diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
index 1b58739..4183f43 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_XENON
 config MMC_SDHCI_OMAP
 	tristate "TI SDHCI Controller Support"
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM && OF
+	select MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA if DMA_ENGINE
 	help
 	  This selects the Secure Digital Host Controller Interface (SDHCI)
 	  support present in TI's DRA7 SOCs. The controller supports
@@ -977,3 +978,16 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_OMAP
 	  If you have a controller with this interface, say Y or M here.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA
+        bool "Support external DMA in standard SD host controller"
+	depends on MMC_SDHCI
+	depends on DMA_ENGINE
+	help
+	  This is an option for using external DMA device via dmaengine
+	  framework.
+
+	  If you have a controller which support using external DMA device
+	  for data transfer, can say Y.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 99bdae5..ad7cc80 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -1309,6 +1310,162 @@ static void sdhci_del_timer(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 		del_timer(&host->timer);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA)
+static int sdhci_external_dma_init(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct mmc_host *mmc = host->mmc;
+
+	host->tx_chan = dma_request_chan(mmc->parent, "tx");
+	if (IS_ERR(host->tx_chan)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(host->tx_chan);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			pr_warn("Failed to request TX DMA channel.\n");
+		host->tx_chan = NULL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	host->rx_chan = dma_request_chan(mmc->parent, "rx");
+	if (IS_ERR(host->rx_chan)) {
+		if (host->tx_chan) {
+			dma_release_channel(host->tx_chan);
+			host->tx_chan = NULL;
+		}
+
+		ret = PTR_ERR(host->rx_chan);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			pr_warn("Failed to request RX DMA channel.\n");
+		host->rx_chan = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline struct dma_chan *
+sdhci_external_dma_channel(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
+{
+	return data->flags & MMC_DATA_WRITE ? host->tx_chan : host->rx_chan;
+}
+
+static int sdhci_external_dma_setup(struct sdhci_host *host,
+				    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *desc;
+	struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	struct dma_slave_config cfg;
+	dma_cookie_t cookie;
+
+	if (!host->mapbase)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!data)
+		return 0;
+
+	cfg.src_addr = host->mapbase + SDHCI_BUFFER;
+	cfg.dst_addr = host->mapbase + SDHCI_BUFFER;
+	cfg.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
+	cfg.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
+	cfg.src_maxburst = data->blksz / 4;
+	cfg.dst_maxburst = data->blksz / 4;
+
+	/* Sanity check: all the SG entries must be aligned by block size. */
+	for (i = 0; i < data->sg_len; i++) {
+		if ((data->sg + i)->length % data->blksz)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, data);
+
+	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &cfg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(chan, data->sg, data->sg_len,
+				       mmc_get_dma_dir(data),
+				       DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT | DMA_CTRL_ACK);
+	if (!desc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	desc->callback = NULL;
+	desc->callback_param = NULL;
+
+	cookie = dmaengine_submit(desc);
+	if (cookie < 0)
+		ret = cookie;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_release(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	if (host->tx_chan) {
+		dma_release_channel(host->tx_chan);
+		host->tx_chan = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (host->rx_chan) {
+		dma_release_channel(host->rx_chan);
+		host->rx_chan = NULL;
+	}
+
+	sdhci_switch_external_dma(host, false);
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	if (sdhci_external_dma_setup(host, cmd)) {
+		sdhci_external_dma_release(host);
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to setup external DMA, switch to the DMA/PIO which standard SDHCI provides.\n",
+		       mmc_hostname(host->mmc));
+	} else {
+		/* Prepare for using external dma */
+		host->flags |= SDHCI_REQ_USE_DMA;
+	}
+
+	sdhci_prepare_data(host, cmd);
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_pre_transfer(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+
+	if (cmd->opcode != MMC_SET_BLOCK_COUNT && cmd->data) {
+		sdhci_set_timeout(host, cmd);
+		chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, cmd->data);
+		dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
+	}
+}
+#else
+static int sdhci_external_dma_init(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_release(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	/* If MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA not supported, PIO will be used */
+	sdhci_prepare_data(host, cmd);
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_pre_transfer(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{}
+#endif
+
+void sdhci_switch_external_dma(struct sdhci_host *host, bool en)
+{
+	host->use_external_dma = en;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_switch_external_dma);
+
 void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 {
 	int flags;
@@ -1355,7 +1512,10 @@ void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 		host->data_cmd = cmd;
 	}
 
