4 files changed, 39 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 94554f2939..9579ab4c98 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ endif
 # boards
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD) += board_f.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD) += board_r.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO) += board_info.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE) += board_info.o
 
 # core command
 obj-y += cmd_boot.o
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 215108ba06..79531377a7 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 	prt_mpc5xxx_clks,
 #endif /* CONFIG_MPC5xxx */
 #if defined(CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO)
-	checkboard,		/* display board info */
+	show_board_info,
 #endif
 	INIT_FUNC_WATCHDOG_INIT
 #if defined(CONFIG_MISC_INIT_F)
diff --git a/common/board_info.c b/common/board_info.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d0641294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/board_info.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+int __weak checkboard(void)
+{
+	printf("Board: Unknown\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If the root node of the DTB has a "model" property, show it.
+ * If CONFIG_OF_CONTROL is disabled or the "model" property is missing,
+ * fall back to checkboard().
+ */
+int show_board_info(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
+	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+	const char *model;
+
+	model = fdt_getprop(gd->fdt_blob, 0, "model", NULL);
+
+	if (model) {
+		printf("Model: %s\n", model);
+		return 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return checkboard();
+}
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index a301cc226f..68a9448b55 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -476,22 +476,6 @@ static int initr_api(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE
-static int show_model_r(void)
-{
-	/* Put this here so it appears on the LCD, now it is ready */
-# ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
-	const char *model;
-
-	model = (char *)fdt_getprop(gd->fdt_blob, 0, "model", NULL);
-	printf("Model: %s\n", model ? model : "<unknown>");
-# else
-	checkboard();
-# endif
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* enable exceptions */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
 static int initr_enable_interrupts(void)
@@ -801,7 +785,7 @@ init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 #endif
 	console_init_r,		/* fully init console as a device */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE
-	show_model_r,
+	show_board_info,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT
 	arch_misc_init,		/* miscellaneous arch-dependent init */