diff --git a/drivers/hsi/clients/hsi_char.c b/drivers/hsi/clients/hsi_char.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad56bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hsi/clients/hsi_char.c
@@ -0,0 +1,804 @@
+/*
+ * hsi-char.c
+ *
+ * HSI character device driver, implements the character device
+ * interface.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Contact: Andras Domokos <andras.domokos@nokia.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * 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, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/hsi/hsi.h>
+#include <linux/hsi/hsi_char.h>
+
+#define HSC_DEVS		16 /* Num of channels */
+#define HSC_MSGS		4
+
+#define HSC_RXBREAK		0
+
+#define HSC_ID_BITS		6
+#define HSC_PORT_ID_BITS	4
+#define HSC_ID_MASK		3
+#define HSC_PORT_ID_MASK	3
+#define HSC_CH_MASK		0xf
+
+/*
+ * We support up to 4 controllers that can have up to 4
+ * ports, which should currently be more than enough.
+ */
+#define HSC_BASEMINOR(id, port_id) \
+		((((id) & HSC_ID_MASK) << HSC_ID_BITS) | \
+		(((port_id) & HSC_PORT_ID_MASK) << HSC_PORT_ID_BITS))
+
+enum {
+	HSC_CH_OPEN,
+	HSC_CH_READ,
+	HSC_CH_WRITE,
+	HSC_CH_WLINE,
+};
+
+enum {
+	HSC_RX,
+	HSC_TX,
+};
+
+struct hsc_client_data;
+/**
+ * struct hsc_channel - hsi_char internal channel data
+ * @ch: channel number
+ * @flags: Keeps state of the channel (open/close, reading, writing)
+ * @free_msgs_list: List of free HSI messages/requests
+ * @rx_msgs_queue: List of pending RX requests
+ * @tx_msgs_queue: List of pending TX requests
+ * @lock: Serialize access to the lists
+ * @cl: reference to the associated hsi_client
+ * @cl_data: reference to the client data that this channels belongs to
+ * @rx_wait: RX requests wait queue
+ * @tx_wait: TX requests wait queue
+ */
+struct hsc_channel {
+	unsigned int		ch;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct list_head	free_msgs_list;
+	struct list_head	rx_msgs_queue;
+	struct list_head	tx_msgs_queue;
+	spinlock_t		lock;
+	struct hsi_client	*cl;
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data;
+	wait_queue_head_t	rx_wait;
+	wait_queue_head_t	tx_wait;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct hsc_client_data - hsi_char internal client data
+ * @cdev: Characther device associated to the hsi_client
+ * @lock: Lock to serialize open/close access
+ * @flags: Keeps track of port state (rx hwbreak armed)
+ * @usecnt: Use count for claiming the HSI port (mutex protected)
+ * @cl: Referece to the HSI client
+ * @channels: Array of channels accessible by the client
+ */
+struct hsc_client_data {
+	struct cdev		cdev;
+	struct mutex		lock;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	unsigned int		usecnt;
+	struct hsi_client	*cl;
+	struct hsc_channel	channels[HSC_DEVS];
+};
+
+/* Stores the major number dynamically allocated for hsi_char */
+static unsigned int hsc_major;
+/* Maximum buffer size that hsi_char will accept from userspace */
+static unsigned int max_data_size = 0x1000;
+module_param(max_data_size, uint, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_data_size, "max read/write data size [4,8..65536] (^2)");
+
+static void hsc_add_tail(struct hsc_channel *channel, struct hsi_msg *msg,
+							struct list_head *queue)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&msg->link, queue);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static struct hsi_msg *hsc_get_first_msg(struct hsc_channel *channel,
+							struct list_head *queue)
+{
+	struct hsi_msg *msg = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->lock, flags);
+
+	if (list_empty(queue))
+		goto out;
+
+	msg = list_first_entry(queue, struct hsi_msg, link);
+	list_del(&msg->link);
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->lock, flags);
+
+	return msg;
+}
+
+static inline void hsc_msg_free(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	kfree(sg_virt(msg->sgt.sgl));
+	hsi_free_msg(msg);
+}
+
+static void hsc_free_list(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct hsi_msg *msg, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, tmp, list, link) {
+		list_del(&msg->link);
+		hsc_msg_free(msg);
+	}
+}
+
+static void hsc_reset_list(struct hsc_channel *channel, struct list_head *l)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	LIST_HEAD(list);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&channel->lock, flags);
+	list_splice_init(l, &list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&channel->lock, flags);
+
+	hsc_free_list(&list);
+}
+
+static inline struct hsi_msg *hsc_msg_alloc(unsigned int alloc_size)
+{
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	void *buf;
+
+	msg = hsi_alloc_msg(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg)
+		goto out;
+	buf = kmalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf) {
