diff --git a/drivers/ssb/Kconfig b/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
index 0f7cce2560d1..cd845b8acd17 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ config SSB
 config SSB_SPROM
 	bool
 
+# Support for Block-I/O. SELECT this from the driver that needs it.
+config SSB_BLOCKIO
+	bool
+	depends on SSB
+
 config SSB_PCIHOST_POSSIBLE
 	bool
 	depends on SSB && (PCI = y || PCI = SSB)
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index 3e58db7ef608..19ddd2bd1057 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -555,6 +555,55 @@ static u32 ssb_ssb_read32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset)
 	return readl(bus->mmio + offset);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_ssb_block_read(struct ssb_device *dev, void *buffer,
+			       size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	void __iomem *addr;
+
+	offset += dev->core_index * SSB_CORE_SIZE;
+	addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8): {
+		u8 *buf = buffer;
+
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = __raw_readb(addr);
+			buf++;
+			count--;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u16): {
+		__le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = (__force __le16)__raw_readw(addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u32): {
+		__le32 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = (__force __le32)__raw_readl(addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 4;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 static void ssb_ssb_write8(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u8 value)
 {
 	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
@@ -579,6 +628,55 @@ static void ssb_ssb_write32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u32 value)
 	writel(value, bus->mmio + offset);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_ssb_block_write(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
+				size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	void __iomem *addr;
+
+	offset += dev->core_index * SSB_CORE_SIZE;
+	addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8): {
+		const u8 *buf = buffer;
+
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writeb(*buf, addr);
+			buf++;
+			count--;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u16): {
+		const __le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writew((__force u16)(*buf), addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u32): {
+		const __le32 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writel((__force u32)(*buf), addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 4;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 /* Ops for the plain SSB bus without a host-device (no PCI or PCMCIA). */
 static const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_ssb_ops = {
 	.read8		= ssb_ssb_read8,
@@ -587,6 +685,10 @@ static const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_ssb_ops = {
 	.write8		= ssb_ssb_write8,
 	.write16	= ssb_ssb_write16,
 	.write32	= ssb_ssb_write32,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+	.block_read	= ssb_ssb_block_read,
+	.block_write	= ssb_ssb_block_write,
+#endif
 };
 
 static int ssb_fetch_invariants(struct ssb_bus *bus,
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/pci.c b/drivers/ssb/pci.c
index f1514b33cfae..904b1a8d0885 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/pci.c
@@ -613,6 +613,41 @@ static u32 ssb_pci_read32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset)
 	return ioread32(bus->mmio + offset);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_pci_block_read(struct ssb_device *dev, void *buffer,
+			       size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	void __iomem *addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+
+	if (unlikely(ssb_pci_assert_buspower(bus)))
+		goto error;
+	if (unlikely(bus->mapped_device != dev)) {
+		if (unlikely(ssb_pci_switch_core(bus, dev)))
+			goto error;
+	}
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8):
+		ioread8_rep(addr, buffer, count);
+		break;
+	case sizeof(u16):
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		ioread16_rep(addr, buffer, count >> 1);
+		break;
+	case sizeof(u32):
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		ioread32_rep(addr, buffer, count >> 2);
+		break;
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+
+	return;
+error:
+	memset(buffer, 0xFF, count);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 static void ssb_pci_write8(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u8 value)
 {
 	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
@@ -652,6 +687,37 @@ static void ssb_pci_write32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u32 value)
 	iowrite32(value, bus->mmio + offset);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_pci_block_write(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
+				size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	void __iomem *addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+
+	if (unlikely(ssb_pci_assert_buspower(bus)))
+		return;
+	if (unlikely(bus->mapped_device != dev)) {
+		if (unlikely(ssb_pci_switch_core(bus, dev)))
+			return;
+	}
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8):
+		iowrite8_rep(addr, buffer, count);
+		break;
+	case sizeof(u16):
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		iowrite16_rep(addr, buffer, count >> 1);
+		break;
+	case sizeof(u32):
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		iowrite32_rep(addr, buffer, count >> 2);
+		break;
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 /* Not "static", as it's used in main.c */
 const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_pci_ops = {
 	.read8		= ssb_pci_read8,
@@ -660,6 +726,10 @@ const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_pci_ops = {
 	.write8		= ssb_pci_write8,
 	.write16	= ssb_pci_write16,
 	.write32	= ssb_pci_write32,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+	.block_read	= ssb_pci_block_read,
+	.block_write	= ssb_pci_block_write,
+#endif
 };
 
