diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index a57c1f216b2154d352b6b3fc9b94a1f47d2cf0b1..2128de6d80ea7ee09575d8d07bff2583790de2e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1160,6 +1160,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
 	nomce		[X86-32] Machine Check Exception
 
+	nomfgpt		[X86-32] Disable Multi-Function General Purpose
+			Timer usage (for AMD Geode machines).
+
 	noreplace-paravirt	[X86-32,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops
 
 	noreplace-smp	[X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32 b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32
index c624193740fde274a00f59e123b7667cdda71111..10356443998e44396859ed9980da18377ea3687f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VM86)		+= vm86_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) 	+= hpet_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_K8_NB)		+= k8.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MGEODE_LX)		+= geode_32.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MGEODE_LX)		+= geode_32.o mfgpt_32.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VMI)		+= vmi_32.o vmiclock_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)		+= paravirt_32.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
index 41e8aec4c61d4c940d1d0e9258109733ed3c35a2..f12d8c5d98093b2abbe5231cb7304455622d027d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
@@ -145,10 +145,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geode_gpio_setup_event);
 
 static int __init geode_southbridge_init(void)
 {
+	int timers;
+
 	if (!is_geode())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	init_lbars();
+	timers = geode_mfgpt_detect();
+	printk(KERN_INFO "geode:  %d MFGPT timers available.\n", timers);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mfgpt_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mfgpt_32.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a63a2dd8d2753036cd1d0725e06a412857547ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mfgpt_32.c
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*
+ * Driver/API for AMD Geode Multi-Function General Purpose Timers (MFGPT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007, Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * The MFGPTs are documented in AMD Geode CS5536 Companion Device Data Book.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * We are using the 32Khz input clock - its the only one that has the
+ * ranges we find desirable.  The following table lists the suitable
+ * divisors and the associated hz, minimum interval
+ * and the maximum interval:
+ *
+ *  Divisor   Hz      Min Delta (S) Max Delta (S)
+ *   1        32000     .0005          2.048
+ *   2        16000      .001          4.096
+ *   4         8000      .002          8.192
+ *   8         4000      .004         16.384
+ *   16        2000      .008         32.768
+ *   32        1000      .016         65.536
+ *   64         500      .032        131.072
+ *  128         250      .064        262.144
+ *  256         125      .128        524.288
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <asm/geode.h>
+
+#define F_AVAIL    0x01
+
+static struct mfgpt_timer_t {
+	int flags;
+	struct module *owner;
+} mfgpt_timers[MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS];
+
+/* Selected from the table above */
+
+#define MFGPT_DIVISOR 16
+#define MFGPT_SCALE  4     /* divisor = 2^(scale) */
+#define MFGPT_HZ  (32000 / MFGPT_DIVISOR)
+#define MFGPT_PERIODIC (MFGPT_HZ / HZ)
+
+/* Allow for disabling of MFGPTs */
+static int disable;
+static int __init mfgpt_disable(char *s)
+{
+	disable = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("nomfgpt", mfgpt_disable);
+
+/*
+ * Check whether any MFGPTs are available for the kernel to use.  In most
+ * cases, firmware that uses AMD's VSA code will claim all timers during
+ * bootup; we certainly don't want to take them if they're already in use.
+ * In other cases (such as with VSAless OpenFirmware), the system firmware
+ * leaves timers available for us to use.
+ */
+int __init geode_mfgpt_detect(void)
+{
+	int count = 0, i;
+	u16 val;
+
+	if (disable) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "geode-mfgpt:  Skipping MFGPT setup\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS; i++) {
+		val = geode_mfgpt_read(i, MFGPT_REG_SETUP);
+		if (!(val & MFGPT_SETUP_SETUP)) {
+			mfgpt_timers[i].flags = F_AVAIL;
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+int geode_mfgpt_toggle_event(int timer, int cmp, int event, int enable)
+{
+	u32 msr, mask, value, dummy;
+	int shift = (cmp == MFGPT_CMP1) ? 0 : 8;
+
+	if (timer < 0 || timer >= MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	/*
+	 * The register maps for these are described in sections 6.17.1.x of
+	 * the AMD Geode CS5536 Companion Device Data Book.
+	 */
+	switch (event) {
+	case MFGPT_EVENT_RESET:
+		/*
+		 * XXX: According to the docs, we cannot reset timers above
+		 * 6; that is, resets for 7 and 8 will be ignored.  Is this
+		 * a problem?   -dilinger
+		 */
+		msr = MFGPT_NR_MSR;
+		mask = 1 << (timer + 24);
+		break;
+
+	case MFGPT_EVENT_NMI:
+		msr = MFGPT_NR_MSR;
+		mask = 1 << (timer + shift);
+		break;
+
+	case MFGPT_EVENT_IRQ:
+		msr = MFGPT_IRQ_MSR;
+		mask = 1 << (timer + shift);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	rdmsr(msr, value, dummy);
+
+	if (enable)
+		value |= mask;
+	else
+		value &= ~mask;
+
+	wrmsr(msr, value, dummy);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int geode_mfgpt_set_irq(int timer, int cmp, int irq, int enable)
+{
+	u32 val, dummy;
+	int offset;
+
+	if (timer < 0 || timer >= MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (geode_mfgpt_toggle_event(timer, cmp, MFGPT_EVENT_IRQ, enable))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	rdmsr(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_LOW, val, dummy);
+
+	offset = (timer % 4) * 4;
+
+	val &= ~((0xF << offset) | (0xF << (offset + 16)));
+
+	if (enable) {
+		val |= (irq & 0x0F) << (offset);
+		val |= (irq & 0x0F) << (offset + 16);
+	}
+
+	wrmsr(MSR_PIC_ZSEL_LOW, val, dummy);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mfgpt_get(int timer, struct module *owner)
+{
+	mfgpt_timers[timer].flags &= ~F_AVAIL;
+	mfgpt_timers[timer].owner = owner;
+	printk(KERN_INFO "geode-mfgpt:  Registered timer %d\n", timer);
+	return timer;
+}
+
+int geode_mfgpt_alloc_timer(int timer, int domain, struct module *owner)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!geode_get_dev_base(GEODE_DEV_MFGPT))
+		return -ENODEV;
+	if (timer >= MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (timer < 0) {
+		/* Try to find an available timer */
+		for (i = 0; i < MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS; i++) {
+			if (mfgpt_timers[i].flags & F_AVAIL)
+				return mfgpt_get(i, owner);
+
+			if (i == 5 && domain == MFGPT_DOMAIN_WORKING)
+				break;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* If they requested a specific timer, try to honor that */
+		if (mfgpt_timers[timer].flags & F_AVAIL)
+			return mfgpt_get(timer, owner);
+	}
+
+	/* No timers available - too bad */
+	return -1;
+}
+
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/geode.h b/include/asm-x86/geode.h
index 6da4bbbea3dc71cf023fb4079db62a9a2287edf2..d94898831bac6d2e66ecaaa75972789841048bd5 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/geode.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/geode.h
@@ -156,4 +156,54 @@ static inline int is_geode(void)
 	return (is_geode_gx() || is_geode_lx());
 }
 
