diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5e5bfada3..738de3e47 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.12-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     and SMP builds.  This fixes a bug detected on ia64 whose symptom was
     unloadable modules in UP builds.  (closes: #325070)
 
- -- dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:02:36 -0600
+  [ Sven Luther ]
+  * [powerpc] Added hotplug support to the mv643xx_eth driver :
+      powerpc-mv643xx-hotplug-support.patch
+    thanks go to Nicolas Det for providing the patch.
+
+ -- Sven Luther <luther@debian.org>  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:16:19 +0200
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.12-6) unstable; urgency=high
 
diff --git a/debian/patches-debian/powerpc-mv643xx-hotplug-support.patch b/debian/patches-debian/powerpc-mv643xx-hotplug-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb452d22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches-debian/powerpc-mv643xx-hotplug-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# 
+# Hotplug support patch for mv643xx_eth driver used on pegasos machines.
+# Author: Nicolas Det <nicolas.det@bplan-gmbh.de>
+# Upstream status: In the process of being submitted, may need a bit of
+# cleanup in order to not break embedded arches using this controller, but
+# should not be a worry for debian.
+#
+--- linux-2.6.14-rc1/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c	2005-09-14 08:15:11.000065096 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.14-rc1_nico/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c	2005-09-15 12:57:50.646269250 +0200
+@@ -1533,6 +1533,9 @@
+ 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: RX NAPI Enabled \n", dev->name);
+ #endif
+ 
++	if (mp->tx_sram_size > 0)
++		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: Using SRAM\n", dev->name);
++
+ 	return 0;
+ 
+ out:
+@@ -1640,6 +1643,15 @@
+ 		" and Dale Farnsworth");
+ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Ethernet driver for Marvell MV643XX");
+ 
++#include <linux/pci.h>
++
++static struct pci_device_id pci_marvell_mv64360[] = {
++		{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_MARVELL_MV64360) },
++		{ }
++	};
++
++MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, pci_marvell_mv64360);
++
+ /*
+  * The second part is the low level driver of the gigE ethernet ports.
+  */
diff --git a/debian/patches-debian/series/2.6.12-7 b/debian/patches-debian/series/2.6.12-7
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3c93e840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches-debian/series/2.6.12-7
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++ powerpc-mv643xx-hotplug-support.patch