+		hsi_free_msg(msg);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	sg_init_one(msg->sgt.sgl, buf, alloc_size);
+	/* Ignore false positive, due to sg pointer handling */
+	kmemleak_ignore(buf);
+
+	return msg;
+out:
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline int hsc_msgs_alloc(struct hsc_channel *channel)
+{
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < HSC_MSGS; i++) {
+		msg = hsc_msg_alloc(max_data_size);
+		if (!msg)
+			goto out;
+		msg->channel = channel->ch;
+		list_add_tail(&msg->link, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+out:
+	hsc_free_list(&channel->free_msgs_list);
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int hsc_msg_len_get(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	return msg->sgt.sgl->length;
+}
+
+static inline void hsc_msg_len_set(struct hsi_msg *msg, unsigned int len)
+{
+	msg->sgt.sgl->length = len;
+}
+
+static void hsc_rx_completed(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(msg->cl);
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = cl_data->channels + msg->channel;
+
+	if (test_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags)) {
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->rx_msgs_queue);
+		wake_up(&channel->rx_wait);
+	} else {
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	}
+}
+
+static void hsc_rx_msg_destructor(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	msg->status = HSI_STATUS_ERROR;
+	hsc_msg_len_set(msg, 0);
+	hsc_rx_completed(msg);
+}
+
+static void hsc_tx_completed(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(msg->cl);
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = cl_data->channels + msg->channel;
+
+	if (test_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags)) {
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->tx_msgs_queue);
+		wake_up(&channel->tx_wait);
+	} else {
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	}
+}
+
+static void hsc_tx_msg_destructor(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	msg->status = HSI_STATUS_ERROR;
+	hsc_msg_len_set(msg, 0);
+	hsc_tx_completed(msg);
+}
+
+static void hsc_break_req_destructor(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(msg->cl);
+
+	hsi_free_msg(msg);
+	clear_bit(HSC_RXBREAK, &cl_data->flags);
+}
+
+static void hsc_break_received(struct hsi_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(msg->cl);
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = cl_data->channels;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	/* Broadcast HWBREAK on all channels */
+	for (i = 0; i < HSC_DEVS; i++, channel++) {
+		struct hsi_msg *msg2;
+
+		if (!test_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags))
+			continue;
+		msg2 = hsc_get_first_msg(channel, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+		if (!msg2)
+			continue;
+		clear_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags);
+		hsc_msg_len_set(msg2, 0);
+		msg2->status = HSI_STATUS_COMPLETED;
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg2, &channel->rx_msgs_queue);
+		wake_up(&channel->rx_wait);
+	}
+	hsi_flush(msg->cl);
+	ret = hsi_async_read(msg->cl, msg);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		hsc_break_req_destructor(msg);
+}
+
+static int hsc_break_request(struct hsi_client *cl)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(cl);
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HSC_RXBREAK, &cl_data->flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	msg = hsi_alloc_msg(0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg) {
+		clear_bit(HSC_RXBREAK, &cl_data->flags);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	msg->break_frame = 1;
+	msg->complete = hsc_break_received;
+	msg->destructor = hsc_break_req_destructor;
+	ret = hsi_async_read(cl, msg);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		hsc_break_req_destructor(msg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int hsc_break_send(struct hsi_client *cl)
+{
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	msg = hsi_alloc_msg(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!msg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	msg->break_frame = 1;
+	msg->complete = hsi_free_msg;
+	msg->destructor = hsi_free_msg;
+	ret = hsi_async_write(cl, msg);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		hsi_free_msg(msg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int hsc_rx_set(struct hsi_client *cl, struct hsc_rx_config *rxc)
+{
+	struct hsi_config tmp;
+	int ret;
+
+	if ((rxc->mode != HSI_MODE_STREAM) && (rxc->mode != HSI_MODE_FRAME))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((rxc->channels == 0) || (rxc->channels > HSC_DEVS))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (rxc->channels & (rxc->channels - 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((rxc->flow != HSI_FLOW_SYNC) && (rxc->flow != HSI_FLOW_PIPE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	tmp = cl->rx_cfg;
