diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
index 2103f7b..9a4265e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 	select VIDEOBUF_GEN
 	tristate
 
+config VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG
+	depends on HAS_DMA
+	select VIDEOBUF_GEN
+	tristate
+
 config VIDEOBUF_DVB
 	tristate
 	select VIDEOBUF_GEN
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Makefile b/drivers/media/video/Makefile
index d5f6eea..3106eaa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/video/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOBUF_GEN) += videobuf-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOBUF_DMA_SG) += videobuf-dma-sg.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG) += videobuf-dma-contig.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOBUF_VMALLOC) += videobuf-vmalloc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEOBUF_DVB) += videobuf-dvb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_BTCX)  += btcx-risc.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videobuf-dma-contig.c b/drivers/media/video/videobuf-dma-contig.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2475535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videobuf-dma-contig.c
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+/*
+ * helper functions for physically contiguous capture buffers
+ *
+ * The functions support hardware lacking scatter gather support
+ * (i.e. the buffers must be linear in physical memory)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Magnus Damm
+ *
+ * Based on videobuf-vmalloc.c,
+ * (c) 2007 Mauro Carvalho Chehab, <mchehab@infradead.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <media/videobuf-dma-contig.h>
+
+struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory {
+	u32 magic;
+	void *vaddr;
+	dma_addr_t dma_handle;
+	unsigned long size;
+};
+
+#define MAGIC_DC_MEM 0x0733ac61
+#define MAGIC_CHECK(is, should)						\
+	if (unlikely((is) != (should)))	{				\
+		pr_err("magic mismatch: %x expected %x\n", is, should); \
+		BUG();							\
+	}
+
+static void
+videobuf_vm_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct videobuf_mapping *map = vma->vm_private_data;
+
+	dev_dbg(map->q->dev, "vm_open %p [count=%u,vma=%08lx-%08lx]\n",
+		map, map->count, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end);
+
+	map->count++;
+}
+
+static void videobuf_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct videobuf_mapping *map = vma->vm_private_data;
+	struct videobuf_queue *q = map->q;
+	int i;
+
+	dev_dbg(map->q->dev, "vm_close %p [count=%u,vma=%08lx-%08lx]\n",
+		map, map->count, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end);
+
+	map->count--;
+	if (0 == map->count) {
+		struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem;
+
+		dev_dbg(map->q->dev, "munmap %p q=%p\n", map, q);
+		mutex_lock(&q->vb_lock);
+
+		/* We need first to cancel streams, before unmapping */
+		if (q->streaming)
+			videobuf_queue_cancel(q);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < VIDEO_MAX_FRAME; i++) {
+			if (NULL == q->bufs[i])
+				continue;
+
+			if (q->bufs[i]->map != map)
+				continue;
+
+			mem = q->bufs[i]->priv;
+			if (mem) {
+				/* This callback is called only if kernel has
+				   allocated memory and this memory is mmapped.
+				   In this case, memory should be freed,
+				   in order to do memory unmap.
+				 */
+
+				MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+				/* vfree is not atomic - can't be
+				   called with IRQ's disabled
+				 */
+				dev_dbg(map->q->dev, "buf[%d] freeing %p\n",
+					i, mem->vaddr);
+
+				dma_free_coherent(q->dev, mem->size,
+						  mem->vaddr, mem->dma_handle);
+				mem->vaddr = NULL;
+			}
+
+			q->bufs[i]->map   = NULL;
+			q->bufs[i]->baddr = 0;
+		}
+
+		kfree(map);
+
+		mutex_unlock(&q->vb_lock);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct vm_operations_struct videobuf_vm_ops = {
+	.open     = videobuf_vm_open,
+	.close    = videobuf_vm_close,
+};
+
+static void *__videobuf_alloc(size_t size)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem;
+	struct videobuf_buffer *vb;
+
+	vb = kzalloc(size + sizeof(*mem), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (vb) {
+		mem = vb->priv = ((char *)vb) + size;
+		mem->magic = MAGIC_DC_MEM;
+	}
+
+	return vb;
+}
+
+static void *__videobuf_to_vmalloc(struct videobuf_buffer *buf)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = buf->priv;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	return mem->vaddr;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_iolock(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+			     struct videobuf_buffer *vb,
+			     struct v4l2_framebuffer *fbuf)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = vb->priv;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	switch (vb->memory) {
+	case V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP:
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "%s memory method MMAP\n", __func__);
+
+		/* All handling should be done by __videobuf_mmap_mapper() */
+		if (!mem->vaddr) {
+			dev_err(q->dev, "memory is not alloced/mmapped.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	case V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR:
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "%s memory method USERPTR\n", __func__);
+
+		/* The only USERPTR currently supported is the one needed for
+		   read() method.
