int unit);
 static void fbcon_redraw_move(struct vc_data *vc, struct display *p,
                              int line, int count, int dy);
+static void fbcon_modechanged(struct fb_info *info);
+static void fbcon_set_all_vcs(struct fb_info *info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC
 /*
        else
                ops->rotate = 0;
 }
+
+static void fbcon_rotate(struct fb_info *info, u32 rotate)
+{
+       struct fbcon_ops *ops= info->fbcon_par;
+       struct fb_info *fb_info;
+
+       if (!ops || ops->currcon == -1)
+               return;
+
+       fb_info = registered_fb[con2fb_map[ops->currcon]];
+
+       if (info == fb_info) {
+               struct display *p = &fb_display[ops->currcon];
+
+               if (rotate < 4)
+                       p->con_rotate = rotate;
+               else
+                       p->con_rotate = 0;
+
+               fbcon_modechanged(info);
+       }
+}
+
+static void fbcon_rotate_all(struct fb_info *info, u32 rotate)
+{
+       struct fbcon_ops *ops = info->fbcon_par;
+       struct vc_data *vc;
+       struct display *p;
+       int i;
+
+       if (!ops || ops->currcon < 0 || rotate > 3)
+               return;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
+               vc = vc_cons[i].d;
+               if (!vc || vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT ||
+                   registered_fb[con2fb_map[i]] != info)
+                       continue;
+
+               p = &fb_display[vc->vc_num];
+               p->con_rotate = rotate;
+       }
+
+       fbcon_set_all_vcs(info);
+}
 #else
 static inline void fbcon_set_rotation(struct fb_info *info, struct display *p)
 {
 
        ops->rotate = FB_ROTATE_UR;
 }
+
+static void fbcon_rotate(struct fb_info *info, u32 rotate)
+{
+       return;
+}
+
+static void fbcon_rotate_all(struct fb_info *info, u32 rotate)
+{
+       return;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION */
 
+static int fbcon_get_rotate(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+       struct fbcon_ops *ops = info->fbcon_par;
+
+       return (ops) ? ops->rotate : 0;
+}
+
 static inline int fbcon_is_inactive(struct vc_data *vc, struct fb_info *info)
 {
        struct fbcon_ops *ops = info->fbcon_par;
        case FB_EVENT_NEW_MODELIST:
                fbcon_new_modelist(info);
                break;
+       case FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE:
+               fbcon_rotate(info, *(int *)event->data);
+               break;
+       case FB_EVENT_GET_CON_ROTATE:
+               ret = fbcon_get_rotate(info);
+               break;
+       case FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE_ALL:
+               fbcon_rotate_all(info, *(int *)event->data);
        }
 
        return ret;
 
        return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fb_con_duit - user<->fbcon passthrough
+ * @info: struct fb_info
+ * @event: notification event to be passed to fbcon
+ * @data: private data
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * This function is an fbcon-user event passing channel
+ * which bypasses fbdev.  This is hopefully temporary
+ * until a user interface for fbcon is created
+ */
+int fb_con_duit(struct fb_info *info, int event, void *data)
+{
+       struct fb_event evnt;
+
+       evnt.info = info;
+       evnt.data = data;
+
+       return notifier_call_chain(&fb_notifier_list, event, &evnt);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_con_duit);
+
 static char *video_options[FB_MAX];
 static int ofonly;
 
 
        return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", fb_info->var.bits_per_pixel);
 }
 
+static ssize_t store_rotate(struct class_device *class_device, const char *buf,
+                           size_t count)
+{
+       struct fb_info *fb_info = class_get_devdata(class_device);
+       struct fb_var_screeninfo var;
+       char **last = NULL;
+       int err;
+
+       var = fb_info->var;
+       var.rotate = simple_strtoul(buf, last, 0);
+
+       if ((err = activate(fb_info, &var)))
+               return err;
+
+       return count;
+}
+
+
+static ssize_t show_rotate(struct class_device *class_device, char *buf)
+{
+       struct fb_info *fb_info = class_get_devdata(class_device);
+
+       return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", fb_info->var.rotate);
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_con_rotate(struct class_device *class_device,
+                               const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+       struct fb_info *fb_info = class_get_devdata(class_device);
+       int rotate;
+       char **last = NULL;
+
+       acquire_console_sem();
+       rotate = simple_strtoul(buf, last, 0);
+       fb_con_duit(fb_info, FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE, &rotate);
+       release_console_sem();
+       return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_con_rotate_all(struct class_device *class_device,
+                               const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+       struct fb_info *fb_info = class_get_devdata(class_device);
+       int rotate;
+       char **last = NULL;
+
+       acquire_console_sem();
+       rotate = simple_strtoul(buf, last, 0);
+       fb_con_duit(fb_info, FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE_ALL, &rotate);
+       release_console_sem();
+       return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t show_con_rotate(struct class_device *class_device, char *buf)
+{
+       struct fb_info *fb_info = class_get_devdata(class_device);
+       int rotate;
+
+       acquire_console_sem();
+       rotate = fb_con_duit(fb_info, FB_EVENT_GET_CON_ROTATE, NULL);
+       release_console_sem();
+       return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", rotate);
+}
+
 static ssize_t store_virtual(struct class_device *class_device,
                             const char * buf, size_t count)
 {
        __ATTR(virtual_size, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, show_virtual, store_virtual),
        __ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_name, NULL),
        __ATTR(stride, S_IRUGO, show_stride, NULL),
+       __ATTR(rotate, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, show_rotate, store_rotate),
+       __ATTR(con_rotate, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, show_con_rotate, store_con_rotate),
+       __ATTR(con_rotate_all, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_con_rotate_all),
 };
 
 int fb_init_class_device(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 
 /*     The resolution of the passed in fb_info about to change and
         all vc's should be changed         */
 #define FB_EVENT_MODE_CHANGE_ALL       0x0A
+/*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: set console rotation */
+#define FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE         0x0B
+/*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: get console rotation */
+#define FB_EVENT_GET_CON_ROTATE         0x0C
+/*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: rotate all consoles */
+#define FB_EVENT_SET_CON_ROTATE_ALL     0x0D
 
 struct fb_event {
        struct fb_info *info;
                              struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix);
 extern int fb_get_options(char *name, char **option);
 extern int fb_new_modelist(struct fb_info *info);
+extern int fb_con_duit(struct fb_info *info, int event, void *data);
 
 extern struct fb_info *registered_fb[FB_MAX];
 extern int num_registered_fb;