diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 824f44e..9922ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * SuperH MSIOF SPI Master Interface
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Magnus Damm
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Glider bvba
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/sh_dma.h>
 
 #include <linux/spi/sh_msiof.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
 };
 
 struct sh_msiof_spi_priv {
+	struct spi_master *master;
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -45,6 +50,10 @@
 	struct completion done;
 	int tx_fifo_size;
 	int rx_fifo_size;
+	void *tx_dma_page;
+	void *rx_dma_page;
+	dma_addr_t tx_dma_addr;
+	dma_addr_t rx_dma_addr;
 };
 
 #define TMDR1	0x00	/* Transmit Mode Register 1 */
@@ -84,6 +93,8 @@
 #define MDR2_WDLEN1(i)	(((i) - 1) << 16) /* Word Count (1-64/256 (SH, A1))) */
 #define MDR2_GRPMASK1	0x00000001 /* Group Output Mask 1 (SH, A1) */
 
+#define MAX_WDLEN	256U
+
 /* TSCR and RSCR */
 #define SCR_BRPS_MASK	    0x1f00 /* Prescaler Setting (1-32) */
 #define SCR_BRPS(i)	(((i) - 1) << 8)
@@ -282,8 +293,6 @@
 	 *    1    0         11     11    0    0
 	 *    1    1         11     11    1    1
 	 */
-	sh_msiof_write(p, FCTR, 0);
-
 	tmp = MDR1_SYNCMD_SPI | 1 << MDR1_FLD_SHIFT | MDR1_XXSTP;
 	tmp |= !cs_high << MDR1_SYNCAC_SHIFT;
 	tmp |= lsb_first << MDR1_BITLSB_SHIFT;
@@ -319,8 +328,6 @@
 
 	if (rx_buf)
 		sh_msiof_write(p, RMDR2, dr2);
-
-	sh_msiof_write(p, IER, STR_TEOF | STR_REOF);
 }
 
 static void sh_msiof_reset_str(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p)
@@ -563,8 +570,12 @@
 	/* the fifo contents need shifting */
 	fifo_shift = 32 - bits;
 
+	/* default FIFO watermarks for PIO */
+	sh_msiof_write(p, FCTR, 0);
+
 	/* setup msiof transfer mode registers */
 	sh_msiof_spi_set_mode_regs(p, tx_buf, rx_buf, bits, words);
+	sh_msiof_write(p, IER, IER_TEOFE | IER_REOFE);
 