+		 */
+		if (vb->baddr)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		mem->size = PAGE_ALIGN(vb->size);
+		mem->vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(q->dev, mem->size,
+						&mem->dma_handle, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!mem->vaddr) {
+			dev_err(q->dev, "dma_alloc_coherent %ld failed\n",
+					 mem->size);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "dma_alloc_coherent data is at %p (%ld)\n",
+			mem->vaddr, mem->size);
+		break;
+	case V4L2_MEMORY_OVERLAY:
+	default:
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "%s memory method OVERLAY/unknown\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_sync(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+			   struct videobuf_buffer *buf)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = buf->priv;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	dma_sync_single_for_cpu(q->dev, mem->dma_handle, mem->size,
+				DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_mmap_free(struct videobuf_queue *q)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	dev_dbg(q->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
+	for (i = 0; i < VIDEO_MAX_FRAME; i++) {
+		if (q->bufs[i] && q->bufs[i]->map)
+			return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_mmap_mapper(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+				  struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem;
+	struct videobuf_mapping *map;
+	unsigned int first;
+	int retval;
+	unsigned long size, offset = vma->vm_pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+	dev_dbg(q->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE) || !(vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* look for first buffer to map */
+	for (first = 0; first < VIDEO_MAX_FRAME; first++) {
+		if (!q->bufs[first])
+			continue;
+
+		if (V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP != q->bufs[first]->memory)
+			continue;
+		if (q->bufs[first]->boff == offset)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (VIDEO_MAX_FRAME == first) {
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "invalid user space offset [offset=0x%lx]\n",
+			offset);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* create mapping + update buffer list */
+	map = kzalloc(sizeof(struct videobuf_mapping), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!map)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	q->bufs[first]->map = map;
+	map->start = vma->vm_start;
+	map->end = vma->vm_end;
+	map->q = q;
+
+	q->bufs[first]->baddr = vma->vm_start;
+
+	mem = q->bufs[first]->priv;
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	mem->size = PAGE_ALIGN(q->bufs[first]->bsize);
+	mem->vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(q->dev, mem->size,
+					&mem->dma_handle, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mem->vaddr) {
+		dev_err(q->dev, "dma_alloc_coherent size %ld failed\n",
+			mem->size);
+		goto error;
+	}
+	dev_dbg(q->dev, "dma_alloc_coherent data is at addr %p (size %ld)\n",
+		mem->vaddr, mem->size);
+
+	/* Try to remap memory */
+
+	size = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
+	size = (size < mem->size) ? size : mem->size;
+
+	vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_noncached(vma->vm_page_prot);
+	retval = remap_pfn_range(vma, vma->vm_start,
+				 mem->dma_handle >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+				 size, vma->vm_page_prot);
+	if (retval) {
+		dev_err(q->dev, "mmap: remap failed with error %d. ", retval);
+		dma_free_coherent(q->dev, mem->size,
+				  mem->vaddr, mem->dma_handle);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	vma->vm_ops          = &videobuf_vm_ops;
+	vma->vm_flags       |= VM_DONTEXPAND;
+	vma->vm_private_data = map;
+
+	dev_dbg(q->dev, "mmap %p: q=%p %08lx-%08lx (%lx) pgoff %08lx buf %d\n",
+		map, q, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
+		(long int) q->bufs[first]->bsize,
+		vma->vm_pgoff, first);
+
+	videobuf_vm_open(vma);
+
+	return 0;
+
+error:
+	kfree(map);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_copy_to_user(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+				   char __user *data, size_t count,
+				   int nonblocking)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = q->read_buf->priv;
+	void *vaddr;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+	BUG_ON(!mem->vaddr);
+
+	/* copy to userspace */
+	if (count > q->read_buf->size - q->read_off)
+		count = q->read_buf->size - q->read_off;
+
+	vaddr = mem->vaddr;
+
+	if (copy_to_user(data, vaddr + q->read_off, count))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static int __videobuf_copy_stream(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+				  char __user *data, size_t count, size_t pos,
+				  int vbihack, int nonblocking)
+{
+	unsigned int  *fc;
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = q->read_buf->priv;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	if (vbihack) {
+		/* dirty, undocumented hack -- pass the frame counter
+			* within the last four bytes of each vbi data block.
