diff --git a/drivers/power/max17042_battery.c b/drivers/power/max17042_battery.c
index 86acee2..fde7ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/power/max17042_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/max17042_battery.c
@@ -26,14 +26,40 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/power_supply.h>
 #include <linux/power/max17042_battery.h>
 
+/* Status register bits */
+#define STATUS_POR_BIT         (1 << 1)
+#define STATUS_BST_BIT         (1 << 3)
+#define STATUS_VMN_BIT         (1 << 8)
+#define STATUS_TMN_BIT         (1 << 9)
+#define STATUS_SMN_BIT         (1 << 10)
+#define STATUS_BI_BIT          (1 << 11)
+#define STATUS_VMX_BIT         (1 << 12)
+#define STATUS_TMX_BIT         (1 << 13)
+#define STATUS_SMX_BIT         (1 << 14)
+#define STATUS_BR_BIT          (1 << 15)
+
+#define VFSOC0_LOCK		0x0000
+#define VFSOC0_UNLOCK		0x0080
+#define MODEL_UNLOCK1	0X0059
+#define MODEL_UNLOCK2	0X00C4
+#define MODEL_LOCK1		0X0000
+#define MODEL_LOCK2		0X0000
+
+#define dQ_ACC_DIV	0x4
+#define dP_ACC_100	0x1900
+#define dP_ACC_200	0x3200
+
 struct max17042_chip {
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct power_supply battery;
 	struct max17042_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct work_struct work;
+	int    init_complete;
 };
 
