diff --git a/drivers/base/init.c b/drivers/base/init.c
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+++ b/drivers/base/init.c
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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-3 Patrick Mochel
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-3 Open Source Development Labs
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+extern int devices_init(void);
+extern int buses_init(void);
+extern int classes_init(void);
+extern int firmware_init(void);
+extern int platform_bus_init(void);
+extern int system_bus_init(void);
+extern int cpu_dev_init(void);
+extern int attribute_container_init(void);
+/**
+ *	driver_init - initialize driver model.
+ *
+ *	Call the driver model init functions to initialize their
+ *	subsystems. Called early from init/main.c.
+ */
+
+void __init driver_init(void)
+{
+	/* These are the core pieces */
+	devices_init();
+	buses_init();
+	classes_init();
+	firmware_init();
+
+	/* These are also core pieces, but must come after the
+	 * core core pieces.
+	 */
+	platform_bus_init();
+	system_bus_init();
+	cpu_dev_init();
+	attribute_container_init();
+}