diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/Makefile
index 1c55c4193175..4ceda25907d4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPC_WERROR)	+= -Werror
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCXL_PMEM) += ocxlpmem.o
 
-ocxlpmem-y := ocxl.o
+ocxlpmem-y := ocxl.o ocxl_internal.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl.c
index 3c4eeb5dcc0f..431212c9f0cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <misc/ocxl.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/ndctl.h>
 #include <linux/mm_types.h>
 #include <linux/memory_hotplug.h>
@@ -215,6 +216,36 @@ static int register_lpc_mem(struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_usable() - Is a controller usable?
+ * @ocxlpmem: the device metadata
+ * @verbose: True to log errors
+ * Return: true if the controller is usable
+ */
+static bool is_usable(const struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem, bool verbose)
+{
+	u64 chi = 0;
+	int rc = ocxlpmem_chi(ocxlpmem, &chi);
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (!(chi & GLOBAL_MMIO_CHI_CRDY)) {
+		if (verbose)
+			dev_err(&ocxlpmem->dev, "controller is not ready.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!(chi & GLOBAL_MMIO_CHI_MA)) {
+		if (verbose)
+			dev_err(&ocxlpmem->dev,
+				"controller does not have memory available.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * allocate_minor() - Allocate a minor number to use for an OpenCAPI pmem device
  * @ocxlpmem: the device metadata
@@ -328,6 +359,48 @@ static void ocxlpmem_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * read_device_metadata() - Retrieve config information from the AFU and save it for future use
+ * @ocxlpmem: the device metadata
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative on failure
+ */
+static int read_device_metadata(struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem)
+{
+	u64 val;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = ocxl_global_mmio_read64(ocxlpmem->ocxl_afu, GLOBAL_MMIO_CCAP0,
+				     OCXL_LITTLE_ENDIAN, &val);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	ocxlpmem->scm_revision = val & 0xFFFF;
+	ocxlpmem->read_latency = (val >> 32) & 0xFF;
+	ocxlpmem->readiness_timeout = (val >> 48) & 0x0F;
+	ocxlpmem->memory_available_timeout = val >> 52;
+
+	rc = ocxl_global_mmio_read64(ocxlpmem->ocxl_afu, GLOBAL_MMIO_CCAP1,
+				     OCXL_LITTLE_ENDIAN, &val);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	ocxlpmem->max_controller_dump_size = val & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+	// Extract firmware version text
+	rc = ocxl_global_mmio_read64(ocxlpmem->ocxl_afu, GLOBAL_MMIO_FWVER,
+				     OCXL_HOST_ENDIAN, (u64 *)ocxlpmem->fw_version);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	ocxlpmem->fw_version[8] = '\0';
+
+	dev_info(&ocxlpmem->dev,
+		 "Firmware version '%s' SCM revision %d:%d\n", ocxlpmem->fw_version,
+		 ocxlpmem->scm_revision >> 4, ocxlpmem->scm_revision & 0x0F);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * probe_function0() - Set up function 0 for an OpenCAPI persistent memory device
  * This is important as it enables templates higher than 0 across all other functions,
@@ -368,6 +441,7 @@ static int probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem;
 	int rc;
+	u16 elapsed, timeout;
 
 	if (PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn) == 0)
 		return probe_function0(pdev);
@@ -422,6 +496,24 @@ static int probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (read_device_metadata(ocxlpmem)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not read metadata\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	elapsed = 0;
+	timeout = ocxlpmem->readiness_timeout + ocxlpmem->memory_available_timeout;
+	while (!is_usable(ocxlpmem, false)) {
+		if (elapsed++ > timeout) {
+			dev_warn(&ocxlpmem->dev, "OpenCAPI Persistent Memory ready timeout.\n");
+			(void)is_usable(ocxlpmem, true);
+			rc = -ENXIO;
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		msleep(1000);
+	}
+
 	rc = register_lpc_mem(ocxlpmem);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not register OpenCAPI persistent memory with libnvdimm\n");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..617ca943b1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+// Copyright 2019 IBM Corp.
+
+#include <misc/ocxl.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include "ocxl_internal.h"
+
+int ocxlpmem_chi(const struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem, u64 *chi)
+{
+	u64 val;
+	int rc = ocxl_global_mmio_read64(ocxlpmem->ocxl_afu, GLOBAL_MMIO_CHI,
+					 OCXL_LITTLE_ENDIAN, &val);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	*chi = val;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.h
index 9cf3e42750e7..ba0301533d00 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pmem/ocxl_internal.h
@@ -97,4 +97,28 @@ struct ocxlpmem {
 	void *metadata_addr;
 	struct resource pmem_res;
 	struct nd_region *nd_region;
+	char fw_version[8+1];
+
+	u32 max_controller_dump_size;
+	u16 scm_revision; // major/minor
+	u8 readiness_timeout;  /* The worst case time (in seconds) that the host shall
+				* wait for the controller to become operational following a reset (CHI.CRDY).
+				*/
+	u8 memory_available_timeout;   /* The worst case time (in seconds) that the host shall
+					* wait for memory to become available following a reset (CHI.MA).
+					*/
+
+	u16 read_latency; /* The nominal measure of latency (in nanoseconds)
+			   * associated with an unassisted read of a memory block.
+			   * This represents the capability of the raw media technology without assistance
+			   */
 };
+
+/**
+ * ocxlpmem_chi() - Get the value of the CHI register
+ * @ocxlpmem: the device metadata
+ * @chi: returns the CHI value
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int ocxlpmem_chi(const struct ocxlpmem *ocxlpmem, u64 *chi);
