e8f8581eadd 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -265,6 +265,23 @@ extern int __must_check class_create_file(struct class *class,
 extern void class_remove_file(struct class *class,
 			      const struct class_attribute *attr);
 
+/* Simple class attribute that is just a static string */
+
+struct class_attribute_string {
+	struct class_attribute attr;
+	char *str;
+};
+
+/* Currently read-only only */
+#define _CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str) \
+	{ __ATTR(_name, _mode, show_class_attr_string, NULL), _str }
+#define CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str) \
+	struct class_attribute_string class_attr_##_name = \
+		_CLASS_ATTR_STRING(_name, _mode, _str)
+
+extern ssize_t show_class_attr_string(struct class *class, struct class_attribute *attr,
+                        char *buf);
+
 struct class_interface {
 	struct list_head	node;
 	struct class		*class;