diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 48f446d..283c089 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/spi/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/w1/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/hwmon/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 7fc3f0f..7c45050 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE1394)		+= ieee1394/
 obj-y				+= cdrom/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD)		+= mtd/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPI)		+= spi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCCARD)		+= pcmcia/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DIO)		+= dio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SBUS)		+= sbus/
diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d310510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#
+# SPI driver configuration
+#
+# NOTE:  the reason this doesn't show SPI slave support is mostly that
+# nobody's needed a slave side API yet.  The master-role API is not
+# fully appropriate there, so it'd need some thought to do well.
+#
+menu "SPI support"
+
+config SPI
+	bool "SPI support"
+	help
+	  The "Serial Peripheral Interface" is a low level synchronous
+	  protocol.  Chips that support SPI can have data transfer rates
+	  up to several tens of Mbit/sec.  Chips are addressed with a
+	  controller and a chipselect.  Most SPI slaves don't support
+	  dynamic device discovery; some are even write-only or read-only.
+
+	  SPI is widely used by microcontollers to talk with sensors,
+	  eeprom and flash memory, codecs and various other controller
+	  chips, analog to digital (and d-to-a) converters, and more.
+	  MMC and SD cards can be accessed using SPI protocol; and for
+	  DataFlash cards used in MMC sockets, SPI must always be used.
+
+	  SPI is one of a family of similar protocols using a four wire
+	  interface (select, clock, data in, data out) including Microwire
+	  (half duplex), SSP, SSI, and PSP.  This driver framework should
+	  work with most such devices and controllers.
+
+config SPI_DEBUG
+	boolean "Debug support for SPI drivers"
+	depends on SPI && DEBUG_KERNEL
+	help
+	  Say "yes" to enable debug messaging (like dev_dbg and pr_debug),
+	  sysfs, and debugfs support in SPI controller and protocol drivers.
+
+#
+# MASTER side ... talking to discrete SPI slave chips including microcontrollers
+#
+
+config SPI_MASTER
+#	boolean "SPI Master Support"
+	boolean
+	default SPI
+	help
+	  If your system has an master-capable SPI controller (which
+	  provides the clock and chipselect), you can enable that
+	  controller and the protocol drivers for the SPI slave chips
+	  that are connected.
+
+comment "SPI Master Controller Drivers"
+	depends on SPI_MASTER
+
+
+#
+# Add new SPI master controllers in alphabetical order above this line
+#
+
+
+#
+# There are lots of SPI device types, with sensors and memory
+# being probably the most widely used ones.
+#
+comment "SPI Protocol Masters"
+	depends on SPI_MASTER
+
+
+#
+# Add new SPI protocol masters in alphabetical order above this line
+#
+
+
+# (slave support would go here)
+
+endmenu # "SPI support"
+
diff --git a/drivers/spi/Makefile b/drivers/spi/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd2321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/spi/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Makefile for kernel SPI drivers.
+#
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPI_DEBUG),y)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
+endif
+
+# small core, mostly translating board-specific
+# config declarations into driver model code
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_MASTER)		+= spi.o
+
+# SPI master controller drivers (bus)
+# 	... add above this line ...
+
+# SPI protocol drivers (device/link on bus)
+# 	... add above this line ...
+
+# SPI slave controller drivers (upstream link)
+# 	... add above this line ...
+
+# SPI slave drivers (protocol for that link)
+# 	... add above this line ...
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cd356b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,568 @@
+/*
+ * spi.c - SPI init/core code
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 David Brownell
+ *
+ * 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 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/autoconf.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
+#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
+
+
+/* SPI bustype and spi_master class are registered during early boot,
+ * usually before board init code provides the SPI device tables, and
+ * are available later when driver init code needs them.
