diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
index 2463c0626438..727fbb5db9da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config IWLWIFI
 	select LEDS_CLASS
 	select LEDS_TRIGGERS
 	select MAC80211_LEDS
+	select IWLDVM
 	---help---
 	  Select to build the driver supporting the:
 
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ config IWLWIFI
 	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.  The
 	  module will be called iwlwifi.
 
+config IWLDVM
+	tristate "Intel Wireless WiFi"
+	depends on IWLWIFI
+
 menu "Debugging Options"
 	depends on IWLWIFI
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
index d615eacbf050..f284ea850bb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
+# DVM
+obj-$(CONFIG_IWLDVM)   += iwldvm.o
+iwldvm-objs		:= iwl-agn.o iwl-agn-rs.o iwl-mac80211.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-ucode.o iwl-agn-tx.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-agn-lib.o iwl-agn-calib.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-agn-tt.o iwl-agn-sta.o iwl-agn-rx.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-eeprom.o iwl-power.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-scan.o iwl-led.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-agn-rxon.o iwl-agn-devices.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= iwl-notif-wait.o
+
+iwldvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-debugfs.o
+iwldvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TESTMODE) += iwl-testmode.o
+
+CFLAGS_iwl-devtrace.o := -I$(src)
+
 # WIFI
 obj-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI)	+= iwlwifi.o
-iwlwifi-objs		:= iwl-agn.o iwl-agn-rs.o iwl-mac80211.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-ucode.o iwl-agn-tx.o iwl-debug.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-agn-lib.o iwl-agn-calib.o iwl-io.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-agn-tt.o iwl-agn-sta.o iwl-agn-rx.o
-
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-eeprom.o iwl-power.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-scan.o iwl-led.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-agn-rxon.o iwl-agn-devices.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-5000.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-6000.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-1000.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-2000.o
+iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-io.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-pci.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-drv.o
-iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-notif-wait.o
+iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-debug.o
 iwlwifi-objs		+= iwl-trans-pcie.o iwl-trans-pcie-rx.o iwl-trans-pcie-tx.o
 
-
-iwlwifi-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += iwl-debugfs.o
 iwlwifi-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING) += iwl-devtrace.o
-iwlwifi-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TESTMODE) += iwl-testmode.o
-
-CFLAGS_iwl-devtrace.o := -I$(src)
 
 ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index ec36e2b020b6..5149e6f72945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT " " DRV_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS("iwlagn");
 
 void iwl_update_chain_flags(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
@@ -2344,24 +2343,25 @@ static int __init iwl_init(void)
 		goto error_rc_register;
 	}
 
-	ret = iwl_pci_register_driver();
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_pci_register;
+	ret = iwl_opmode_register("iwldvm", &iwl_dvm_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Unable to register op_mode: %d\n", ret);
+		goto error_opmode_register;
+	}
 	return ret;
 
-error_pci_register:
+error_opmode_register:
 	iwlagn_rate_control_unregister();
 error_rc_register:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(iwl_tx_cmd_pool);
 	return ret;
 }
+module_init(iwl_init);
 
 static void __exit iwl_exit(void)
 {
-	iwl_pci_unregister_driver();
+	iwl_opmode_deregister("iwldvm");
 	iwlagn_rate_control_unregister();
 	kmem_cache_destroy(iwl_tx_cmd_pool);
 }
-
 module_exit(iwl_exit);
-module_init(iwl_init);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
index 2d1b42847b9b..0f8fcd1d4fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
 #include "iwl-devtrace.h"
 
@@ -81,8 +82,11 @@ void __iwl_ ##fn(struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)	\
 }
 
