diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
index e26b8145efb3..333292e8ecdd 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
@@ -999,3 +999,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_AM654
 	  If you have a controller with this interface, say Y or M here.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config MMC_SDHCI_EXTERNAL_DMA
+        bool
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index a22e11a65658..8b056bb9422d 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>
@@ -987,18 +988,9 @@ static void sdhci_set_timeout(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 	}
 }
 
-static void sdhci_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
+static inline void sdhci_reset_data(struct sdhci_host *host,
+				    struct mmc_data *data)
 {
-	struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
-
-	host->data_timeout = 0;
-
-	if (sdhci_data_line_cmd(cmd))
-		sdhci_set_timeout(host, cmd);
-
-	if (!data)
-		return;
-
 	WARN_ON(host->data);
 
 	/* Sanity checks */
@@ -1009,6 +1001,34 @@ static void sdhci_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 	host->data = data;
 	host->data_early = 0;
 	host->data->bytes_xfered = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_set_block_info(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+
+	/* Set the DMA boundary value and block size */
+	sdhci_writew(host,
+		     SDHCI_MAKE_BLKSZ(host->sdma_boundary, host->data->blksz),
+		     SDHCI_BLOCK_SIZE);
+	/*
+	 * For Version 4.10 onwards, if v4 mode is enabled, 32-bit Block Count
+	 * can be supported, in that case 16-bit block count register must be 0.
+	 */
+	if (host->version >= SDHCI_SPEC_410 && host->v4_mode &&
+	    (host->quirks2 & SDHCI_QUIRK2_USE_32BIT_BLK_CNT)) {
+		if (sdhci_readw(host, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT))
+			sdhci_writew(host, 0, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT);
+		sdhci_writew(host, host->data->blocks, SDHCI_32BIT_BLK_CNT);
+	} else {
+		sdhci_writew(host, host->data->blocks, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT);
+	}
+}
+
+static void sdhci_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
+
+	sdhci_reset_data(host, data);
 
 	if (host->flags & (SDHCI_USE_SDMA | SDHCI_USE_ADMA)) {
 		struct scatterlist *sg;
@@ -1100,24 +1120,227 @@ static void sdhci_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 
 	sdhci_set_transfer_irqs(host);
 
-	/* Set the DMA boundary value and block size */
-	sdhci_writew(host, SDHCI_MAKE_BLKSZ(host->sdma_boundary, data->blksz),
-		     SDHCI_BLOCK_SIZE);
+	sdhci_set_block_info(host);
+}
 
-	/*
-	 * For Version 4.10 onwards, if v4 mode is enabled, 32-bit Block Count
-	 * can be supported, in that case 16-bit block count register must be 0.
-	 */
-	if (host->version >= SDHCI_SPEC_410 && host->v4_mode &&
-	    (host->quirks2 & SDHCI_QUIRK2_USE_32BIT_BLK_CNT)) {
-		if (sdhci_readw(host, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT))
-			sdhci_writew(host, 0, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT);
-		sdhci_writew(host, data->blocks, SDHCI_32BIT_BLK_CNT);
+#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;
+	int sg_cnt;
+
+	if (!host->mapbase)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	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;
+
+	sg_cnt = sdhci_pre_dma_transfer(host, data, COOKIE_MAPPED);
+	if (sg_cnt <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	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)
+{
+	struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
+
+	sdhci_reset_data(host, data);
+
+	host->flags |= SDHCI_REQ_USE_DMA;
+	sdhci_set_transfer_irqs(host);
+
+	sdhci_set_block_info(host);
+}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_prepare_data(struct sdhci_host *host,
+					    struct mmc_command *cmd)
+{
+	struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
+	struct dma_chan *chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, data);
+
+	if (!sdhci_external_dma_setup(host, cmd)) {
+		__sdhci_external_dma_prepare_data(host, cmd);
 	} else {
-		sdhci_writew(host, data->blocks, SDHCI_BLOCK_COUNT);
+		sdhci_external_dma_release(host);
+		pr_err("%s: Cannot use external DMA, switch to the DMA/PIO which standard SDHCI provides.\n",
+		       mmc_hostname(host->mmc));
+		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->data)
+		return;
+
+	chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, cmd->data);
+	if (chan)
+		dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
+}
+
+static bool sdhci_external_dma_request_done(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	struct mmc_request *mrq;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SDHCI_MAX_MRQS; i++) {
+		mrq = host->mrqs_done[i];
+		if (mrq)
+			break;
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
+
+	if (!mrq)
+		return true;
+
+	sdhci_tasklet_finish(host);
+
+	chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, mrq->data);
+	dmaengine_synchronize(chan);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_tasklet_finish(unsigned long param)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host = (struct sdhci_host *)param;
+
+	while (!sdhci_external_dma_request_done(host))
+		;
+}
+#else
+static int sdhci_external_dma_init(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+static inline struct dma_chan *
+sdhci_external_dma_channel(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+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)
+{}
+
+static void sdhci_external_dma_tasklet_finish(unsigned long param)
+{}
+#endif
+
+void sdhci_switch_external_dma(struct sdhci_host *host, bool en)
+{
+	host->use_external_dma = en;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_switch_external_dma);
+
 static inline bool sdhci_auto_cmd12(struct sdhci_host *host,
 				    struct mmc_request *mrq)
 {
@@ -1215,6 +1438,7 @@ static bool sdhci_needs_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 static void __sdhci_finish_mrq(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SDHCI_MAX_MRQS; i++) {
 		if (host->mrqs_done[i] == mrq) {
@@ -1232,7 +1456,13 @@ static void __sdhci_finish_mrq(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 
 	WARN_ON(i >= SDHCI_MAX_MRQS);
 