+ *
+ * Drivers for SPI devices started out like those for platform bus
+ * devices.  But both have changed in 2.6.15; maybe this should get
+ * an "spi_driver" structure at some point (not currently needed)
+ */
+static void spidev_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct spi_device	*spi = to_spi_device(dev);
+
+	/* spi masters may cleanup for released devices */
+	if (spi->master->cleanup)
+		spi->master->cleanup(spi);
+
+	class_device_put(&spi->master->cdev);
+	kfree(dev);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *a, char *buf)
+{
+	const struct spi_device	*spi = to_spi_device(dev);
+
+	return snprintf(buf, BUS_ID_SIZE + 1, "%s\n", spi->modalias);
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute spi_dev_attrs[] = {
+	__ATTR_RO(modalias),
+	__ATTR_NULL,
+};
+
+/* modalias support makes "modprobe $MODALIAS" new-style hotplug work,
+ * and the sysfs version makes coldplug work too.
+ */
+
+static int spi_match_device(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	const struct spi_device	*spi = to_spi_device(dev);
+
+	return strncmp(spi->modalias, drv->name, BUS_ID_SIZE) == 0;
+}
+
+static int spi_uevent(struct device *dev, char **envp, int num_envp,
+		char *buffer, int buffer_size)
+{
+	const struct spi_device		*spi = to_spi_device(dev);
+
+	envp[0] = buffer;
+	snprintf(buffer, buffer_size, "MODALIAS=%s", spi->modalias);
+	envp[1] = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef	CONFIG_PM
+
+/* Suspend/resume in "struct device_driver" don't really need that
+ * strange third parameter, so we just make it a constant and expect
+ * SPI drivers to ignore it just like most platform drivers do.
+ *
+ * NOTE:  the suspend() method for an spi_master controller driver
+ * should verify that all its child devices are marked as suspended;
+ * suspend requests delivered through sysfs power/state files don't
+ * enforce such constraints.
+ */
+static int spi_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t message)
+{
+	int	value;
+
+	if (!dev->driver || !dev->driver->suspend)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* suspend will stop irqs and dma; no more i/o */
+	value = dev->driver->suspend(dev, message);
+	if (value == 0)
+		dev->power.power_state = message;
+	return value;
+}
+
+static int spi_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int	value;
+
+	if (!dev->driver || !dev->driver->resume)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* resume may restart the i/o queue */
+	value = dev->driver->resume(dev);
+	if (value == 0)
+		dev->power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
+	return value;
+}
+
+#else
+#define spi_suspend	NULL
+#define spi_resume	NULL
+#endif
+
+struct bus_type spi_bus_type = {
+	.name		= "spi",
+	.dev_attrs	= spi_dev_attrs,
+	.match		= spi_match_device,
+	.uevent		= spi_uevent,
+	.suspend	= spi_suspend,
+	.resume		= spi_resume,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bus_type);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* SPI devices should normally not be created by SPI device drivers; that
+ * would make them board-specific.  Similarly with SPI master drivers.
+ * Device registration normally goes into like arch/.../mach.../board-YYY.c
+ * with other readonly (flashable) information about mainboard devices.
+ */
+
+struct boardinfo {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	unsigned		n_board_info;
+	struct spi_board_info	board_info[0];
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(board_list);
+static DECLARE_MUTEX(board_lock);
+
+
+/* On typical mainboards, this is purely internal; and it's not needed
+ * after board init creates the hard-wired devices.  Some development
+ * platforms may not be able to use spi_register_board_info though, and
+ * this is exported so that for example a USB or parport based adapter
+ * driver could add devices (which it would learn about out-of-band).
