diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index 294961a102ca..725c6ad3eb64 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ static void mmc_decode_cid(struct mmc_card *card)
 		card->cid.month			= UNSTUFF_BITS(resp, 8, 4);
 
 		card->cid.year += 2000; /* SD cards year offset */
-	}
-	else {
+	} else {
 		/*
 		 * The selection of the format here is based upon published
 		 * specs from sandisk and from what people have reported.
@@ -494,8 +493,7 @@ static void mmc_decode_csd(struct mmc_card *card)
 		csd->capacity	  = (1 + m) << (e + 2);
 
 		csd->read_blkbits = UNSTUFF_BITS(resp, 80, 4);
-	}
-	else {
+	} else {
 		/*
 		 * We only understand CSD structure v1.1 and v1.2.
 		 * v1.2 has extra information in bits 15, 11 and 10.
@@ -738,10 +736,20 @@ static void mmc_discover_cards(struct mmc_host *host)
 			err = mmc_wait_for_cmd(host, &cmd, CMD_RETRIES);
 			if (err != MMC_ERR_NONE)
 				mmc_card_set_dead(card);
-			else
+			else {
 				card->rca = cmd.resp[0] >> 16;
-		}
-		else {
+
+				if (!host->ops->get_ro) {
+					printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: host does not "
+						"support reading read-only "
+						"switch. assuming write-enable.\n",
+						mmc_hostname(host));
+				} else {
+					if (host->ops->get_ro(host))
+						mmc_card_set_readonly(card);
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
 			cmd.opcode = MMC_SET_RELATIVE_ADDR;
 			cmd.arg = card->rca << 16;
 			cmd.flags = MMC_RSP_R1;
@@ -833,24 +841,23 @@ static void mmc_setup(struct mmc_host *host)
 		int err;
 		u32 ocr;
 
-		host->mode = MMC_MODE_MMC;
+		host->mode = MMC_MODE_SD;
 
 		mmc_power_up(host);
 		mmc_idle_cards(host);
 
-		err = mmc_send_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+		err = mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
 
 		/*
-		 * If we fail to detect any cards then try
-		 * searching for SD cards.
+		 * If we fail to detect any SD cards then try
+		 * searching for MMC cards.
 		 */
-		if (err != MMC_ERR_NONE)
-		{
-			err = mmc_send_app_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
+		if (err != MMC_ERR_NONE) {
+			host->mode = MMC_MODE_MMC;
+
+			err = mmc_send_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
 			if (err != MMC_ERR_NONE)
 				return;
-
-			host->mode = MMC_MODE_SD;
 		}
 
 		host->ocr = mmc_select_voltage(host, ocr);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
index d4eee99c2bf6..fa83f15fdf16 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ static int mmc_blk_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		if (md->usage == 2)
 			check_disk_change(inode->i_bdev);
 		ret = 0;
+
+		if ((filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
+			mmc_card_readonly(md->queue.card))
+			ret = -EROFS;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -403,9 +407,10 @@ static int mmc_blk_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s %s %dKiB\n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s %s %dKiB %s\n",
 		md->disk->disk_name, mmc_card_id(card), mmc_card_name(card),
-		(card->csd.capacity << card->csd.read_blkbits) / 1024);
+		(card->csd.capacity << card->csd.read_blkbits) / 1024,
+		mmc_card_readonly(card)?"(ro)":"");
 
 	mmc_set_drvdata(card, md);
 	add_disk(md->disk);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/card.h b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
index 538e8c86336c..0e9ec01b9c5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/card.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct mmc_card {
 #define MMC_STATE_DEAD		(1<<1)		/* device no longer in stack */
 #define MMC_STATE_BAD		(1<<2)		/* unrecognised device */
 #define MMC_STATE_SDCARD	(1<<3)		/* is an SD card */
+#define MMC_STATE_READONLY	(1<<4)		/* card is read-only */
 	u32			raw_cid[4];	/* raw card CID */
 	u32			raw_csd[4];	/* raw card CSD */
 	struct mmc_cid		cid;		/* card identification */
@@ -58,11 +59,13 @@ struct mmc_card {
 #define mmc_card_dead(c)	((c)->state & MMC_STATE_DEAD)
 #define mmc_card_bad(c)		((c)->state & MMC_STATE_BAD)
 #define mmc_card_sd(c)		((c)->state & MMC_STATE_SDCARD)
+#define mmc_card_readonly(c)	((c)->state & MMC_STATE_READONLY)
 
 #define mmc_card_set_present(c)	((c)->state |= MMC_STATE_PRESENT)
 #define mmc_card_set_dead(c)	((c)->state |= MMC_STATE_DEAD)
 #define mmc_card_set_bad(c)	((c)->state |= MMC_STATE_BAD)
 #define mmc_card_set_sd(c)	((c)->state |= MMC_STATE_SDCARD)
+#define mmc_card_set_readonly(c) ((c)->state |= MMC_STATE_READONLY)
 
 #define mmc_card_name(c)	((c)->cid.prod_name)
 #define mmc_card_id(c)		((c)->dev.bus_id)
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 845020d90c60..8c5f71376e41 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct mmc_ios {
 struct mmc_host_ops {
 	void	(*request)(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *req);
 	void	(*set_ios)(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_ios *ios);
+	int	(*get_ro)(struct mmc_host *host);
 };
 
 struct mmc_card;