+	cl->rx_cfg.mode = rxc->mode;
+	cl->rx_cfg.channels = rxc->channels;
+	cl->rx_cfg.flow = rxc->flow;
+	ret = hsi_setup(cl);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		cl->rx_cfg = tmp;
+		return ret;
+	}
+	if (rxc->mode == HSI_MODE_FRAME)
+		hsc_break_request(cl);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void hsc_rx_get(struct hsi_client *cl, struct hsc_rx_config *rxc)
+{
+	rxc->mode = cl->rx_cfg.mode;
+	rxc->channels = cl->rx_cfg.channels;
+	rxc->flow = cl->rx_cfg.flow;
+}
+
+static int hsc_tx_set(struct hsi_client *cl, struct hsc_tx_config *txc)
+{
+	struct hsi_config tmp;
+	int ret;
+
+	if ((txc->mode != HSI_MODE_STREAM) && (txc->mode != HSI_MODE_FRAME))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((txc->channels == 0) || (txc->channels > HSC_DEVS))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (txc->channels & (txc->channels - 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((txc->arb_mode != HSI_ARB_RR) && (txc->arb_mode != HSI_ARB_PRIO))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	tmp = cl->tx_cfg;
+	cl->tx_cfg.mode = txc->mode;
+	cl->tx_cfg.channels = txc->channels;
+	cl->tx_cfg.speed = txc->speed;
+	cl->tx_cfg.arb_mode = txc->arb_mode;
+	ret = hsi_setup(cl);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		cl->tx_cfg = tmp;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void hsc_tx_get(struct hsi_client *cl, struct hsc_tx_config *txc)
+{
+	txc->mode = cl->tx_cfg.mode;
+	txc->channels = cl->tx_cfg.channels;
+	txc->speed = cl->tx_cfg.speed;
+	txc->arb_mode = cl->tx_cfg.arb_mode;
+}
+
+static ssize_t hsc_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len,
+						loff_t *ppos __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = file->private_data;
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(len, sizeof(u32)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (len > max_data_size)
+		len = max_data_size;
+	if (channel->ch >= channel->cl->rx_cfg.channels)
+		return -ECHRNG;
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
+	msg = hsc_get_first_msg(channel, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	if (!msg) {
+		ret = -ENOSPC;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	hsc_msg_len_set(msg, len);
+	msg->complete = hsc_rx_completed;
+	msg->destructor = hsc_rx_msg_destructor;
+	ret = hsi_async_read(channel->cl, msg);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible(channel->rx_wait,
+					!list_empty(&channel->rx_msgs_queue));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		clear_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags);
+		hsi_flush(channel->cl);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	msg = hsc_get_first_msg(channel, &channel->rx_msgs_queue);
+	if (msg) {
+		if (msg->status != HSI_STATUS_ERROR) {
+			ret = copy_to_user((void __user *)buf,
+			sg_virt(msg->sgt.sgl), hsc_msg_len_get(msg));
+			if (ret)
+				ret = -EFAULT;
+			else
+				ret = hsc_msg_len_get(msg);
+		} else {
+			ret = -EIO;
+		}
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	}
+out:
+	clear_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t hsc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t len,
+						loff_t *ppos __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = file->private_data;
+	struct hsi_msg *msg;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if ((len == 0) || !IS_ALIGNED(len, sizeof(u32)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (len > max_data_size)
+		len = max_data_size;
+	if (channel->ch >= channel->cl->tx_cfg.channels)
+		return -ECHRNG;
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
+	msg = hsc_get_first_msg(channel, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	if (!msg) {
+		clear_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+	if (copy_from_user(sg_virt(msg->sgt.sgl), (void __user *)buf, len)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	hsc_msg_len_set(msg, len);
+	msg->complete = hsc_tx_completed;
+	msg->destructor = hsc_tx_msg_destructor;
+	ret = hsi_async_write(channel->cl, msg);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible(channel->tx_wait,
+					!list_empty(&channel->tx_msgs_queue));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		clear_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags);
+		hsi_flush(channel->cl);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	msg = hsc_get_first_msg(channel, &channel->tx_msgs_queue);
+	if (msg) {
+		if (msg->status == HSI_STATUS_ERROR)
+			ret = -EIO;
+		else
+			ret = hsc_msg_len_get(msg);
+
+		hsc_add_tail(channel, msg, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	}
+out:
+	clear_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static long hsc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = file->private_data;
+	unsigned int state;
+	struct hsc_rx_config rxc;
+	struct hsc_tx_config txc;
+	long ret = 0;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case HSC_RESET:
+		hsi_flush(channel->cl);
+		break;
+	case HSC_SET_PM:
+		if (copy_from_user(&state, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(state)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		if (state == HSC_PM_DISABLE) {
+			if (test_and_set_bit(HSC_CH_WLINE, &channel->flags))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			ret = hsi_start_tx(channel->cl);
+		} else if (state == HSC_PM_ENABLE) {
+			if (!test_and_clear_bit(HSC_CH_WLINE, &channel->flags))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			ret = hsi_stop_tx(channel->cl);
+		} else {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	case HSC_SEND_BREAK:
+		return hsc_break_send(channel->cl);
+	case HSC_SET_RX:
+		if (copy_from_user(&rxc, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(rxc)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return hsc_rx_set(channel->cl, &rxc);
+	case HSC_GET_RX:
+		hsc_rx_get(channel->cl, &rxc);
+		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &rxc, sizeof(rxc)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		break;
+	case HSC_SET_TX:
+		if (copy_from_user(&txc, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(txc)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return hsc_tx_set(channel->cl, &txc);
+	case HSC_GET_TX:
+		hsc_tx_get(channel->cl, &txc);
+		if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &txc, sizeof(txc)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void __hsc_port_release(struct hsc_client_data *cl_data)
+{
+	BUG_ON(cl_data->usecnt == 0);
+
+	if (--cl_data->usecnt == 0) {
+		hsi_flush(cl_data->cl);
+		hsi_release_port(cl_data->cl);
+	}
+}
+
+static int hsc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data;
+	struct hsc_channel *channel;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	pr_debug("open, minor = %d\n", iminor(inode));
+
+	cl_data = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct hsc_client_data, cdev);
+	mutex_lock(&cl_data->lock);
+	channel = cl_data->channels + (iminor(inode) & HSC_CH_MASK);
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HSC_CH_OPEN, &channel->flags)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Check if we have already claimed the port associated to the HSI
+	 * client. If not then try to claim it, else increase its refcount
+	 */
+	if (cl_data->usecnt == 0) {
+		ret = hsi_claim_port(cl_data->cl, 0);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		hsi_setup(cl_data->cl);
+	}
+	cl_data->usecnt++;
+
+	ret = hsc_msgs_alloc(channel);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		__hsc_port_release(cl_data);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	file->private_data = channel;
+	mutex_unlock(&cl_data->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&cl_data->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int hsc_release(struct inode *inode __maybe_unused, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct hsc_channel *channel = file->private_data;
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = channel->cl_data;
+
+	mutex_lock(&cl_data->lock);
+	file->private_data = NULL;
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(HSC_CH_WLINE, &channel->flags))
+		hsi_stop_tx(channel->cl);
+	__hsc_port_release(cl_data);
+	hsc_reset_list(channel, &channel->rx_msgs_queue);
+	hsc_reset_list(channel, &channel->tx_msgs_queue);
+	hsc_reset_list(channel, &channel->free_msgs_list);
+	clear_bit(HSC_CH_READ, &channel->flags);
+	clear_bit(HSC_CH_WRITE, &channel->flags);
+	clear_bit(HSC_CH_OPEN, &channel->flags);
+	wake_up(&channel->rx_wait);
+	wake_up(&channel->tx_wait);
+	mutex_unlock(&cl_data->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations hsc_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.read		= hsc_read,
+	.write		= hsc_write,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= hsc_ioctl,
+	.open		= hsc_open,
+	.release	= hsc_release,
+};
+
+static void __devinit hsc_channel_init(struct hsc_channel *channel)
+{
+	init_waitqueue_head(&channel->rx_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&channel->tx_wait);
+	spin_lock_init(&channel->lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->free_msgs_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->rx_msgs_queue);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->tx_msgs_queue);
+}
+
+static int __devinit hsc_probe(struct device *dev)
+{
+	const char devname[] = "hsi_char";
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data;
+	struct hsc_channel *channel;
+	struct hsi_client *cl = to_hsi_client(dev);
