diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/mainboard.c
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * 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 <console/console.h>
+#include <device/device.h>
+#include <cbmem.h>
+
+static void mainboard_enable(device_t dev)
+{
+
+	if (!dev) {
+		printk(BIOS_EMERG, "No dev0; die\n");
+		while (1)
+			;
+	}
+
+	// Where does ram live?
+	ram_resource(dev, 0, 2048, 32768);
+	cbmem_recovery(0);
+}
+
+struct chip_operations mainboard_ops = {
+	.enable_dev = mainboard_enable,
+};