diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/slimbus.c b/drivers/slimbus/slimbus.c
index 0295a06..d74dfec 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/slimbus.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/slimbus.c
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ static DEFINE_IDR(ctrl_idr);
 static struct device_type slim_dev_type;
 static struct device_type slim_ctrl_type;
 
+#define DEFINE_SLIM_LDEST_TXN(name, mc, rl, la, msg) \
+	struct slim_msg_txn name = { rl, 0, mc, SLIM_MSG_DEST_LOGICALADDR, 0,\
+					0, la, msg, }
+
+#define DEFINE_SLIM_BCAST_TXN(name, mc, rl, la, msg) \
+	struct slim_msg_txn name = { rl, 0, mc, SLIM_MSG_DEST_BROADCAST, 0,\
+					0, la, msg, }
+
 static bool slim_eaddr_equal(struct slim_eaddr *a, struct slim_eaddr *b)
 {
 	return (a->manf_id == b->manf_id &&
@@ -784,6 +792,273 @@ int slim_get_logical_addr(struct slim_device *sb, struct slim_eaddr *e_addr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_get_logical_addr);
 
+/**
+ * slim_msg_response: Deliver Message response received from a device to the
+ *	framework.
+ * @ctrl: Controller handle
+ * @reply: Reply received from the device
+ * @len: Length of the reply
+ * @tid: Transaction ID received with which framework can associate reply.
+ * Called by controller to inform framework about the response received.
+ * This helps in making the API asynchronous, and controller-driver doesn't need
+ * to manage 1 more table other than the one managed by framework mapping TID
+ * with buffers
+ */
+void slim_msg_response(struct slim_controller *ctrl, u8 *reply, u8 tid, u8 len)
+{
+	struct slim_val_inf *msg;
+
+	spin_lock(&ctrl->txn_lock);
+	msg = ctrl->txnt[tid];
+	if (msg == NULL || msg->rbuf == NULL) {
+		spin_unlock(&ctrl->txn_lock);
+		dev_err(&ctrl->dev, "Got response to invalid TID:%d, len:%d\n",
+				tid, len);
+		return;
+	}
+	memcpy(msg->rbuf, reply, len);
+	ctrl->txnt[tid] = NULL;
+	if (msg->comp_cb)
+		msg->comp_cb(msg->ctx, 0);
+	spin_unlock(&ctrl->txn_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_msg_response);
+
+static int slim_processtxn(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
+				struct slim_msg_txn *txn)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (slim_tid_txn(txn->mt, txn->mc)) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl->txn_lock, flags);
+		for (i = 0; i < ctrl->last_tid; i++) {
+			if (ctrl->txnt[i] == NULL)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (i >= ctrl->last_tid) {
+			if (ctrl->last_tid == 255) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl->txn_lock, flags);
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+			ctrl->last_tid++;
+		}
+		ctrl->txnt[i] = txn->msg;
+		txn->tid = i;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl->txn_lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	return ctrl->xfer_msg(ctrl, txn);
+}
+
+static int slim_val_inf_sanity(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
+			       struct slim_val_inf *msg, u8 mc)
+{
+	if (!msg || msg->num_bytes > 16 ||
+	    (msg->start_offset + msg->num_bytes) > 0xC00)
+		goto reterr;
+	switch (mc) {
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_VALUE:
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_INFORMATION:
+		if (msg->rbuf != NULL)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_CHANGE_VALUE:
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_CLEAR_INFORMATION:
+		if (msg->wbuf != NULL)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CHANGE_VALUE:
+	case SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION:
+		if (msg->rbuf != NULL && msg->wbuf != NULL)
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+reterr:
+	dev_err(&ctrl->dev, "Sanity check failed:msg:offset:0x%x, mc:%d\n",
+		msg->start_offset, mc);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static u16 slim_slicecodefromsize(u16 req)
+{
+	static const u8 codetosize[8] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16};
+
+	if (req >= ARRAY_SIZE(codetosize))
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return codetosize[req];
+}
+
+static u16 slim_slicesize(int code)
+{
+	static const u8 sizetocode[16] = {
+		0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7
+	};
+
+	clamp(code, 1, (int)ARRAY_SIZE(sizetocode));
+	return sizetocode[code - 1];
+}
+
+static void slim_sync_default_cb(void *ctx, int err)
+{
+	struct completion *comp = ctx;
+
+	complete(comp);
+}
+
+static int slim_xfer_msg(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
+			struct slim_device *sbdev, struct slim_val_inf *msg,
+			u8 mc)
+{