 __iwl_fn(warn)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_warn);
 __iwl_fn(info)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_info);
 __iwl_fn(crit)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_crit);
 
 void __iwl_err(struct device *dev, bool rfkill_prefix, bool trace_only,
 		const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ void __iwl_err(struct device *dev, bool rfkill_prefix, bool trace_only,
 	trace_iwlwifi_err(&vaf);
 	va_end(args);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_err);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING)
 void __iwl_dbg(struct device *dev,
@@ -125,4 +130,5 @@ void __iwl_dbg(struct device *dev,
 	trace_iwlwifi_dbg(level, in_interrupt(), function, &vaf);
 	va_end(args);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_dbg);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.c
index 91f45e71e0a2..70191ddbd8f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-devtrace.c
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_dev_ucode_event);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_dev_ucode_error);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_dev_ucode_cont_event);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_dev_ucode_wrap_event);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_info);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_warn);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_crit);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_err);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_dbg);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index d742900969ea..cdfdfaec395e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -77,8 +77,33 @@
 /* private includes */
 #include "iwl-fw-file.h"
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * module boiler plate
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * module name, copyright, version, etc.
+ */
+#define DRV_DESCRIPTION	"Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
+#define VD "d"
+#else
+#define VD
+#endif
+
+#define DRV_VERSION     IWLWIFI_VERSION VD
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
+MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
+MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT " " DRV_AUTHOR);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_drv - drv common data
+ * @list: list of drv structures using this opmode
  * @fw: the iwl_fw structure
  * @op_mode: the running op_mode
  * @trans: transport layer
@@ -89,6 +114,7 @@
  * @request_firmware_complete: the firmware has been obtained from user space
  */
 struct iwl_drv {
+	struct list_head list;
 	struct iwl_fw fw;
 
 	struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode;
@@ -102,7 +128,17 @@ struct iwl_drv {
 	struct completion request_firmware_complete;
 };
 
+#define DVM_OP_MODE	0
+#define MVM_OP_MODE	1
 
+static struct iwlwifi_opmode_table {
+	const char *name;			/* name: iwldvm, iwlmvm, etc */
+	const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops;	/* pointer to op_mode ops */
+	struct list_head drv;		/* list of devices using this op_mode */
+} iwlwifi_opmode_table[] = {		/* ops set when driver is initialized */
+	{ .name = "iwldvm", .ops = NULL },
+	{ .name = "iwlmvm", .ops = NULL },
+};
 
 /*
  * struct fw_sec: Just for the image parsing proccess.
@@ -721,7 +757,6 @@ static int validate_sec_sizes(struct iwl_drv *drv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * iwl_ucode_callback - callback when firmware was loaded
  *
@@ -733,6 +768,7 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 	struct iwl_drv *drv = context;
 	struct iwl_fw *fw = &drv->fw;
 	struct iwl_ucode_header *ucode;
+	struct iwlwifi_opmode_table *op;
 	int err;
 	struct iwl_firmware_pieces pieces;
 	const unsigned int api_max = drv->cfg->ucode_api_max;
@@ -863,10 +899,17 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 	release_firmware(ucode_raw);
 	complete(&drv->request_firmware_complete);
 
-	drv->op_mode = iwl_dvm_ops.start(drv->trans, drv->cfg, &drv->fw);
+	op = &iwlwifi_opmode_table[DVM_OP_MODE];
 
-	if (!drv->op_mode)
-		goto out_free_fw;
+	/* add this device to the list of devices using this op_mode */
+	list_add_tail(&drv->list, &op->drv);
+
+	if (op->ops) {
+		const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops = op->ops;
+		drv->op_mode = ops->start(drv->trans, drv->cfg, &drv->fw);
+	} else {
+		request_module_nowait("%s", op->name);
+	}
 
 	return;
 