-	tasklet_schedule(&host->finish_tasklet);
+	if (host->use_external_dma) {
+		chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, mrq->data);
+		dmaengine_terminate_async(chan);
+		tasklet_schedule(&host->external_dma_finish_tasklet);
+	} else {
+		tasklet_schedule(&host->finish_tasklet);
+	}
 }
 
 static void sdhci_finish_mrq(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
@@ -1369,12 +1599,19 @@ void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 	}
 
 	host->cmd = cmd;
+	host->data_timeout = 0;
 	if (sdhci_data_line_cmd(cmd)) {
 		WARN_ON(host->data_cmd);
 		host->data_cmd = cmd;
+		sdhci_set_timeout(host, cmd);
 	}
 
-	sdhci_prepare_data(host, cmd);
+	if (cmd->data) {
+		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);
 
@@ -1416,6 +1653,9 @@ 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);
@@ -1771,6 +2011,7 @@ void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	int present;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
 	host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 
@@ -1781,6 +2022,12 @@ void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 
 	sdhci_led_activate(host);
 
+	if (host->use_external_dma && mrq->data) {
+		chan = sdhci_external_dma_channel(host, mrq->data);
+		if (chan)
+			dmaengine_terminate_async(chan);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Ensure we don't send the STOP for non-SET_BLOCK_COUNTED
 	 * requests if Auto-CMD12 is enabled.
@@ -3692,12 +3939,28 @@ int sdhci_setup_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 		       mmc_hostname(mmc), host->version);
 	}
 
-	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_FORCE_DMA)
+	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);
+	}
+
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_FORCE_DMA) {
 		host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_SDMA;
-	else if (!(host->caps & SDHCI_CAN_DO_SDMA))
+	} else if (!(host->caps & SDHCI_CAN_DO_SDMA)) {
 		DBG("Controller doesn't have SDMA capability\n");
-	else
+	} else if (host->use_external_dma) {
+		/* Using dma-names to detect external dma capability */
+	} else {
 		host->flags |= SDHCI_USE_SDMA;
+	}
 
 	if ((host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_DMA) &&
 		(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_SDMA)) {
@@ -4201,6 +4464,10 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -4216,6 +4483,8 @@ int __sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	 */
 	tasklet_init(&host->finish_tasklet,
 		sdhci_tasklet_finish, (unsigned long)host);
+	tasklet_init(&host->external_dma_finish_tasklet,
+		     sdhci_external_dma_tasklet_finish, (unsigned long)host);
 
 	timer_setup(&host->timer, sdhci_timeout_timer, 0);
 	timer_setup(&host->data_timer, sdhci_timeout_data_timer, 0);
@@ -4247,6 +4516,7 @@ int __sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 
 	pr_info("%s: SDHCI controller on %s [%s] using %s\n",
 		mmc_hostname(mmc), host->hw_name, dev_name(mmc_dev(mmc)),
+		host->use_external_dma ? "External DMA" :
 		(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_ADMA) ?
 		(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_64_BIT_DMA) ? "ADMA 64-bit" : "ADMA" :
 		(host->flags & SDHCI_USE_SDMA) ? "DMA" : "PIO");
@@ -4264,6 +4534,7 @@ int __sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	free_irq(host->irq, host);
 untasklet:
 	tasklet_kill(&host->finish_tasklet);
+	tasklet_kill(&host->external_dma_finish_tasklet);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -4326,6 +4597,7 @@ void sdhci_remove_host(struct sdhci_host *host, int dead)
 	del_timer_sync(&host->data_timer);
 
 	tasklet_kill(&host->finish_tasklet);
+	tasklet_kill(&host->external_dma_finish_tasklet);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc))
 		regulator_disable(mmc->supply.vqmmc);
@@ -4335,6 +4607,9 @@ 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 6cc9a3c2ac66..43f71b479e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ 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;
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ 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;	/* Host selects to use external DMA */
 
 	struct mmc_request *mrqs_done[SDHCI_MAX_MRQS];	/* Requests done */
 	struct mmc_command *cmd;	/* Current command */
@@ -555,10 +557,17 @@ struct sdhci_host {
 	unsigned int desc_sz;	/* ADMA descriptor size */
 
 	struct tasklet_struct finish_tasklet;	/* Tasklet structures */
+	/* Tasklet struction for using external dma */
+	struct tasklet_struct external_dma_finish_tasklet;
 
 	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 */
@@ -792,5 +801,6 @@ 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 */
