diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 6b00173..e6e2de3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -3261,6 +3261,12 @@ static int framebuffer_check(const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *r)
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("bad pitch %u for plane %d\n", r->pitches[i], i);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		if (r->modifier[i] && !(r->flags & DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS)) {
+			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("bad fb modifier %llu for plane %d\n",
+				      r->modifier[i], i);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3274,7 +3280,7 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *add_framebuffer_internal(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (r->flags & ~DRM_MODE_FB_INTERLACED) {
+	if (r->flags & ~(DRM_MODE_FB_INTERLACED | DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("bad framebuffer flags 0x%08x\n", r->flags);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
@@ -3290,6 +3296,12 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *add_framebuffer_internal(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	if (r->flags & DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS &&
+	    !dev->mode_config.allow_fb_modifiers) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("driver does not support fb modifiers\n");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
 	ret = framebuffer_check(r);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index b1979e7..3053aab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ void drm_helper_mode_fill_fb_struct(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		fb->pitches[i] = mode_cmd->pitches[i];
 		fb->offsets[i] = mode_cmd->offsets[i];
+		fb->modifier[i] = mode_cmd->modifier[i];
 	}
 	drm_fb_get_bpp_depth(mode_cmd->pixel_format, &fb->depth,
 				    &fb->bits_per_pixel);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index 3785d66..a6d773a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ static int drm_getcap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
 		else
 			req->value = 64;
 		break;
+	case DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS:
+		req->value = dev->mode_config.allow_fb_modifiers;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 920e21a..b1465d6 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct drm_framebuffer {
 	const struct drm_framebuffer_funcs *funcs;
 	unsigned int pitches[4];
 	unsigned int offsets[4];
+	uint64_t modifier[4];
 	unsigned int width;
 	unsigned int height;
 	/* depth can be 15 or 16 */
@@ -1155,6 +1156,9 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 	/* whether async page flip is supported or not */
 	bool async_page_flip;
 
+	/* whether the driver supports fb modifiers */
+	bool allow_fb_modifiers;
+
 	/* cursor size */
 	uint32_t cursor_width, cursor_height;
 };
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 01b2d6d..ff6ef62 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ struct drm_gem_open {
  */
 #define DRM_CAP_CURSOR_WIDTH		0x8
 #define DRM_CAP_CURSOR_HEIGHT		0x9
+#define DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS	0x10
 
 /** DRM_IOCTL_GET_CAP ioctl argument type */
 struct drm_get_cap {
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
index a284f11..188e61f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_fourcc.h
@@ -129,4 +129,36 @@
 #define DRM_FORMAT_YUV444	fourcc_code('Y', 'U', '2', '4') /* non-subsampled Cb (1) and Cr (2) planes */
 #define DRM_FORMAT_YVU444	fourcc_code('Y', 'V', '2', '4') /* non-subsampled Cr (1) and Cb (2) planes */
 
+
+/*
+ * Format Modifiers:
+ *
+ * Format modifiers describe, typically, a re-ordering or modification
+ * of the data in a plane of an FB.  This can be used to express tiled/
+ * swizzled formats, or compression, or a combination of the two.
+ *
+ * The upper 8 bits of the format modifier are a vendor-id as assigned
+ * below.  The lower 56 bits are assigned as vendor sees fit.
+ */
+
+/* Vendor Ids: */
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_NONE           0
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_INTEL   0x01
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_AMD     0x02
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_NV      0x03
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_SAMSUNG 0x04
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_QCOM    0x05
+/* add more to the end as needed */
+
+#define fourcc_mod_code(vendor, val) \
+	((((u64)DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_## vendor) << 56) | (val & 0x00ffffffffffffffL))
+
+/*
+ * Format Modifier tokens:
+ *
+ * When adding a new token please document the layout with a code comment,
+ * similar to the fourcc codes above. drm_fourcc.h is considered the
+ * authoritative source for all of these.
+ */
+
 #endif /* DRM_FOURCC_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
index ca788e0..dbeba94 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ struct drm_mode_fb_cmd {
 };
 
 #define DRM_MODE_FB_INTERLACED	(1<<0) /* for interlaced framebuffers */
+#define DRM_MODE_FB_MODIFIERS	(1<<1) /* enables ->modifer[] */
 
 struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 {
 	__u32 fb_id;
@@ -356,10 +357,18 @@ struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 {
 	 * So it would consist of Y as offsets[0] and UV as
 	 * offsets[1].  Note that offsets[0] will generally
 	 * be 0 (but this is not required).
+	 *
+	 * To accommodate tiled, compressed, etc formats, a per-plane
+	 * modifier can be specified.  The default value of zero
+	 * indicates "native" format as specified by the fourcc.
+	 * Vendor specific modifier token.  This allows, for example,
+	 * different tiling/swizzling pattern on different planes.
+	 * See discussion above of DRM_FORMAT_MOD_xxx.
 	 */
 	__u32 handles[4];
 	__u32 pitches[4]; /* pitch for each plane */
 	__u32 offsets[4]; /* offset of each plane */
+	__u64 modifier[4]; /* ie, tiling, compressed (per plane) */
 };
 
 #define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_COPY 0x01
