diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 116af01..5a5c1dc 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4873,6 +4873,7 @@ S:	Supported
 F:	drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842.c
 F:	include/linux/nx842.h
 F:	include/linux/sw842.h
+F:	crypto/842.c
 F:	lib/842/
 
 IBM Power Linux RAID adapter
diff --git a/crypto/842.c b/crypto/842.c
index b48f4f1..c43b157 100644
--- a/crypto/842.c
+++ b/crypto/842.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Cryptographic API for the 842 compression algorithm.
+ * Cryptographic API for the 842 software compression algorithm.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -11,173 +11,72 @@
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2011-2015
  *
- * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2011
+ * Original Authors: Robert Jennings <rcj@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ *                   Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
  *
- * Authors: Robert Jennings <rcj@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
- *          Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ * Rewrite: Dan Streetman <ddstreet@ieee.org>
+ *
+ * This is the software implementation of compression and decompression using
+ * the 842 format.  This uses the software 842 library at lib/842/ which is
+ * only a reference implementation, and is very, very slow as compared to other
+ * software compressors.  You probably do not want to use this software
+ * compression.  If you have access to the PowerPC 842 compression hardware, you
+ * want to use the 842 hardware compression interface, which is at:
+ * drivers/crypto/nx/nx-842-crypto.c
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/nx842.h>
-#include <linux/lzo.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
-
-static int nx842_uselzo;
-
-struct nx842_ctx {
-	void *nx842_wmem; /* working memory for 842/lzo */
-};
+#include <linux/sw842.h>
 
-enum nx842_crypto_type {
-	NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_842,
-	NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_LZO
-};
-
-#define NX842_SENTINEL 0xdeadbeef
+#define CRYPTO842_NAME	"sw842"
 
-struct nx842_crypto_header {
-	unsigned int sentinel; /* debug */
-	enum nx842_crypto_type type;
+struct crypto842_ctx {
+	char wmem[SW842_MEM_COMPRESS];	/* working memory for compress */
 };
 
-static int nx842_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
-{
-	struct nx842_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
-	int wmemsize;
-
-	wmemsize = max_t(int, nx842_get_workmem_size(), LZO1X_MEM_COMPRESS);
-	ctx->nx842_wmem = kmalloc(wmemsize, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!ctx->nx842_wmem)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void nx842_exit(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
+static int crypto842_compress(struct crypto_tfm *tfm,
+			      const u8 *src, unsigned int slen,
+			      u8 *dst, unsigned int *dlen)
 {
-	struct nx842_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
+	struct crypto842_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
-	kfree(ctx->nx842_wmem);
+	return sw842_compress(src, slen, dst, dlen, ctx->wmem);
 }
 
-static void nx842_reset_uselzo(unsigned long data)
+static int crypto842_decompress(struct crypto_tfm *tfm,
+				const u8 *src, unsigned int slen,
+				u8 *dst, unsigned int *dlen)
 {
-	nx842_uselzo = 0;
-}
-
-static DEFINE_TIMER(failover_timer, nx842_reset_uselzo, 0, 0);
-
-static int nx842_crypto_compress(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, const u8 *src,
-			    unsigned int slen, u8 *dst, unsigned int *dlen)
-{
-	struct nx842_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
-	struct nx842_crypto_header *hdr;
-	unsigned int tmp_len = *dlen;
-	size_t lzodlen; /* needed for lzo */
-	int err;
-
-	*dlen = 0;
-	hdr = (struct nx842_crypto_header *)dst;
-	hdr->sentinel = NX842_SENTINEL; /* debug */
-	dst += sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-	tmp_len -= sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-	lzodlen = tmp_len;
-
-	if (likely(!nx842_uselzo)) {
-		err = nx842_compress(src, slen, dst, &tmp_len, ctx->nx842_wmem);
-
-		if (likely(!err)) {
-			hdr->type = NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_842;
-			*dlen = tmp_len + sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		/* hardware failed */
-		nx842_uselzo = 1;
-
-		/* set timer to check for hardware again in 1 second */
-		mod_timer(&failover_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000));
-	}
-
-	/* no hardware, use lzo */
-	err = lzo1x_1_compress(src, slen, dst, &lzodlen, ctx->nx842_wmem);
-	if (err != LZO_E_OK)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	hdr->type = NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_LZO;
-	*dlen = lzodlen + sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int nx842_crypto_decompress(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, const u8 *src,
-			      unsigned int slen, u8 *dst, unsigned int *dlen)
-{
-	struct nx842_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
-	struct nx842_crypto_header *hdr;
-	unsigned int tmp_len = *dlen;
-	size_t lzodlen; /* needed for lzo */
-	int err;
-
-	*dlen = 0;
-	hdr = (struct nx842_crypto_header *)src;
-
-	if (unlikely(hdr->sentinel != NX842_SENTINEL))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	src += sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-	slen -= sizeof(struct nx842_crypto_header);
-
-	if (likely(hdr->type == NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_842)) {
-		err = nx842_decompress(src, slen, dst, &tmp_len,
-			ctx->nx842_wmem);
-		if (err)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		*dlen = tmp_len;
-	} else if (hdr->type == NX842_CRYPTO_TYPE_LZO) {
-		lzodlen = tmp_len;
-		err = lzo1x_decompress_safe(src, slen, dst, &lzodlen);
-		if (err != LZO_E_OK)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		*dlen = lzodlen;
-	} else
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
+	return sw842_decompress(src, slen, dst, dlen);
 }
 
 static struct crypto_alg alg = {
-	.cra_name		= "842",
+	.cra_name		= CRYPTO842_NAME,
 	.cra_flags		= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_COMPRESS,
-	.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(struct nx842_ctx),
+	.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(struct crypto842_ctx),
 	.cra_module		= THIS_MODULE,
-	.cra_init		= nx842_init,
-	.cra_exit		= nx842_exit,
 	.cra_u			= { .compress = {
-	.coa_compress		= nx842_crypto_compress,
-	.coa_decompress		= nx842_crypto_decompress } }
+	.coa_compress		= crypto842_compress,
+	.coa_decompress		= crypto842_decompress } }
 };
 
-static int __init nx842_mod_init(void)
+static int __init crypto842_mod_init(void)
 {
-	del_timer(&failover_timer);
 	return crypto_register_alg(&alg);
 }
+module_init(crypto842_mod_init);
 
-static void __exit nx842_mod_exit(void)
+static void __exit crypto842_mod_exit(void)
 {
 	crypto_unregister_alg(&alg);
 }
-
-module_init(nx842_mod_init);
-module_exit(nx842_mod_exit);
+module_exit(crypto842_mod_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("842 Compression Algorithm");
-MODULE_ALIAS_CRYPTO("842");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("842 Software Compression Algorithm");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CRYPTO(CRYPTO842_NAME);
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Dan Streetman <ddstreet@ieee.org>");
diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index 8aaf298..eba55b4 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -1412,10 +1412,9 @@ config CRYPTO_LZO
 
 config CRYPTO_842
 	tristate "842 compression algorithm"
-	depends on CRYPTO_DEV_NX_COMPRESS
-	# 842 uses lzo if the hardware becomes unavailable
-	select LZO_COMPRESS
-	select LZO_DECOMPRESS
+	select CRYPTO_ALGAPI
+	select 842_COMPRESS
+	select 842_DECOMPRESS
 	help
 	  This is the 842 algorithm.
 
