diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.c b/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..943acaa8aa76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.c
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+/*
+ * vpd_decode.c
+ *
+ * Google VPD decoding routines.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2.0 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/export.h>
+
+#include "vpd_decode.h"
+
+static int vpd_decode_len(const s32 max_len, const u8 *in,
+			  s32 *length, s32 *decoded_len)
+{
+	u8 more;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (!length || !decoded_len)
+		return VPD_FAIL;
+
+	*length = 0;
+	do {
+		if (i >= max_len)
+			return VPD_FAIL;
+
+		more = in[i] & 0x80;
+		*length <<= 7;
+		*length |= in[i] & 0x7f;
+		++i;
+	} while (more);
+
+	*decoded_len = i;
+
+	return VPD_OK;
+}
+
+int vpd_decode_string(const s32 max_len, const u8 *input_buf, s32 *consumed,
+		      vpd_decode_callback callback, void *callback_arg)
+{
+	int type;
+	int res;
+	s32 key_len;
+	s32 value_len;
+	s32 decoded_len;
+	const u8 *key;
+	const u8 *value;
+
+	/* type */
+	if (*consumed >= max_len)
+		return VPD_FAIL;
+
+	type = input_buf[*consumed];
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case VPD_TYPE_INFO:
+	case VPD_TYPE_STRING:
+		(*consumed)++;
+
+		/* key */
+		res = vpd_decode_len(max_len - *consumed, &input_buf[*consumed],
+				     &key_len, &decoded_len);
+		if (res != VPD_OK || *consumed + decoded_len >= max_len)
+			return VPD_FAIL;
+
+		*consumed += decoded_len;
+		key = &input_buf[*consumed];
+		*consumed += key_len;
+
+		/* value */
+		res = vpd_decode_len(max_len - *consumed, &input_buf[*consumed],
+				     &value_len, &decoded_len);
+		if (res != VPD_OK || *consumed + decoded_len > max_len)
+			return VPD_FAIL;
+
+		*consumed += decoded_len;
+		value = &input_buf[*consumed];
+		*consumed += value_len;
+
+		if (type == VPD_TYPE_STRING)
+			return callback(key, key_len, value, value_len,
+					callback_arg);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return VPD_FAIL;
+	}
+
+	return VPD_OK;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.h b/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be3d62c5ca2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/firmware/google/vpd_decode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * vpd_decode.h
+ *
+ * Google VPD decoding routines.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2.0 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VPD_DECODE_H
+#define __VPD_DECODE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+enum {
+	VPD_OK = 0,
+	VPD_FAIL,
+};
+
+enum {
+	VPD_TYPE_TERMINATOR = 0,
+	VPD_TYPE_STRING,
+	VPD_TYPE_INFO                = 0xfe,
+	VPD_TYPE_IMPLICIT_TERMINATOR = 0xff,
+};
+
+/* Callback for vpd_decode_string to invoke. */
+typedef int vpd_decode_callback(const u8 *key, s32 key_len,
+				const u8 *value, s32 value_len,
+				void *arg);
+
+/*
+ * vpd_decode_string
+ *
+ * Given the encoded string, this function invokes callback with extracted
+ * (key, value). The *consumed will be plused the number of bytes consumed in
+ * this function.
+ *
+ * The input_buf points to the first byte of the input buffer.
+ *
+ * The *consumed starts from 0, which is actually the next byte to be decoded.
+ * It can be non-zero to be used in multiple calls.
+ *
+ * If one entry is successfully decoded, sends it to callback and returns the
+ * result.
+ */
+int vpd_decode_string(const s32 max_len, const u8 *input_buf, s32 *consumed,
+		      vpd_decode_callback callback, void *callback_arg);
+
+#endif  /* __VPD_DECODE_H */