diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
index 4ede4ce12366..8a8cffe0b445 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fhci-y += fhci-mem.o fhci-tds.o fhci-sched.o
 
 fhci-$(CONFIG_FHCI_DEBUG) += fhci-dbg.o
 
-xhci-hcd-y := xhci.o xhci-mem.o
+xhci-hcd-y := xhci.o xhci-mem.o xhci-ext-caps.o
 xhci-hcd-y += xhci-ring.o xhci-hub.o xhci-dbg.o
 xhci-hcd-y += xhci-trace.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..399113f9fc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * XHCI extended capability handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include "xhci.h"
+
+#define USB_SW_DRV_NAME		"intel_xhci_usb_sw"
+#define USB_SW_RESOURCE_SIZE	0x400
+
+static void xhci_intel_unregister_pdev(void *arg)
+{
+	platform_device_unregister(arg);
+}
+
+static int xhci_create_intel_xhci_sw_pdev(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 cap_offset)
+{
+	struct usb_hcd *hcd = xhci_to_hcd(xhci);
+	struct device *dev = hcd->self.controller;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct resource	res = { 0, };
+	int ret;
+
+	pdev = platform_device_alloc(USB_SW_DRV_NAME, PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE);
+	if (!pdev) {
+		xhci_err(xhci, "couldn't allocate %s platform device\n",
+			 USB_SW_DRV_NAME);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	res.start = hcd->rsrc_start + cap_offset;
+	res.end	  = res.start + USB_SW_RESOURCE_SIZE - 1;
+	res.name  = USB_SW_DRV_NAME;
+	res.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add_resources(pdev, &res, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "couldn't add resources to intel_xhci_usb_sw pdev\n");
+		platform_device_put(pdev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	pdev->dev.parent = dev;
+
+	ret = platform_device_add(pdev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "couldn't register intel_xhci_usb_sw pdev\n");
+		platform_device_put(pdev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, xhci_intel_unregister_pdev, pdev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "couldn't add unregister action for intel_xhci_usb_sw pdev\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int xhci_ext_cap_init(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
+{
+	void __iomem *base = &xhci->cap_regs->hc_capbase;
+	u32 offset, val;
+	int ret;
+
+	offset = xhci_find_next_ext_cap(base, 0, 0);
+
+	while (offset) {
+		val = readl(base + offset);
+
+		switch (XHCI_EXT_CAPS_ID(val)) {
+		case XHCI_EXT_CAPS_VENDOR_INTEL:
+			if (xhci->quirks & XHCI_INTEL_USB_ROLE_SW) {
+				ret = xhci_create_intel_xhci_sw_pdev(xhci,
+								     offset);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		offset = xhci_find_next_ext_cap(base, offset, 0);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xhci_ext_cap_init);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.h
index 631e7cc62604..268328c20681 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ext-caps.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #define XHCI_EXT_CAPS_ROUTE	5
 /* IDs 6-9 reserved */
 #define XHCI_EXT_CAPS_DEBUG	10
+/* Vendor caps */
+#define XHCI_EXT_CAPS_VENDOR_INTEL	192
 /* USB Legacy Support Capability - section 7.1.1 */
 #define XHCI_HC_BIOS_OWNED	(1 << 16)
 #define XHCI_HC_OS_OWNED	(1 << 24)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
index 5262fa571a5d..fe5e3916d46f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ static void xhci_pci_quirks(struct device *dev, struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL &&
 		 pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_CHERRYVIEW_XHCI) {
 		xhci->quirks |= XHCI_SSIC_PORT_UNUSED;
+		xhci->quirks |= XHCI_INTEL_USB_ROLE_SW;
 	}
 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL &&
 	    (pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_CHERRYVIEW_XHCI ||
@@ -308,6 +309,10 @@ static int xhci_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto dealloc_usb2_hcd;
 	}
 
+	retval = xhci_ext_cap_init(xhci);
+	if (retval)
+		goto put_usb3_hcd;
+
 	retval = usb_add_hcd(xhci->shared_hcd, dev->irq,
 			IRQF_SHARED);
 	if (retval)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index e4d7d3d06a75..2845aaf921b9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -1825,6 +1825,7 @@ struct xhci_hcd {
 #define XHCI_U2_DISABLE_WAKE	(1 << 27)
 #define XHCI_ASMEDIA_MODIFY_FLOWCONTROL	(1 << 28)
 #define XHCI_HW_LPM_DISABLE	(1 << 29)
+#define XHCI_INTEL_USB_ROLE_SW	(1 << 30)
 
 	unsigned int		num_active_eps;
 	unsigned int		limit_active_eps;
@@ -2020,6 +2021,7 @@ int xhci_gen_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd, xhci_get_quirks_t get_quirks);
 void xhci_init_driver(struct hc_driver *drv,
 		      const struct xhci_driver_overrides *over);
 int xhci_disable_slot(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 slot_id);
+int xhci_ext_cap_init(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 
 int xhci_suspend(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, bool do_wakeup);
 int xhci_resume(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, bool hibernated);