+/* MFGPTs */
+
+#define MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS	8
+#define MFGPT_TIMER_ANY		-1
+
+#define MFGPT_DOMAIN_WORKING	1
+#define MFGPT_DOMAIN_STANDBY	2
+#define MFGPT_DOMAIN_ANY	(MFGPT_DOMAIN_WORKING | MFGPT_DOMAIN_STANDBY)
+
+#define MFGPT_CMP1		0
+#define MFGPT_CMP2		1
+
+#define MFGPT_EVENT_IRQ		0
+#define MFGPT_EVENT_NMI		1
+#define MFGPT_EVENT_RESET	3
+
+#define MFGPT_REG_CMP1		0
+#define MFGPT_REG_CMP2		2
+#define MFGPT_REG_COUNTER	4
+#define MFGPT_REG_SETUP		6
+
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_CNTEN	(1 << 15)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_CMP2	(1 << 14)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_CMP1	(1 << 13)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_SETUP	(1 << 12)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_STOPEN	(1 << 11)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_EXTEN	(1 << 10)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_REVEN	(1 << 5)
+#define MFGPT_SETUP_CLKSEL	(1 << 4)
+
+static inline void geode_mfgpt_write(int timer, u16 reg, u16 value)
+{
+	u32 base = geode_get_dev_base(GEODE_DEV_MFGPT);
+	outw(value, base + reg + (timer * 8));
+}
+
+static inline u16 geode_mfgpt_read(int timer, u16 reg)
+{
+	u32 base = geode_get_dev_base(GEODE_DEV_MFGPT);
+	return inw(base + reg + (timer * 8));
+}
+
+extern int __init geode_mfgpt_detect(void);
+extern int geode_mfgpt_toggle_event(int timer, int cmp, int event, int enable);
+extern int geode_mfgpt_set_irq(int timer, int cmp, int irq, int enable);
+extern int geode_mfgpt_alloc_timer(int timer, int domain, struct module *owner);
+
+#define geode_mfgpt_setup_irq(t, c, i) geode_mfgpt_set_irq((t), (c), (i), 1)
+#define geode_mfgpt_release_irq(t, c, i) geode_mfgpt_set_irq((t), (c), (i), 0)
+
 #endif