+	DEFINE_SLIM_LDEST_TXN(txn_stack, mc, 6, sbdev->laddr, msg);
+	struct slim_msg_txn *txn = &txn_stack;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u16 sl, cur;
+	bool tid_txn, async = false;
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(complete);
+
+	ret = slim_val_inf_sanity(ctrl, msg, mc);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	tid_txn = slim_tid_txn(txn->mt, txn->mc);
+
+	sl = slim_slicesize(msg->num_bytes);
+	dev_err(&ctrl->dev, "SB xfer msg:os:%x, len:%d, MC:%x, sl:%x\n",
+		msg->start_offset, msg->num_bytes, mc, sl);
+
+	cur = slim_slicecodefromsize(sl);
+	txn->ec = ((sl | (1 << 3)) | ((msg->start_offset & 0xFFF) << 4));
+
+	if (!msg->comp_cb && tid_txn) {
+		msg->comp_cb = slim_sync_default_cb;
+		msg->ctx = &complete;
+	} else {
+		async = true;
+	}
+
+	if (mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CHANGE_VALUE ||
+		mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_CHANGE_VALUE ||
+		mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION ||
+		mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_CLEAR_INFORMATION)
+		txn->rl += msg->num_bytes;
+	if (tid_txn)
+		txn->rl++;
+
+	ret = slim_processtxn(ctrl, txn);
+
+	/* sync read */
+	if (!ret && tid_txn && !async) {
+		/* Fine-tune calculation after bandwidth management */
+		unsigned long ms = txn->rl + 100;
+
+		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&complete,
+						  msecs_to_jiffies(ms));
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		else
+			ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ret && tid_txn) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl->txn_lock, flags);
+		/* Invalidate the transaction */
+		ctrl->txnt[txn->tid] = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrl->txn_lock, flags);
+	}
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&ctrl->dev, "xfer err:%d:offset:0x%x, MC:%d\n", ret,
+			msg->start_offset, mc);
+	if (!async && tid_txn) {
+		msg->comp_cb = NULL;
+		msg->ctx = NULL;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_xfer_msg);
+
+/* Message APIs Unicast message APIs used by slimbus slave drivers */
+
+/*
+ * Message API access routines.
+ * @sb: client handle requesting elemental message reads, writes.
+ * @msg: Input structure for start-offset, number of bytes to read.
+ * context: can sleep
+ * Returns:
+ * -EINVAL: Invalid parameters
+ * -ETIMEDOUT: If controller could not complete the request. This may happen if
+ *  the bus lines are not clocked, controller is not powered-on, slave with
+ *  given address is not enumerated/responding.
+ */
+int slim_request_val_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+				struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg, SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_VALUE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_request_val_element);
+
+int slim_request_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+				struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg, SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_INFORMATION);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_request_inf_element);
+
+int slim_change_val_element(struct slim_device *sb, struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg, SLIM_MSG_MC_CHANGE_VALUE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_change_val_element);
+
+int slim_clear_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb, struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg, SLIM_MSG_MC_CLEAR_INFORMATION);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_clear_inf_element);
+
+int slim_request_change_val_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg, SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CHANGE_VALUE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_request_change_val_element);
+
+int slim_request_clear_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg)
+{
+	struct slim_controller *ctrl = sb->ctrl;
+
+	if (!ctrl)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return slim_xfer_msg(ctrl, sb, msg,
+					SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(slim_request_clear_inf_element);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_VERSION("0.1");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Slimbus module");
diff --git a/include/linux/slimbus.h b/include/linux/slimbus.h
index 6522d4c..924cdd3 100644
--- a/include/linux/slimbus.h
+++ b/include/linux/slimbus.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ extern struct bus_type slimbus_type;
 #define SLIM_FRM_SLOTS_PER_SUPERFRAME	16
 #define SLIM_GDE_SLOTS_PER_SUPERFRAME	2
 