+ */
+struct spi_device *__init_or_module
+spi_new_device(struct spi_master *master, struct spi_board_info *chip)
+{
+	struct spi_device	*proxy;
+	struct device		*dev = master->cdev.dev;
+	int			status;
+
+	/* NOTE:  caller did any chip->bus_num checks necessary */
+
+	if (!class_device_get(&master->cdev))
+		return NULL;
+
+	proxy = kzalloc(sizeof *proxy, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!proxy) {
+		dev_err(dev, "can't alloc dev for cs%d\n",
+			chip->chip_select);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	proxy->master = master;
+	proxy->chip_select = chip->chip_select;
+	proxy->max_speed_hz = chip->max_speed_hz;
+	proxy->irq = chip->irq;
+	proxy->modalias = chip->modalias;
+
+	snprintf(proxy->dev.bus_id, sizeof proxy->dev.bus_id,
+			"%s.%u", master->cdev.class_id,
+			chip->chip_select);
+	proxy->dev.parent = dev;
+	proxy->dev.bus = &spi_bus_type;
+	proxy->dev.platform_data = (void *) chip->platform_data;
+	proxy->controller_data = chip->controller_data;
+	proxy->controller_state = NULL;
+	proxy->dev.release = spidev_release;
+
+	/* drivers may modify this default i/o setup */
+	status = master->setup(proxy);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
+				"setup", proxy->dev.bus_id, status);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* driver core catches callers that misbehave by defining
+	 * devices that already exist.
+	 */
+	status = device_register(&proxy->dev);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
+				"add", proxy->dev.bus_id, status);
+fail:
+		class_device_put(&master->cdev);
+		kfree(proxy);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	dev_dbg(dev, "registered child %s\n", proxy->dev.bus_id);
+	return proxy;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_new_device);
+
+/*
+ * Board-specific early init code calls this (probably during arch_initcall)
+ * with segments of the SPI device table.  Any device nodes are created later,
+ * after the relevant parent SPI controller (bus_num) is defined.  We keep
+ * this table of devices forever, so that reloading a controller driver will
+ * not make Linux forget about these hard-wired devices.
+ *
+ * Other code can also call this, e.g. a particular add-on board might provide
+ * SPI devices through its expansion connector, so code initializing that board
+ * would naturally declare its SPI devices.
+ *
+ * The board info passed can safely be __initdata ... but be careful of
+ * any embedded pointers (platform_data, etc), they're copied as-is.
+ */
+int __init
+spi_register_board_info(struct spi_board_info const *info, unsigned n)
+{
+	struct boardinfo	*bi;
+
+	bi = kmalloc (sizeof (*bi) + n * sizeof (*info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!bi)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	bi->n_board_info = n;
+	memcpy(bi->board_info, info, n * sizeof (*info));
+
+	down(&board_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&bi->list, &board_list);
+	up(&board_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_register_board_info);
+
+/* FIXME someone should add support for a __setup("spi", ...) that
+ * creates board info from kernel command lines
+ */
+
+static void __init_or_module
+scan_boardinfo(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	struct boardinfo	*bi;
+	struct device		*dev = master->cdev.dev;
+
+	down(&board_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(bi, &board_list, list) {
+		struct spi_board_info	*chip = bi->board_info;
+		unsigned		n;
+
+		for (n = bi->n_board_info; n > 0; n--, chip++) {
+			if (chip->bus_num != master->bus_num)
+				continue;
+			/* some controllers only have one chip, so they
+			 * might not use chipselects.  otherwise, the
+			 * chipselects are numbered 0..max.
+			 */
+			if (chip->chip_select >= master->num_chipselect
+					&& master->num_chipselect) {
+				dev_dbg(dev, "cs%d > max %d\n",
+					chip->chip_select,
+					master->num_chipselect);
+				continue;
+			}
+			(void) spi_new_device(master, chip);
+		}
+	}
+	up(&board_lock);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static void spi_master_release(struct class_device *cdev)
+{
+	struct spi_master *master;
+
+	master = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, cdev);
+	put_device(master->cdev.dev);
+	master->cdev.dev = NULL;
+	kfree(master);
+}
+
+static struct class spi_master_class = {
+	.name		= "spi_master",
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.release	= spi_master_release,
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * spi_alloc_master - allocate SPI master controller
+ * @dev: the controller, possibly using the platform_bus
+ * @size: how much driver-private data to preallocate; a pointer to this
+ * 	memory in the class_data field of the returned class_device
+ *
+ * This call is used only by SPI master controller drivers, which are the
+ * only ones directly touching chip registers.  It's how they allocate
+ * an spi_master structure, prior to calling spi_add_master().