+	unsigned int hsc_baseminor;
+	dev_t hsc_dev;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	cl_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*cl_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cl_data) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Could not allocate hsc_client_data\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	hsc_baseminor = HSC_BASEMINOR(hsi_id(cl), hsi_port_id(cl));
+	if (!hsc_major) {
+		ret = alloc_chrdev_region(&hsc_dev, hsc_baseminor,
+						HSC_DEVS, devname);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			hsc_major = MAJOR(hsc_dev);
+	} else {
+		hsc_dev = MKDEV(hsc_major, hsc_baseminor);
+		ret = register_chrdev_region(hsc_dev, HSC_DEVS, devname);
+	}
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Device %s allocation failed %d\n",
+					hsc_major ? "minor" : "major", ret);
+		goto out1;
+	}
+	mutex_init(&cl_data->lock);
+	hsi_client_set_drvdata(cl, cl_data);
+	cdev_init(&cl_data->cdev, &hsc_fops);
+	cl_data->cdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	cl_data->cl = cl;
+	for (i = 0, channel = cl_data->channels; i < HSC_DEVS; i++, channel++) {
+		hsc_channel_init(channel);
+		channel->ch = i;
+		channel->cl = cl;
+		channel->cl_data = cl_data;
+	}
+
+	/* 1 hsi client -> N char devices (one for each channel) */
+	ret = cdev_add(&cl_data->cdev, hsc_dev, HSC_DEVS);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Could not add char device %d\n", ret);
+		goto out2;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+out2:
+	unregister_chrdev_region(hsc_dev, HSC_DEVS);
+out1:
+	kfree(cl_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __devexit hsc_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct hsi_client *cl = to_hsi_client(dev);
+	struct hsc_client_data *cl_data = hsi_client_drvdata(cl);
+	dev_t hsc_dev = cl_data->cdev.dev;
+
+	cdev_del(&cl_data->cdev);
+	unregister_chrdev_region(hsc_dev, HSC_DEVS);
+	hsi_client_set_drvdata(cl, NULL);
+	kfree(cl_data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct hsi_client_driver hsc_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name	= "hsi_char",
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+		.probe	= hsc_probe,
+		.remove	= __devexit_p(hsc_remove),
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init hsc_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if ((max_data_size < 4) || (max_data_size > 0x10000) ||
+		(max_data_size & (max_data_size - 1))) {
+		pr_err("Invalid max read/write data size");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = hsi_register_client_driver(&hsc_driver);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Error while registering HSI/SSI driver %d", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("HSI/SSI char device loaded\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(hsc_init);
+
+static void __exit hsc_exit(void)
+{
+	hsi_unregister_client_driver(&hsc_driver);
+	pr_info("HSI char device removed\n");
+}
+module_exit(hsc_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Andras Domokos <andras.domokos@nokia.com>");
+MODULE_ALIAS("hsi:hsi_char");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("HSI character device");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/include/linux/hsi/hsi_char.h b/include/linux/hsi/hsi_char.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc49897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/hsi/hsi_char.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * hsi_char.h
+ *
+ * Part of the HSI character device driver.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Contact: Andras Domokos <andras.domokos at nokia.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * 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, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef __HSI_CHAR_H
+#define __HSI_CHAR_H
+
+#define HSI_CHAR_MAGIC		'k'
+#define HSC_IOW(num, dtype)	_IOW(HSI_CHAR_MAGIC, num, dtype)
+#define HSC_IOR(num, dtype)	_IOR(HSI_CHAR_MAGIC, num, dtype)
+#define HSC_IOWR(num, dtype)	_IOWR(HSI_CHAR_MAGIC, num, dtype)
+#define HSC_IO(num)		_IO(HSI_CHAR_MAGIC, num)
+
+#define HSC_RESET		HSC_IO(16)
+#define HSC_SET_PM		HSC_IO(17)
+#define HSC_SEND_BREAK		HSC_IO(18)
+#define HSC_SET_RX		HSC_IOW(19, struct hsc_rx_config)
+#define HSC_GET_RX		HSC_IOW(20, struct hsc_rx_config)
+#define HSC_SET_TX		HSC_IOW(21, struct hsc_tx_config)
+#define HSC_GET_TX		HSC_IOW(22, struct hsc_tx_config)
+
+#define HSC_PM_DISABLE		0
+#define HSC_PM_ENABLE		1
+
+#define HSC_MODE_STREAM		1
+#define HSC_MODE_FRAME		2
+#define HSC_FLOW_SYNC		0
+#define HSC_ARB_RR		0
+#define HSC_ARB_PRIO		1
+
+struct hsc_rx_config {
+	uint32_t mode;
+	uint32_t flow;
+	uint32_t channels;
+};
+
+struct hsc_tx_config {
+	uint32_t mode;
+	uint32_t channels;
+	uint32_t speed;
+	uint32_t arb_mode;
+};
+
+#endif /* __HSI_CHAR_H */