 	/* write tx fifo */
 	if (tx_buf)
@@ -609,11 +620,170 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void sh_msiof_dma_complete(void *arg)
+{
+	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = arg;
+
+	sh_msiof_write(p, IER, 0);
+	complete(&p->done);
+}
+
+static int sh_msiof_dma_once(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p, const void *tx,
+			     void *rx, unsigned int len)
+{
+	u32 ier_bits = 0;
+	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc_tx = NULL, *desc_rx = NULL;
+	dma_cookie_t cookie;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* 1 stage FIFO watermarks for DMA */
+	sh_msiof_write(p, FCTR, FCTR_TFWM_1 | FCTR_RFWM_1);
+
+	/* setup msiof transfer mode registers (32-bit words) */
+	sh_msiof_spi_set_mode_regs(p, tx, rx, 32, len / 4);
+
+	if (tx) {
+		ier_bits |= IER_TDREQE | IER_TDMAE;
+		dma_sync_single_for_device(&p->pdev->dev, p->tx_dma_addr, len,
+					   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+		desc_tx = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(p->master->dma_tx,
+					p->tx_dma_addr, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE,
+					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
+		if (!desc_tx)
+			return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	if (rx) {
+		ier_bits |= IER_RDREQE | IER_RDMAE;
+		desc_rx = dmaengine_prep_slave_single(p->master->dma_rx,
+					p->rx_dma_addr, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
+					DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
+		if (!desc_rx)
+			return -EIO;
+	}
+	sh_msiof_write(p, IER, ier_bits);
+
+	reinit_completion(&p->done);
+
+	if (rx) {
+		desc_rx->callback = sh_msiof_dma_complete;
+		desc_rx->callback_param = p;
+		cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc_rx);
+		if (dma_submit_error(cookie)) {
+			ret = cookie;
+			goto stop_ier;
+		}
+		dma_async_issue_pending(p->master->dma_rx);
+	}
+
+	if (tx) {
+		if (rx) {
+			/* No callback */
+			desc_tx->callback = NULL;
+		} else {
+			desc_tx->callback = sh_msiof_dma_complete;
+			desc_tx->callback_param = p;
+		}
+		cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc_tx);
+		if (dma_submit_error(cookie)) {
+			ret = cookie;
+			goto stop_rx;
+		}
+		dma_async_issue_pending(p->master->dma_tx);
+	}
+
+	ret = sh_msiof_spi_start(p, rx);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&p->pdev->dev, "failed to start hardware\n");
+		goto stop_tx;
+	}
+
+	/* wait for tx fifo to be emptied / rx fifo to be filled */
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&p->done, HZ);
+	if (!ret) {
+		dev_err(&p->pdev->dev, "DMA timeout\n");
+		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		goto stop_reset;
+	}
+
+	/* clear status bits */
+	sh_msiof_reset_str(p);
+
+	ret = sh_msiof_spi_stop(p, rx);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&p->pdev->dev, "failed to shut down hardware\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (rx)
+		dma_sync_single_for_cpu(&p->pdev->dev, p->rx_dma_addr, len,
+					DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+
+	return 0;
+
+stop_reset:
+	sh_msiof_reset_str(p);
+	sh_msiof_spi_stop(p, rx);
+stop_tx:
+	if (tx)
+		dmaengine_terminate_all(p->master->dma_tx);
+stop_rx:
+	if (rx)
+		dmaengine_terminate_all(p->master->dma_rx);
+stop_ier:
+	sh_msiof_write(p, IER, 0);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void copy_bswap32(u32 *dst, const u32 *src, unsigned int words)
+{
+	/* src or dst can be unaligned, but not both */
+	if ((unsigned long)src & 3) {
+		while (words--) {
+			*dst++ = swab32(get_unaligned(src));
+			src++;
+		}
+	} else if ((unsigned long)dst & 3) {
+		while (words--) {
+			put_unaligned(swab32(*src++), dst);
+			dst++;
+		}
+	} else {
+		while (words--)
+			*dst++ = swab32(*src++);
+	}
+}
+
+static void copy_wswap32(u32 *dst, const u32 *src, unsigned int words)
+{
+	/* src or dst can be unaligned, but not both */
+	if ((unsigned long)src & 3) {
+		while (words--) {
+			*dst++ = swahw32(get_unaligned(src));
+			src++;
+		}
+	} else if ((unsigned long)dst & 3) {
+		while (words--) {
+			put_unaligned(swahw32(*src++), dst);
+			dst++;
+		}
+	} else {
+		while (words--)
+			*dst++ = swahw32(*src++);
+	}
+}
+
+static void copy_plain32(u32 *dst, const u32 *src, unsigned int words)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, src, words * 4);
+}
+
 static int sh_msiof_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 				 struct spi_device *spi,
 				 struct spi_transfer *t)
 {
 	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+	void (*copy32)(u32 *, const u32 *, unsigned int);
 	void (*tx_fifo)(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *, const void *, int, int);
 	void (*rx_fifo)(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *, void *, int, int);
 	const void *tx_buf = t->tx_buf;
@@ -624,7 +794,48 @@
 	unsigned int words;
 	int n;
 	bool swab;
+	int ret;
 
+	/* setup clocks (clock already enabled in chipselect()) */
+	sh_msiof_spi_set_clk_regs(p, clk_get_rate(p->clk), t->speed_hz);
+
+	while (master->dma_tx && len > 15) {
+		/*
+		 *  DMA supports 32-bit words only, hence pack 8-bit and 16-bit
+		 *  words, with byte resp. word swapping.
+		 */
+		unsigned int l = min(len, MAX_WDLEN * 4);
+
+		if (bits <= 8) {
+			if (l & 3)
+				break;
+			copy32 = copy_bswap32;
+		} else if (bits <= 16) {
+			if (l & 1)
+				break;
+			copy32 = copy_wswap32;
+		} else {
+			copy32 = copy_plain32;
+		}
+
+		if (tx_buf)
+			copy32(p->tx_dma_page, tx_buf, l / 4);
+
+		ret = sh_msiof_dma_once(p, tx_buf, rx_buf, l);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (rx_buf) {
+			copy32(rx_buf, p->rx_dma_page, l / 4);
+			rx_buf += l;
+		}
+		if (tx_buf)
+			tx_buf += l;
+
+		len -= l;
+		if (!len)
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (bits <= 8 && len > 15 && !(len & 3)) {
 		bits = 32;
@@ -673,9 +884,6 @@
 			rx_fifo = sh_msiof_spi_read_fifo_32;
 	}
 