+/* MAX in-flight transactions neededing transaction ID (8-bit, per spec) */
+#define SLIM_MAX_TXNS			256
+
 struct slim_controller;
 struct slim_device;
 
@@ -98,12 +101,68 @@ struct slim_addrt {
 #define SLIM_MSG_MC_ASSIGN_LOGICAL_ADDRESS       0x2
 #define SLIM_MSG_MC_REPORT_ABSENT                0xF
 
+/* Information Element management messages */
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_INFORMATION          0x20
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION    0x21
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REPLY_INFORMATION            0x24
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_CLEAR_INFORMATION            0x28
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REPORT_INFORMATION           0x29
+
+/* Value Element management messages */
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_VALUE                0x60
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CHANGE_VALUE         0x61
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_REPLY_VALUE                  0x64
+#define SLIM_MSG_MC_CHANGE_VALUE                 0x68
+
 /* Destination type Values */
 #define SLIM_MSG_DEST_LOGICALADDR	0
 #define SLIM_MSG_DEST_ENUMADDR		1
 #define	SLIM_MSG_DEST_BROADCAST		3
 
 /**
+ * struct slim_val_inf: Slimbus value or information element
+ * @start_offset: Specifies starting offset in information/value element map
+ * @num_bytes: upto 16. This ensures that the message will fit the slicesize
+ *		per slimbus spec
+ * @comp_cb: Callback if this read/write is asynchronous
+ * @ctx: Argument for comp_cb
+ */
+struct slim_val_inf {
+	u16			start_offset;
+	u8			num_bytes;
+	u8			*rbuf;
+	const u8		*wbuf;
+	void			(*comp_cb)(void *ctx, int err);
+	void			*ctx;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct slim_msg_txn: Message to be sent by the controller.
+ * This structure has packet header, payload and buffer to be filled (if any)
+ * @rl: Header field. remaining length.
+ * @mt: Header field. Message type.
+ * @mc: Header field. LSB is message code for type mt.
+ * @dt: Header field. Destination type.
+ * @ec: Element code. Used for elemental access APIs.
+ * @len: Length of payload. (excludes ec)
+ * @tid: Transaction ID. Used for messages expecting response.
+ *	(relevant for message-codes involving read operation)
+ * @la: Logical address of the device this message is going to.
+ *	(Not used when destination type is broadcast.)
+ * @msg: Elemental access message to be read/written
+ */
+struct slim_msg_txn {
+	u8			rl;
+	u8			mt;
+	u8			mc;
+	u8			dt;
+	u16			ec;
+	u8			tid;
+	u8			la;
+	struct slim_val_inf	*msg;
+};
+
+/**
  * struct slim_controller: Controls every instance of SLIMbus
  *				(similar to 'master' on SPI)
  *	'Manager device' is responsible for  device management, bandwidth
@@ -138,6 +197,9 @@ struct slim_addrt {
  * @num_dev: Number of active slimbus slaves on this bus
  * @devs: List of devices on this controller
  * @wq: Workqueue per controller used to notify devices when they report present
+ * @txnt: Table of transactions having transaction ID
+ * @txn_lock: Lock to protect table of transactions
+ * @last_tid: size of the table txnt (can't grow beyond 256 since TID is 8-bits)
  * @dev_released: completion used to signal when sysfs has released this
  *	controller so that it can be deleted during shutdown
  * @xfer_msg: Transfer a message on this controller (this can be a broadcast
@@ -164,7 +226,12 @@ struct slim_controller {
 	u8			num_dev;
 	struct list_head	devs;
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
+	struct slim_val_inf	*txnt[SLIM_MAX_TXNS];
+	u8			last_tid;
+	spinlock_t		txn_lock;
 	struct completion	dev_released;
+	int			(*xfer_msg)(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
+				struct slim_msg_txn *txn);
 	int			(*set_laddr)(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
 					     struct slim_eaddr *ea, u8 laddr);
 	int			(*get_laddr)(struct slim_controller *ctrl,
@@ -393,4 +460,65 @@ static inline void slim_set_clientdata(struct slim_device *dev, void *data)
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, data);
 }
 
+/* Message APIs Unicast message APIs used by slimbus slave drivers */
+
+/*
+ * Message API access routines for value elements.
+ * @sb: client handle requesting elemental message reads, writes.
+ * @msg: Input structure for start-offset, number of bytes to read.
+ * context: can sleep
+ * Returns:
+ * -EINVAL: Invalid parameters
+ * -ETIMEDOUT: If controller could not complete the request. This may happen if
+ *  the bus lines are not clocked, controller is not powered-on, slave with
+ *  given address is not enumerated/responding.
+ */
+int slim_request_val_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+int slim_change_val_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+int slim_request_change_val_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+
+
+/*
+ * Message API access routines for information elements.
+ * @sb: client handle requesting elemental message reads, writes.
+ * @msg: Input structure for start-offset, number of bytes to read
+ *	wbuf will contain information element(s) bit masks to be cleared.
+ *	rbuf will return what the information element value was
+ */
+
+int slim_request_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+int slim_clear_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+int slim_request_clear_inf_element(struct slim_device *sb,
+					struct slim_val_inf *msg);
+
+/*
+ * slim_msg_response: Deliver Message response received from a device to the
+ *	framework.
+ * @ctrl: Controller handle
+ * @reply: Reply received from the device
+ * @len: Length of the reply
+ * @tid: Transaction ID received with which framework can associate reply.
+ * Called by controller to inform framework about the response received.
+ * This helps in making the API asynchronous, and controller-driver doesn't need
+ * to manage 1 more table other than the one managed by framework mapping TID
+ * with buffers
+ */
+void slim_msg_response(struct slim_controller *ctrl, u8 *reply, u8 tid,
+				u8 len);
+
+static inline bool slim_tid_txn(u8 mt, u8 mc)
+{
+	return (mt == SLIM_MSG_MT_CORE &&
+		(mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_INFORMATION ||
+		 mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION ||
+		 mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_VALUE ||
+		 mc == SLIM_MSG_MC_REQUEST_CLEAR_INFORMATION));
+}
+/* end of message apis */
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SLIMBUS_H */
