diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 505d4d79fe3e..ba2cafe18fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ acpi-y				+= acpi_pnp.o
 acpi-y				+= power.o
 acpi-y				+= event.o
 acpi-y				+= sysfs.o
+acpi-y				+= property.o
 acpi-$(CONFIG_X86)		+= acpi_cmos_rtc.o
 acpi-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)		+= debugfs.o
 acpi-$(CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA)	+= numa.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 4c5cf77e7576..e34290c7af9f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -181,4 +181,10 @@ struct platform_device *acpi_create_platform_device(struct acpi_device *adev);
 bool acpi_osi_is_win8(void);
 #endif
 
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+				Device properties
+  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+void acpi_init_properties(struct acpi_device *adev);
+void acpi_free_properties(struct acpi_device *adev);
+
 #endif /* _ACPI_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/property.c b/drivers/acpi/property.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4a3e800e82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/property.c
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+/*
+ * ACPI device specific properties support.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, Intel Corporation
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Authors: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
+ *          Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com>
+ *          Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
+ *
+ * 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
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/* ACPI _DSD device properties UUID: daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301 */
+static const u8 prp_uuid[16] = {
+	0x14, 0xd8, 0xff, 0xda, 0xba, 0x6e, 0x8c, 0x4d,
+	0x8a, 0x91, 0xbc, 0x9b, 0xbf, 0x4a, 0xa3, 0x01
+};
+
+static bool acpi_property_value_ok(const union acpi_object *value)
+{
+	int j;
+
+	/*
+	 * The value must be an integer, a string, a reference, or a package
+	 * whose every element must be an integer, a string, or a reference.
+	 */
+	switch (value->type) {
+	case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+	case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
+		return true;
+
+	case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
+		for (j = 0; j < value->package.count; j++)
+			switch (value->package.elements[j].type) {
+			case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+			case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+			case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
+				continue;
+
+			default:
+				return false;
+			}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static bool acpi_properties_format_valid(const union acpi_object *properties)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < properties->package.count; i++) {
+		const union acpi_object *property;
+
+		property = &properties->package.elements[i];
+		/*
+		 * Only two elements allowed, the first one must be a string and
+		 * the second one has to satisfy certain conditions.
+		 */
+		if (property->package.count != 2
+		    || property->package.elements[0].type != ACPI_TYPE_STRING
+		    || !acpi_property_value_ok(&property->package.elements[1]))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+void acpi_init_properties(struct acpi_device *adev)
+{
+	struct acpi_buffer buf = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER };
+	const union acpi_object *desc;
+	acpi_status status;
+	int i;
+
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object_typed(adev->handle, "_DSD", NULL, &buf,
+					    ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+		return;
+
+	desc = buf.pointer;
+	if (desc->package.count % 2)
+		goto fail;
+
+	/* Look for the device properties UUID. */
+	for (i = 0; i < desc->package.count; i += 2) {
+		const union acpi_object *uuid, *properties;
+
+		uuid = &desc->package.elements[i];
+		properties = &desc->package.elements[i + 1];
+
+		/*
+		 * The first element must be a UUID and the second one must be
+		 * a package.
+		 */
+		if (uuid->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER || uuid->buffer.length != 16
+		    || properties->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)
+			break;
+
+		if (memcmp(uuid->buffer.pointer, prp_uuid, sizeof(prp_uuid)))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * We found the matching UUID. Now validate the format of the
+		 * package immediately following it.
+		 */
+		if (!acpi_properties_format_valid(properties))
+			break;
+
+		adev->data.pointer = buf.pointer;
+		adev->data.properties = properties;
+		return;
+	}
+
+ fail:
+	dev_warn(&adev->dev, "Returned _DSD data is not valid, skipping\n");
+	ACPI_FREE(buf.pointer);
+}
+
+void acpi_free_properties(struct acpi_device *adev)
+{
+	ACPI_FREE((void *)adev->data.pointer);
+	adev->data.pointer = NULL;
+	adev->data.properties = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * acpi_dev_get_property - return an ACPI property with given name
+ * @adev: ACPI device to get property
+ * @name: Name of the property
+ * @type: Expected property type
+ * @obj: Location to store the property value (if not %NULL)
+ *
+ * Look up a property with @name and store a pointer to the resulting ACPI
+ * object at the location pointed to by @obj if found.