 static ssize_t ssb_pci_attr_sprom_show(struct device *pcidev,
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/pcmcia.c b/drivers/ssb/pcmcia.c
index dcaf2412bea7..24c2a46c1476 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/pcmcia.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/pcmcia.c
@@ -285,6 +285,64 @@ static u32 ssb_pcmcia_read32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset)
 	return (lo | (hi << 16));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_pcmcia_block_read(struct ssb_device *dev, void *buffer,
+				  size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	void __iomem *addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+	int err;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&bus->bar_lock, flags);
+	err = select_core_and_segment(dev, &offset);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		memset(buffer, 0xFF, count);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8): {
+		u8 *buf = buffer;
+
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = __raw_readb(addr);
+			buf++;
+			count--;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u16): {
+		__le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = (__force __le16)__raw_readw(addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u32): {
+		__le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		while (count) {
+			*buf = (__force __le16)__raw_readw(addr);
+			buf++;
+			*buf = (__force __le16)__raw_readw(addr + 2);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 4;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->bar_lock, flags);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 static void ssb_pcmcia_write8(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u8 value)
 {
 	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
@@ -329,6 +387,63 @@ static void ssb_pcmcia_write32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u32 value)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->bar_lock, flags);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static void ssb_pcmcia_block_write(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
+				   size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	void __iomem *addr = bus->mmio + offset;
+	int err;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&bus->bar_lock, flags);
+	err = select_core_and_segment(dev, &offset);
+	if (unlikely(err))
+		goto unlock;
+	switch (reg_width) {
+	case sizeof(u8): {
+		const u8 *buf = buffer;
+
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writeb(*buf, addr);
+			buf++;
+			count--;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u16): {
+		const __le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 1);
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writew((__force u16)(*buf), addr);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case sizeof(u32): {
+		const __le16 *buf = buffer;
+
+		SSB_WARN_ON(count & 3);
+		while (count) {
+			__raw_writew((__force u16)(*buf), addr);
+			buf++;
+			__raw_writew((__force u16)(*buf), addr + 2);
+			buf++;
+			count -= 4;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		SSB_WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+unlock:
+	mmiowb();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->bar_lock, flags);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
+
 /* Not "static", as it's used in main.c */
 const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_pcmcia_ops = {
 	.read8		= ssb_pcmcia_read8,
@@ -337,6 +452,10 @@ const struct ssb_bus_ops ssb_pcmcia_ops = {
 	.write8		= ssb_pcmcia_write8,
 	.write16	= ssb_pcmcia_write16,
 	.write32	= ssb_pcmcia_write32,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+	.block_read	= ssb_pcmcia_block_read,
+	.block_write	= ssb_pcmcia_block_write,
+#endif
 };
 
 static int ssb_pcmcia_sprom_command(struct ssb_bus *bus, u8 command)
diff --git a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
index a8ca396f810a..9f95afd0e9e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
+++ b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ struct ssb_bus_ops {
 	void (*write8)(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u8 value);
 	void (*write16)(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u16 value);
 	void (*write32)(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u32 value);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+	void (*block_read)(struct ssb_device *dev, void *buffer,
+			   size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width);
+	void (*block_write)(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
+			    size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width);
+#endif
 };
 
 
@@ -374,6 +380,19 @@ static inline void ssb_write32(struct ssb_device *dev, u16 offset, u32 value)
 {
 	dev->ops->write32(dev, offset, value);
 }
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO
+static inline void ssb_block_read(struct ssb_device *dev, void *buffer,
+				  size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	dev->ops->block_read(dev, buffer, count, offset, reg_width);
+}
+
+static inline void ssb_block_write(struct ssb_device *dev, const void *buffer,
+				   size_t count, u16 offset, u8 reg_width)
+{
+	dev->ops->block_write(dev, buffer, count, offset, reg_width);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO */
 
 
 /* Translation (routing) bits that need to be ORed to DMA