diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index b8b596d..37deee6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -326,6 +326,26 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dmi_get_system_info);
 
+
+/**
+ *	dmi_name_in_vendors - Check if string is anywhere in the DMI vendor information.
+ *	@str: 	Case sensitive Name
+ */
+int dmi_name_in_vendors(char *str)
+{
+	static int fields[] = { DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, DMI_BIOS_VERSION, DMI_SYS_VENDOR,
+				DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION, DMI_BOARD_VENDOR,
+				DMI_BOARD_NAME, DMI_BOARD_VERSION, DMI_NONE };
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; fields[i] != DMI_NONE; i++) {
+		int f = fields[i];
+		if (dmi_ident[f] && strstr(dmi_ident[f], str))
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dmi_name_in_vendors);
+
 /**
  *	dmi_find_device - find onboard device by type/name
  *	@type: device type or %DMI_DEV_TYPE_ANY to match all device types