+ *
+ * Callers must not attempt to free the returned objects.  These objects will be
+ * freed by the ACPI core automatically during the removal of @adev.
+ *
+ * Return: %0 if property with @name has been found (success),
+ *         %-EINVAL if the arguments are invalid,
+ *         %-ENODATA if the property doesn't exist,
+ *         %-EPROTO if the property value type doesn't match @type.
+ */
+int acpi_dev_get_property(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+			  acpi_object_type type, const union acpi_object **obj)
+{
+	const union acpi_object *properties;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!adev || !name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!adev->data.pointer || !adev->data.properties)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	properties = adev->data.properties;
+	for (i = 0; i < properties->package.count; i++) {
+		const union acpi_object *propname, *propvalue;
+		const union acpi_object *property;
+
+		property = &properties->package.elements[i];
+
+		propname = &property->package.elements[0];
+		propvalue = &property->package.elements[1];
+
+		if (!strcmp(name, propname->string.pointer)) {
+			if (type != ACPI_TYPE_ANY && propvalue->type != type)
+				return -EPROTO;
+			else if (obj)
+				*obj = propvalue;
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	return -ENODATA;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_dev_get_property);
+
+/**
+ * acpi_dev_get_property_array - return an ACPI array property with given name
+ * @adev: ACPI device to get property
+ * @name: Name of the property
+ * @type: Expected type of array elements
+ * @obj: Location to store a pointer to the property value (if not NULL)
+ *
+ * Look up an array property with @name and store a pointer to the resulting
+ * ACPI object at the location pointed to by @obj if found.
+ *
+ * Callers must not attempt to free the returned objects.  Those objects will be
+ * freed by the ACPI core automatically during the removal of @adev.
+ *
+ * Return: %0 if array property (package) with @name has been found (success),
+ *         %-EINVAL if the arguments are invalid,
+ *         %-ENODATA if the property doesn't exist,
+ *         %-EPROTO if the property is not a package or the type of its elements
+ *           doesn't match @type.
+ */
+int acpi_dev_get_property_array(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+				acpi_object_type type,
+				const union acpi_object **obj)
+{
+	const union acpi_object *prop;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	ret = acpi_dev_get_property(adev, name, ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE, &prop);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (type != ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {
+		/* Check that all elements are of correct type. */
+		for (i = 0; i < prop->package.count; i++)
+			if (prop->package.elements[i].type != type)
+				return -EPROTO;
+	}
+	if (obj)
+		*obj = prop;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_dev_get_property_array);
+
+/**
+ * acpi_dev_get_property_reference - returns handle to the referenced object
+ * @adev: ACPI device to get property
+ * @name: Name of the property
+ * @size_prop: Name of the "size" property in referenced object
+ * @index: Index of the reference to return
+ * @args: Location to store the returned reference with optional arguments
+ *
+ * Find property with @name, verifify that it is a package containing at least
+ * one object reference and if so, store the ACPI device object pointer to the
+ * target object in @args->adev.
+ *
+ * If the reference includes arguments (@size_prop is not %NULL) follow the
+ * reference and check whether or not there is an integer property @size_prop
+ * under the target object and if so, whether or not its value matches the
+ * number of arguments that follow the reference.  If there's more than one
+ * reference in the property value package, @index is used to select the one to
+ * return.
+ *
+ * Return: %0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int acpi_dev_get_property_reference(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+				    const char *size_prop, size_t index,
+				    struct acpi_reference_args *args)
+{
+	const union acpi_object *element, *end;
+	const union acpi_object *obj;
+	struct acpi_device *device;
+	int ret, idx = 0;
+
+	ret = acpi_dev_get_property(adev, name, ACPI_TYPE_ANY, &obj);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The simplest case is when the value is a single reference.  Just
+	 * return that reference then.
+	 */
+	if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
+		if (size_prop || index)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = acpi_bus_get_device(obj->reference.handle, &device);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		args->adev = device;
+		args->nargs = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If it is not a single reference, then it is a package of
+	 * references followed by number of ints as follows:
+	 *
+	 *  Package () { REF, INT, REF, INT, INT }
+	 *
+	 * The index argument is then used to determine which reference
+	 * the caller wants (along with the arguments).