 static int max17042_write_reg(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
@@ -87,6 +113,9 @@
 				struct max17042_chip, battery);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!chip->init_complete)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	switch (psp) {
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT:
 		ret = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_STATUS);
@@ -210,12 +239,343 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int max17042_write_verify_reg(struct i2c_client *client,
+				u8 reg, u16 value)
+{
+	int retries = 8;
+	int ret;
+	u16 read_value;
+
+	do {
+		ret = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(client, reg, value);
+		read_value =  max17042_read_reg(client, reg);
+		if (read_value != value) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			retries--;
+		}
+	} while (retries && read_value != value);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "%s: err %d\n", __func__, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void max17042_override_por(
+	struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
+{
+	if (value)
+		max17042_write_reg(client, reg, value);
+}
+
+static inline void max10742_unlock_model(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
+	max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_MLOCKReg1, MODEL_UNLOCK1);
+	max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_MLOCKReg2, MODEL_UNLOCK2);
+}
+
+static inline void max10742_lock_model(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
+	max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_MLOCKReg1, MODEL_LOCK1);
+	max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_MLOCKReg2, MODEL_LOCK2);
+}
+
+static inline void max17042_write_model_data(struct max17042_chip *chip,
+					u8 addr, int size)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+		max17042_write_reg(client, addr + i,
+				chip->pdata->config_data->cell_char_tbl[i]);
+}
+
+static inline void max17042_read_model_data(struct max17042_chip *chip,
+					u8 addr, u16 *data, int size)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+		data[i] = max17042_read_reg(client, addr + i);
+}
+
+static inline int max17042_model_data_compare(struct max17042_chip *chip,
+					u16 *data1, u16 *data2, int size)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (memcmp(data1, data2, size)) {
+		dev_err(&chip->client->dev, "%s compare failed\n", __func__);
+		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+			dev_info(&chip->client->dev, "0x%x, 0x%x",
+				data1[i], data2[i]);
+		dev_info(&chip->client->dev, "\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int max17042_init_model(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int table_size =
+		sizeof(chip->pdata->config_data->cell_char_tbl)/sizeof(u16);
+	u16 *temp_data;
+
+	temp_data = kzalloc(table_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!temp_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	max10742_unlock_model(chip);
+	max17042_write_model_data(chip, MAX17042_MODELChrTbl,
+				table_size);
+	max17042_read_model_data(chip, MAX17042_MODELChrTbl, temp_data,
+				table_size);
+
+	ret = max17042_model_data_compare(
+		chip,
+		chip->pdata->config_data->cell_char_tbl,
+		temp_data,
+		table_size);
+
+	max10742_lock_model(chip);
+	kfree(temp_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int max17042_verify_model_lock(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	int i;
+	int table_size =
+		sizeof(chip->pdata->config_data->cell_char_tbl);
+	u16 *temp_data;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	temp_data = kzalloc(table_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!temp_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	max17042_read_model_data(chip, MAX17042_MODELChrTbl, temp_data,
+				table_size);
+	for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++)
+		if (temp_data[i])
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	kfree(temp_data);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void max17042_write_config_regs(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct max17042_config_data *config = chip->pdata->config_data;
+
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_CONFIG, config->config);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_LearnCFG, config->learn_cfg);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FilterCFG,
+			config->filter_cfg);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_RelaxCFG, config->relax_cfg);
+}
+
+static void  max17042_write_custom_regs(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct max17042_config_data *config = chip->pdata->config_data;
+
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_RCOMP0,
+				config->rcomp0);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_TempCo,
+				config->tcompc0);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_EmptyTempCo,
+			config->empty_tempco);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_K_empty0,
+				config->kempty0);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_ICHGTerm,
+				config->ichgt_term);
+}
+
+static void max17042_update_capacity_regs(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct max17042_config_data *config = chip->pdata->config_data;
+
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FullCAP,
+				config->fullcap);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_DesignCap,
+			config->design_cap);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FullCAPNom,
+				config->fullcapnom);
+}
+
+static void max17042_reset_vfsoc0_reg(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	u16 vfSoc;
+
+	vfSoc = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_VFSOC);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_VFSOC0Enable, VFSOC0_UNLOCK);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_VFSOC0, vfSoc);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_VFSOC0Enable, VFSOC0_LOCK);
+}
+
+static void max17042_load_new_capacity_params(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	u16 full_cap0, rep_cap, dq_acc, vfSoc;
+	u32 rem_cap;
+
+	struct max17042_config_data *config = chip->pdata->config_data;
+
+	full_cap0 = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FullCAP0);
+	vfSoc = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_VFSOC);
+
+	/* fg_vfSoc needs to shifted by 8 bits to get the
+	 * perc in 1% accuracy, to get the right rem_cap multiply
+	 * full_cap0, fg_vfSoc and devide by 100
+	 */
+	rem_cap = ((vfSoc >> 8) * full_cap0) / 100;
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_RemCap, (u16)rem_cap);
+
+	rep_cap = (u16)rem_cap;
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_RepCap, rep_cap);
+
+	/* Write dQ_acc to 200% of Capacity and dP_acc to 200% */
+	dq_acc = config->fullcap / dQ_ACC_DIV;
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_dQacc, dq_acc);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_dPacc, dP_ACC_200);
+
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FullCAP,
+			config->fullcap);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_DesignCap,
+			config->design_cap);
+	max17042_write_verify_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_FullCAPNom,
+			config->fullcapnom);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Block write all the override values coming from platform data.
+ * This function MUST be called before the POR initialization proceedure
+ * specified by maxim.
+ */
+static inline void max17042_override_por_values(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
+	struct max17042_config_data *config = chip->pdata->config_data;
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_TGAIN, config->tgain);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAx17042_TOFF, config->toff);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_CGAIN, config->cgain);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_COFF, config->coff);
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_VALRT_Th, config->valrt_thresh);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_TALRT_Th, config->talrt_thresh);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_SALRT_Th,
+			config->soc_alrt_thresh);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_CONFIG, config->config);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_SHDNTIMER, config->shdntimer);
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_DesignCap, config->design_cap);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_ICHGTerm, config->ichgt_term);
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_AtRate, config->at_rate);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_LearnCFG, config->learn_cfg);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_FilterCFG, config->filter_cfg);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_RelaxCFG, config->relax_cfg);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_MiscCFG, config->misc_cfg);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_MaskSOC, config->masksoc);
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_FullCAP, config->fullcap);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_FullCAPNom, config->fullcapnom);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_SOC_empty, config->socempty);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_LAvg_empty, config->lavg_empty);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_dQacc, config->dqacc);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_dPacc, config->dpacc);
+
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_V_empty, config->vempty);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_TempNom, config->temp_nom);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_TempLim, config->temp_lim);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_FCTC, config->fctc);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_RCOMP0, config->rcomp0);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_TempCo, config->tcompc0);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_EmptyTempCo,
+			config->empty_tempco);
+	max17042_override_por(client, MAX17042_K_empty0, config->kempty0);
+}
+
+static int max17042_init_chip(struct max17042_chip *chip)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int val;
+
+	max17042_override_por_values(chip);
+	/* After Power up, the MAX17042 requires 500mS in order
+	 * to perform signal debouncing and initial SOC reporting
+	 */
+	msleep(500);
+
+	/* Initialize configaration */
+	max17042_write_config_regs(chip);
+
+	/* write cell characterization data */
+	ret = max17042_init_model(chip);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&chip->client->dev, "%s init failed\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	max17042_verify_model_lock(chip);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&chip->client->dev, "%s lock verify failed\n",
+			__func__);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	/* write custom parameters */
+	max17042_write_custom_regs(chip);
+
+	/* update capacity params */
+	max17042_update_capacity_regs(chip);
+
+	/* delay must be atleast 350mS to allow VFSOC
+	 * to be calculated from the new configuration
+	 */
+	msleep(350);
+
+	/* reset vfsoc0 reg */
+	max17042_reset_vfsoc0_reg(chip);
+
+	/* load new capacity params */
+	max17042_load_new_capacity_params(chip);
+
+	/* Init complete, Clear the POR bit */
+	val = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_STATUS);
+	max17042_write_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_STATUS,
+			val & (~STATUS_POR_BIT));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void max17042_init_worker(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct max17042_chip *chip = container_of(work,
+				struct max17042_chip, work);
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Initialize registers according to values from the platform data */
+	if (chip->pdata->enable_por_init && chip->pdata->config_data) {
+		ret = max17042_init_chip(chip);
+		if (ret)
+			return;
+	}
+
+	chip->init_complete = 1;
+}
+
 static int __devinit max17042_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = to_i2c_adapter(client->dev.parent);
 	struct max17042_chip *chip;
 	int ret;
+	int reg;
 
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -243,17 +603,9 @@
 	if (chip->pdata->r_sns == 0)
 		chip->pdata->r_sns = MAX17042_DEFAULT_SNS_RESISTOR;
 
-	ret = power_supply_register(&client->dev, &chip->battery);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed: power supply register\n");
-		kfree(chip);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* Initialize registers according to values from the platform data */
 	if (chip->pdata->init_data)
 		max17042_set_reg(client, chip->pdata->init_data,
-				 chip->pdata->num_init_data);
+				chip->pdata->num_init_data);
 
 	if (!chip->pdata->enable_current_sense) {
 		max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_CGAIN, 0x0000);
@@ -261,7 +613,21 @@
 		max17042_write_reg(client, MAX17042_LearnCFG, 0x0007);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	reg = max17042_read_reg(chip->client, MAX17042_STATUS);
+
+	if (reg & STATUS_POR_BIT) {
+		INIT_WORK(&chip->work, max17042_init_worker);
+		schedule_work(&chip->work);
+	} else {
+		chip->init_complete = 1;
+	}
+
+	ret = power_supply_register(&client->dev, &chip->battery);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed: power supply register\n");
+		kfree(chip);
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devexit max17042_remove(struct i2c_client *client)