+ *
+ * This must be called from context that can sleep.  It returns the SPI
+ * master structure on success, else NULL.
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for assigning the bus number and initializing
+ * the master's methods before calling spi_add_master(), or else (on error)
+ * calling class_device_put() to prevent a memory leak.
+ */
+struct spi_master * __init_or_module
+spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev, unsigned size)
+{
+	struct spi_master	*master;
+
+	master = kzalloc(size + sizeof *master, SLAB_KERNEL);
+	if (!master)
+		return NULL;
+
+	master->cdev.class = &spi_master_class;
+	master->cdev.dev = get_device(dev);
+	class_set_devdata(&master->cdev, &master[1]);
+
+	return master;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_alloc_master);
+
+/**
+ * spi_register_master - register SPI master controller
+ * @master: initialized master, originally from spi_alloc_master()
+ *
+ * SPI master controllers connect to their drivers using some non-SPI bus,
+ * such as the platform bus.  The final stage of probe() in that code
+ * includes calling spi_register_master() to hook up to this SPI bus glue.
+ *
+ * SPI controllers use board specific (often SOC specific) bus numbers,
+ * and board-specific addressing for SPI devices combines those numbers
+ * with chip select numbers.  Since SPI does not directly support dynamic
+ * device identification, boards need configuration tables telling which
+ * chip is at which address.
+ *
+ * This must be called from context that can sleep.  It returns zero on
+ * success, else a negative error code (dropping the master's refcount).
+ */
+int __init_or_module
+spi_register_master(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	static atomic_t		dyn_bus_id = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+	struct device		*dev = master->cdev.dev;
+	int			status = -ENODEV;
+	int			dynamic = 0;
+
+	/* convention:  dynamically assigned bus IDs count down from the max */
+	if (master->bus_num == 0) {
+		master->bus_num = atomic_dec_return(&dyn_bus_id);
+		dynamic = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* register the device, then userspace will see it.
+	 * registration fails if the bus ID is in use.
+	 */
+	snprintf(master->cdev.class_id, sizeof master->cdev.class_id,
+		"spi%u", master->bus_num);
+	status = class_device_register(&master->cdev);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		class_device_put(&master->cdev);
+		goto done;
+	}
+	dev_dbg(dev, "registered master %s%s\n", master->cdev.class_id,
+			dynamic ? " (dynamic)" : "");
+
+	/* populate children from any spi device tables */
+	scan_boardinfo(master);
+	status = 0;
+done:
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_register_master);
+
+
+static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *unused)
+{
+	/* note: before about 2.6.14-rc1 this would corrupt memory: */
+	device_unregister(dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_unregister_master - unregister SPI master controller
+ * @master: the master being unregistered
+ *
+ * This call is used only by SPI master controller drivers, which are the
+ * only ones directly touching chip registers.
+ *
+ * This must be called from context that can sleep.
+ */
+void spi_unregister_master(struct spi_master *master)
+{
+	class_device_unregister(&master->cdev);
+	(void) device_for_each_child(master->cdev.dev, NULL, __unregister);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_master);
+
+/**
+ * spi_busnum_to_master - look up master associated with bus_num
+ * @bus_num: the master's bus number
+ *
+ * This call may be used with devices that are registered after
+ * arch init time.  It returns a refcounted pointer to the relevant
+ * spi_master (which the caller must release), or NULL if there is
+ * no such master registered.