@@ -938,6 +981,67 @@ struct iwl_mod_params iwlwifi_mod_params = {
 	.auto_agg = true,
 	/* the rest are 0 by default */
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwlwifi_mod_params);
+
+int iwl_opmode_register(const char *name, const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct iwl_drv *drv;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iwlwifi_opmode_table); i++) {
+		if (strcmp(iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].name, name))
+			continue;
+		iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].ops = ops;
+		list_for_each_entry(drv, &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv, list)
+			drv->op_mode = ops->start(drv->trans, drv->cfg,
+						  &drv->fw);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -EIO;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_opmode_register);
+
+void iwl_opmode_deregister(const char *name)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct iwl_drv *drv;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iwlwifi_opmode_table); i++) {
+		if (strcmp(iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].name, name))
+			continue;
+		iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].ops = NULL;
+
+		/* call the stop routine for all devices */
+		list_for_each_entry(drv, &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv, list) {
+			if (drv->op_mode) {
+				iwl_op_mode_stop(drv->op_mode);
+				drv->op_mode = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_opmode_deregister);
+
+static int __init iwl_drv_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iwlwifi_opmode_table); i++)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv);
+
+	pr_info(DRV_DESCRIPTION ", " DRV_VERSION "\n");
+	pr_info(DRV_COPYRIGHT "\n");
+
+	return iwl_pci_register_driver();
+}
+module_init(iwl_drv_init);
+
+static void __exit iwl_drv_exit(void)
+{
+	iwl_pci_unregister_driver();
+}
+module_exit(iwl_drv_exit);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 module_param_named(debug, iwlwifi_mod_params.debug_level, uint,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
index 081dd34d2387..ee93274214d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 
 #include "iwl-io.h"
 #include"iwl-csr.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ void iwl_set_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 	__iwl_set_bit(trans, reg, mask);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_set_bit);
 
 void iwl_clear_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 {
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ void iwl_clear_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 	__iwl_clear_bit(trans, reg, mask);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_clear_bit);
 
 int iwl_poll_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 		 u32 bits, u32 mask, int timeout)
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ int iwl_poll_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_poll_bit);
 
 int iwl_grab_nic_access_silent(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ int iwl_grab_nic_access_silent(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_grab_nic_access_silent);
 
 bool iwl_grab_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ bool iwl_grab_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 	return true;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_grab_nic_access);
 
 void iwl_release_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ void iwl_release_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	 */
 	mmiowb();
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_release_nic_access);
 
 u32 iwl_read_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg)
 {
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ u32 iwl_read_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg)
 
 	return value;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_direct32);
 
 void iwl_write_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 value)
 {
@@ -170,6 +178,7 @@ void iwl_write_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 value)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_write_direct32);
 
 int iwl_poll_direct_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 mask,
 			int timeout)
@@ -185,6 +194,7 @@ int iwl_poll_direct_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 mask,
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_poll_direct_bit);
 
 static inline u32 __iwl_read_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg)
 {
@@ -211,6 +221,7 @@ u32 iwl_read_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 	return val;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_prph);
 
 void iwl_write_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 val)
 {
@@ -223,6 +234,7 @@ void iwl_write_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 val)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_write_prph);
 
 void iwl_set_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 {
@@ -236,6 +248,7 @@ void iwl_set_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_set_bits_prph);
 
 void iwl_set_bits_mask_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg,
 			    u32 bits, u32 mask)
@@ -250,6 +263,7 @@ void iwl_set_bits_mask_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg,
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_set_bits_mask_prph);
 
 void iwl_clear_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 {
@@ -264,6 +278,7 @@ void iwl_clear_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 mask)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_clear_bits_prph);
 
 void _iwl_read_targ_mem_words(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 			      void *buf, int words)
@@ -281,6 +296,7 @@ void _iwl_read_targ_mem_words(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&trans->reg_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_iwl_read_targ_mem_words);
 
 u32 iwl_read_targ_mem(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr)
 {
@@ -290,6 +306,7 @@ u32 iwl_read_targ_mem(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr)
 
 	return value;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_targ_mem);
 
 int _iwl_write_targ_mem_words(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 				void *buf, int words)
@@ -310,8 +327,10 @@ int _iwl_write_targ_mem_words(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr,
 
 	return result;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_iwl_write_targ_mem_words);
 
 int iwl_write_targ_mem(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 val)
 {
 	return _iwl_write_targ_mem_words(trans, addr, &val, 1);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_write_targ_mem);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
index 4ef742b28e08..cec133c87ad8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ struct iwl_op_mode_ops {
 	void (*wimax_active)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode);
 };
 
+int iwl_opmode_register(const char *name, const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops);
+void iwl_opmode_deregister(const char *name);
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_op_mode - operational mode
  *