-	sdhci_prepare_data(host, cmd);
+	if (host->use_external_dma)
+		sdhci_external_dma_prepare_data(host, cmd);
+	else
+		sdhci_prepare_data(host, cmd);
 
 	sdhci_writel(host, cmd->arg, SDHCI_ARGUMENT);
 
@@ -1397,6 +1557,9 @@ void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 		timeout += 10 * HZ;
 	sdhci_mod_timer(host, cmd->mrq, timeout);
 
+	if (host->use_external_dma)
+		sdhci_external_dma_pre_transfer(host, cmd);
+
 	sdhci_writew(host, SDHCI_MAKE_CMD(cmd->opcode, flags), SDHCI_COMMAND);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_send_command);
@@ -4133,6 +4296,19 @@ int sdhci_setup_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (host->use_external_dma) {
+		ret = sdhci_external_dma_init(host);
+		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			goto unreg;
+
+		/*
+		 * Fall back to use the DMA/PIO integrated in standard SDHCI
+		 * instead of external DMA devices.
+		 */
+		if (ret)
+			sdhci_switch_external_dma(host, false);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 unreg:
@@ -4161,6 +4337,10 @@ void sdhci_cleanup_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 		dma_free_coherent(mmc_dev(mmc), host->align_buffer_sz +
 				  host->adma_table_sz, host->align_buffer,
 				  host->align_addr);
+
+	if (host->use_external_dma)
+		sdhci_external_dma_release(host);
+
 	host->adma_table = NULL;
 	host->align_buffer = NULL;
 }
@@ -4295,6 +4475,9 @@ void sdhci_remove_host(struct sdhci_host *host, int dead)
 				  host->adma_table_sz, host->align_buffer,
 				  host->align_addr);
 
+	if (host->use_external_dma)
+		sdhci_external_dma_release(host);
+
 	host->adma_table = NULL;
 	host->align_buffer = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index b001cf4..8e50a97 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 
 	int irq;		/* Device IRQ */
 	void __iomem *ioaddr;	/* Mapped address */
+	phys_addr_t mapbase;	/* physical address base */
 	char *bounce_buffer;	/* For packing SDMA reads/writes */
 	dma_addr_t bounce_addr;
 	unsigned int bounce_buffer_size;
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 	bool pending_reset;	/* Cmd/data reset is pending */
 	bool irq_wake_enabled;	/* IRQ wakeup is enabled */
 	bool v4_mode;		/* Host Version 4 Enable */
+	bool use_external_dma;
 
 	struct mmc_request *mrqs_done[SDHCI_MAX_MRQS];	/* Requests done */
 	struct mmc_command *cmd;	/* Current command */
@@ -552,6 +554,11 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 	struct timer_list timer;	/* Timer for timeouts */
 	struct timer_list data_timer;	/* Timer for data timeouts */
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA)
+	struct dma_chan	*rx_chan;
+	struct dma_chan	*tx_chan;
+#endif
+
 	u32 caps;		/* CAPABILITY_0 */
 	u32 caps1;		/* CAPABILITY_1 */
 	bool read_caps;		/* Capability flags have been read */
@@ -785,5 +792,6 @@ void sdhci_start_tuning(struct sdhci_host *host);
 void sdhci_end_tuning(struct sdhci_host *host);
 void sdhci_reset_tuning(struct sdhci_host *host);
 void sdhci_send_tuning(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 opcode);
+void sdhci_switch_external_dma(struct sdhci_host *host, bool en);
 
 #endif /* __SDHCI_HW_H */