+	 */
+	if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || index >= obj->package.count)
+		return -EPROTO;
+
+	element = obj->package.elements;
+	end = element + obj->package.count;
+
+	while (element < end) {
+		u32 nargs, i;
+
+		if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE)
+			return -EPROTO;
+
+		ret = acpi_bus_get_device(element->reference.handle, &device);
+		if (ret)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
+		element++;
+		nargs = 0;
+
+		if (size_prop) {
+			const union acpi_object *prop;
+
+			/*
+			 * Find out how many arguments the refenced object
+			 * expects by reading its size_prop property.
+			 */
+			ret = acpi_dev_get_property(device, size_prop,
+						    ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER, &prop);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			nargs = prop->integer.value;
+			if (nargs > MAX_ACPI_REFERENCE_ARGS
+			    || element + nargs > end)
+				return -EPROTO;
+
+			/*
+			 * Skip to the start of the arguments and verify
+			 * that they all are in fact integers.
+			 */
+			for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
+				if (element[i].type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
+					return -EPROTO;
+		} else {
+			/* assume following integer elements are all args */
+			for (i = 0; element + i < end; i++) {
+				int type = element[i].type;
+
+				if (type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
+					nargs++;
+				else if (type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE)
+					break;
+				else
+					return -EPROTO;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (idx++ == index) {
+			args->adev = device;
+			args->nargs = nargs;
+			for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
+				args->args[i] = element[i].integer.value;
+
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		element += nargs;
+	}
+
+	return -EPROTO;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_dev_get_property_reference);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index d5e6ac5042d8..f4aabf9c0aad 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ static void acpi_device_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
 
+	acpi_free_properties(acpi_dev);
 	acpi_free_pnp_ids(&acpi_dev->pnp);
 	acpi_free_power_resources_lists(acpi_dev);
 	kfree(acpi_dev);
@@ -1888,6 +1889,7 @@ void acpi_init_device_object(struct acpi_device *device, acpi_handle handle,
 	acpi_set_device_status(device, sta);
 	acpi_device_get_busid(device);
 	acpi_set_pnp_ids(handle, &device->pnp, type);
+	acpi_init_properties(device);
 	acpi_bus_get_flags(device);
 	device->flags.match_driver = false;
 	device->flags.initialized = true;
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index c1c9de19edbe..620b4f89c87b 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ struct acpi_device_physical_node {
 	bool put_online:1;
 };
 
+/* ACPI Device Specific Data (_DSD) */
+struct acpi_device_data {
+	const union acpi_object *pointer;
+	const union acpi_object *properties;
+};
+
 /* Device */
 struct acpi_device {
 	int device_type;
@@ -353,6 +359,7 @@ struct acpi_device {
 	struct acpi_device_wakeup wakeup;
 	struct acpi_device_perf performance;
 	struct acpi_device_dir dir;
+	struct acpi_device_data data;
 	struct acpi_scan_handler *handler;
 	struct acpi_hotplug_context *hp;
 	struct acpi_driver *driver;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 807cbc46d73e..104321d994f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -660,4 +660,44 @@ do {									\
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/* Device properties */
+
+#define MAX_ACPI_REFERENCE_ARGS	8
+struct acpi_reference_args {
+	struct acpi_device *adev;
+	size_t nargs;
+	u64 args[MAX_ACPI_REFERENCE_ARGS];
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
+int acpi_dev_get_property(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+			  acpi_object_type type, const union acpi_object **obj);
+int acpi_dev_get_property_array(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+				acpi_object_type type,
+				const union acpi_object **obj);
+int acpi_dev_get_property_reference(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
+				    const char *cells_name, size_t index,
+				    struct acpi_reference_args *args);
+#else
+static inline int acpi_dev_get_property(struct acpi_device *adev,
+					const char *name, acpi_object_type type,
+					const union acpi_object **obj)
+{
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+static inline int acpi_dev_get_property_array(struct acpi_device *adev,
+					      const char *name,
+					      acpi_object_type type,
+					      const union acpi_object **obj)
+{
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+static inline int acpi_dev_get_property_reference(struct acpi_device *adev,
+				const char *name, const char *cells_name,
+				size_t index, struct acpi_reference_args *args)
+{
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif	/*_LINUX_ACPI_H*/
