diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 899ce8041bcd..5c627239c185 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 01263e88c3b8c4ec9621062a40b42814e0859e92
+refs/heads/master: 418ef2094eb8b0916d6cbda10e2ab857b9f64d97
diff --git a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
index f5112248802b..db311a147c28 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <asm/lmb.h>
 
@@ -186,6 +187,28 @@ static int __init verify_header(const struct os_area_header *header)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * os_area_queue_work_handler - Asynchronous write handler.
+ *
+ * An asynchronous write for flash memory and the device tree.  Do not
+ * call directly, use os_area_queue_work().
+ */
+
+static void os_area_queue_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	pr_debug(" -> %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+
+	pr_debug(" <- %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+}
+
+static void os_area_queue_work(void)
+{
+	static DECLARE_WORK(q, os_area_queue_work_handler);
+
+	wmb();
+	schedule_work(&q);
+}
+
 /**
  * ps3_os_area_save_params - Copy data from os area mirror to @saved_params.
  *