+			* We need that one to maintain backward compatibility
+			* to all vbi decoding software out there ... */
+		fc = (unsigned int *)mem->vaddr;
+		fc += (q->read_buf->size >> 2) - 1;
+		*fc = q->read_buf->field_count >> 1;
+		dev_dbg(q->dev, "vbihack: %d\n", *fc);
+	}
+
+	/* copy stuff using the common method */
+	count = __videobuf_copy_to_user(q, data, count, nonblocking);
+
+	if ((count == -EFAULT) && (pos == 0))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct videobuf_qtype_ops qops = {
+	.magic        = MAGIC_QTYPE_OPS,
+
+	.alloc        = __videobuf_alloc,
+	.iolock       = __videobuf_iolock,
+	.sync         = __videobuf_sync,
+	.mmap_free    = __videobuf_mmap_free,
+	.mmap_mapper  = __videobuf_mmap_mapper,
+	.video_copy_to_user = __videobuf_copy_to_user,
+	.copy_stream  = __videobuf_copy_stream,
+	.vmalloc      = __videobuf_to_vmalloc,
+};
+
+void videobuf_queue_dma_contig_init(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+				    struct videobuf_queue_ops *ops,
+				    struct device *dev,
+				    spinlock_t *irqlock,
+				    enum v4l2_buf_type type,
+				    enum v4l2_field field,
+				    unsigned int msize,
+				    void *priv)
+{
+	videobuf_queue_core_init(q, ops, dev, irqlock, type, field, msize,
+				 priv, &qops);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(videobuf_queue_dma_contig_init);
+
+dma_addr_t videobuf_to_dma_contig(struct videobuf_buffer *buf)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = buf->priv;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mem);
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	return mem->dma_handle;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(videobuf_to_dma_contig);
+
+void videobuf_dma_contig_free(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+			      struct videobuf_buffer *buf)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dma_contig_memory *mem = buf->priv;
+
+	/* mmapped memory can't be freed here, otherwise mmapped region
+	   would be released, while still needed. In this case, the memory
+	   release should happen inside videobuf_vm_close().
+	   So, it should free memory only if the memory were allocated for
+	   read() operation.
+	 */
+	if ((buf->memory != V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR) || !buf->baddr)
+		return;
+
+	if (!mem)
+		return;
+
+	MAGIC_CHECK(mem->magic, MAGIC_DC_MEM);
+
+	dma_free_coherent(q->dev, mem->size, mem->vaddr, mem->dma_handle);
+	mem->vaddr = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(videobuf_dma_contig_free);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("helper module to manage video4linux dma contig buffers");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Magnus Damm");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf-dma-contig.h b/include/media/videobuf-dma-contig.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5493866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/media/videobuf-dma-contig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * helper functions for physically contiguous capture buffers
+ *
+ * The functions support hardware lacking scatter gather support
+ * (i.e. the buffers must be linear in physical memory)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Magnus Damm
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ */
+#ifndef _VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG_H
+#define _VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG_H
+
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <media/videobuf-core.h>
+
+void videobuf_queue_dma_contig_init(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+				    struct videobuf_queue_ops *ops,
+				    struct device *dev,
+				    spinlock_t *irqlock,
+				    enum v4l2_buf_type type,
+				    enum v4l2_field field,
+				    unsigned int msize,
+				    void *priv);
+
+dma_addr_t videobuf_to_dma_contig(struct videobuf_buffer *buf);
+void videobuf_dma_contig_free(struct videobuf_queue *q,
+			      struct videobuf_buffer *buf);
+
+#endif /* _VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG_H */