+ */
+struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 bus_num)
+{
+	if (bus_num) {
+		char			name[8];
+		struct kobject		*bus;
+
+		snprintf(name, sizeof name, "spi%u", bus_num);
+		bus = kset_find_obj(&spi_master_class.subsys.kset, name);
+		if (bus)
+			return container_of(bus, struct spi_master, cdev.kobj);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_busnum_to_master);
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * spi_sync - blocking/synchronous SPI data transfers
+ * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged
+ * @message: describes the data transfers
+ *
+ * This call may only be used from a context that may sleep.  The sleep
+ * is non-interruptible, and has no timeout.  Low-overhead controller
+ * drivers may DMA directly into and out of the message buffers.
+ *
+ * Note that the SPI device's chip select is active during the message,
+ * and then is normally disabled between messages.  Drivers for some
+ * frequently-used devices may want to minimize costs of selecting a chip,
+ * by leaving it selected in anticipation that the next message will go
+ * to the same chip.  (That may increase power usage.)
+ *
+ * The return value is a negative error code if the message could not be
+ * submitted, else zero.  When the value is zero, then message->status is
+ * also defined:  it's the completion code for the transfer, either zero
+ * or a negative error code from the controller driver.
+ */
+int spi_sync(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
+{
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION(done);
+	int status;
+
+	message->complete = (void (*)(void *)) complete;
+	message->context = &done;
+	status = spi_async(spi, message);
+	if (status == 0)
+		wait_for_completion(&done);
+	message->context = NULL;
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_sync);
+
+#define	SPI_BUFSIZ	(SMP_CACHE_BYTES)
+
+static u8	*buf;
+
+/**
+ * spi_write_then_read - SPI synchronous write followed by read
+ * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged
+ * @txbuf: data to be written (need not be dma-safe)
+ * @n_tx: size of txbuf, in bytes
+ * @rxbuf: buffer into which data will be read
+ * @n_rx: size of rxbuf, in bytes (need not be dma-safe)
+ *
+ * This performs a half duplex MicroWire style transaction with the
+ * device, sending txbuf and then reading rxbuf.  The return value
+ * is zero for success, else a negative errno status code.
+ *
+ * Parameters to this routine are always copied using a small buffer,
+ * large transfers should use use spi_{async,sync}() calls with
+ * dma-safe buffers.
+ */
+int spi_write_then_read(struct spi_device *spi,
+		const u8 *txbuf, unsigned n_tx,
+		u8 *rxbuf, unsigned n_rx)
+{
+	static DECLARE_MUTEX(lock);
+
+	int			status;
+	struct spi_message	message;
+	struct spi_transfer	x[2];
+	u8			*local_buf;
+
+	/* Use preallocated DMA-safe buffer.  We can't avoid copying here,
+	 * (as a pure convenience thing), but we can keep heap costs
+	 * out of the hot path ...
+	 */
+	if ((n_tx + n_rx) > SPI_BUFSIZ)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* ... unless someone else is using the pre-allocated buffer */
+	if (down_trylock(&lock)) {
+		local_buf = kmalloc(SPI_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!local_buf)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	} else
+		local_buf = buf;
+
+	memset(x, 0, sizeof x);
+
+	memcpy(local_buf, txbuf, n_tx);
+	x[0].tx_buf = local_buf;
+	x[0].len = n_tx;
+
+	x[1].rx_buf = local_buf + n_tx;
+	x[1].len = n_rx;
+
+	/* do the i/o */
+	message.transfers = x;
+	message.n_transfer = ARRAY_SIZE(x);
+	status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
+	if (status == 0) {
+		memcpy(rxbuf, x[1].rx_buf, n_rx);
+		status = message.status;
+	}
+
+	if (x[0].tx_buf == buf)
+		up(&lock);
+	else
+		kfree(local_buf);
+
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_write_then_read);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static int __init spi_init(void)
+{
+	buf = kmalloc(SPI_BUFSIZ, SLAB_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	bus_register(&spi_bus_type);
+	class_register(&spi_master_class);
+	return 0;
+}
+/* board_info is normally registered in arch_initcall(),
+ * but even essential drivers wait till later
+ */
+subsys_initcall(spi_init);
+