diff --git a/fs/afs/netdevices.c b/fs/afs/netdevices.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b308735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/afs/netdevices.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* AFS network device helpers
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+int afs_get_MAC_address(u8 mac[ETH_ALEN])
+{
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	int ret = -ENODEV;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	dev = __dev_getfirstbyhwtype(ARPHRD_ETHER);
+	if (dev) {
+		memcpy(mac, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int afs_get_ipv4_interfaces(struct afs_interface *bufs, size_t maxbufs,
+			    bool wantloopback)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct in_device *idev;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+	for (dev = dev_base; dev; dev = dev->next) {
+		if (dev->type == ARPHRD_LOOPBACK && !wantloopback)
+			continue;
+		idev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
+		if (!idev)
+			continue;
+		for_primary_ifa(idev) {
+			if (n == maxbufs)
+				goto out;
+			bufs[n].address.s_addr = ifa->ifa_address;
+			bufs[n].netmask.s_addr = ifa->ifa_mask;
+			bufs[n].mtu = dev->mtu;
+			n++;
+		} endfor_ifa(idev)
+	}
+out:
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	return n;
+}