-	/* setup clocks (clock already enabled in chipselect()) */
-	sh_msiof_spi_set_clk_regs(p, clk_get_rate(p->clk), t->speed_hz);
-
 	/* transfer in fifo sized chunks */
 	words = len / bytes_per_word;
 
@@ -745,6 +953,123 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+static struct dma_chan *sh_msiof_request_dma_chan(struct device *dev,
+	enum dma_transfer_direction dir, unsigned int id, dma_addr_t port_addr)
+{
+	dma_cap_mask_t mask;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	struct dma_slave_config cfg;
+	int ret;
+
+	dma_cap_zero(mask);
+	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
+
+	chan = dma_request_channel(mask, shdma_chan_filter,
+				  (void *)(unsigned long)id);
+	if (!chan) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "dma_request_channel failed\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	memset(&cfg, 0, sizeof(cfg));
+	cfg.slave_id = id;
+	cfg.direction = dir;
+	if (dir == DMA_MEM_TO_DEV)
+		cfg.dst_addr = port_addr;
+	else
+		cfg.src_addr = port_addr;
+
+	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &cfg);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "dmaengine_slave_config failed %d\n", ret);
+		dma_release_channel(chan);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return chan;
+}
+
+static int sh_msiof_request_dma(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = p->pdev;
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	const struct sh_msiof_spi_info *info = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+	const struct resource *res;
+	struct spi_master *master;
+
+	if (!info || !info->dma_tx_id || !info->dma_rx_id)
+		return 0;	/* The driver assumes no error */
+
+	/* The DMA engine uses the second register set, if present */
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
+	if (!res)
+		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+
+	master = p->master;
+	master->dma_tx = sh_msiof_request_dma_chan(dev, DMA_MEM_TO_DEV,
+						   info->dma_tx_id,
+						   res->start + TFDR);
+	if (!master->dma_tx)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	master->dma_rx = sh_msiof_request_dma_chan(dev, DMA_DEV_TO_MEM,
+						   info->dma_rx_id,
+						   res->start + RFDR);
+	if (!master->dma_rx)
+		goto free_tx_chan;
+
+	p->tx_dma_page = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!p->tx_dma_page)
+		goto free_rx_chan;
+
+	p->rx_dma_page = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!p->rx_dma_page)
+		goto free_tx_page;
+
+	p->tx_dma_addr = dma_map_single(dev, p->tx_dma_page, PAGE_SIZE,
+					DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, p->tx_dma_addr))
+		goto free_rx_page;
+
+	p->rx_dma_addr = dma_map_single(dev, p->rx_dma_page, PAGE_SIZE,
+					DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	if (dma_mapping_error(dev, p->rx_dma_addr))
+		goto unmap_tx_page;
+
+	dev_info(dev, "DMA available");
+	return 0;
+
+unmap_tx_page:
+	dma_unmap_single(dev, p->tx_dma_addr, PAGE_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+free_rx_page:
+	free_page((unsigned long)p->rx_dma_page);
+free_tx_page:
+	free_page((unsigned long)p->tx_dma_page);
+free_rx_chan:
+	dma_release_channel(master->dma_rx);
+free_tx_chan:
+	dma_release_channel(master->dma_tx);
+	master->dma_tx = NULL;
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static void sh_msiof_release_dma(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p)
+{
+	struct spi_master *master = p->master;
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	if (!master->dma_tx)
+		return;
+
+	dev = &p->pdev->dev;
+	dma_unmap_single(dev, p->rx_dma_addr, PAGE_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	dma_unmap_single(dev, p->tx_dma_addr, PAGE_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	free_page((unsigned long)p->rx_dma_page);
+	free_page((unsigned long)p->tx_dma_page);
+	dma_release_channel(master->dma_rx);
+	dma_release_channel(master->dma_tx);
+}
+
 static int sh_msiof_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct resource	*r;
@@ -763,6 +1088,7 @@
 	p = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, p);
+	p->master = master;
 
 	of_id = of_match_device(sh_msiof_match, &pdev->dev);
 	if (of_id) {
@@ -833,6 +1159,10 @@
 	master->auto_runtime_pm = true;
 	master->transfer_one = sh_msiof_transfer_one;
 
+	ret = sh_msiof_request_dma(p);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "DMA not available, using PIO\n");
+
 	ret = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, master);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_master error.\n");
@@ -842,6 +1172,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
  err2:
+	sh_msiof_release_dma(p);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
  err1:
 	spi_master_put(master);
@@ -850,6 +1181,9 @@
 
 static int sh_msiof_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	sh_msiof_release_dma(p);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 }