diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index 8e68481a7b33..d64c033c4cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>
 
+#include <uapi/linux/pwm.h>
+
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/pwm.h>
 
@@ -95,6 +97,29 @@ static void pwm_state2wf(const struct pwm_state *state, struct pwm_waveform *wf)
 	}
 }
 
+static int pwmwfcmp(const struct pwm_waveform *a, const struct pwm_waveform *b)
+{
+	if (a->period_length > b->period_length)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (a->period_length < b->period_length)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (a->duty_length > b->duty_length)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (a->duty_length < b->duty_length)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (a->duty_offset > b->duty_offset)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (a->duty_offset < b->duty_offset)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int pwm_check_rounding(const struct pwm_waveform *wf,
 			      const struct pwm_waveform *wf_rounded)
 {
@@ -115,6 +140,127 @@ static int pwm_check_rounding(const struct pwm_waveform *wf,
 
 #define WFHWSIZE 20
 
+static int pwm_get_waveform(struct pwm_device *pwm,
+			    struct pwm_waveform *wf)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = pwm->chip;
+	const struct pwm_ops *ops = chip->ops;
+	char wfhw[WFHWSIZE];
+	int err;
+
+	BUG_ON(WFHWSIZE < ops->sizeof_wfhw);
+
+	guard(pwmchip)(chip);
+
+	if (!chip->operational)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	err = ops->read_waveform(chip, pwm, &wfhw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return ops->round_waveform_fromhw(chip, pwm, &wfhw, wf);
+}
+
+/* Called with the pwmchip lock held */
+static int __pwm_set_waveform(struct pwm_device *pwm,
+			      const struct pwm_waveform *wf,
+			      bool exact)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = pwm->chip;
+	const struct pwm_ops *ops = chip->ops;
+	char wfhw[WFHWSIZE];
+	struct pwm_waveform wf_rounded;
+	int err;
+
+	BUG_ON(WFHWSIZE < ops->sizeof_wfhw);
+
+	if (wf->period_length &&
+	    (wf->duty_length > wf->period_length ||
+	     wf->duty_offset >= wf->period_length))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = ops->round_waveform_tohw(chip, pwm, wf, &wfhw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if ((IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM_DEBUG) || exact) && wf->period_length) {
+		err = ops->round_waveform_fromhw(chip, pwm, &wfhw, &wf_rounded);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM_DEBUG) && pwm_check_rounding(wf, &wf_rounded))
+			dev_err(&chip->dev, "Wrong rounding: requested %llu/%llu [+%llu], result %llu/%llu [+%llu]\n",
+				wf->duty_length, wf->period_length, wf->duty_offset,
+				wf_rounded.duty_length, wf_rounded.period_length, wf_rounded.duty_offset);
+
+		if (exact && pwmwfcmp(wf, &wf_rounded)) {
+			dev_dbg(&chip->dev, "Requested no rounding, but %llu/%llu [+%llu] -> %llu/%llu [+%llu]\n",
+				wf->duty_length, wf->period_length, wf->duty_offset,
+				wf_rounded.duty_length, wf_rounded.period_length, wf_rounded.duty_offset);
+
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = ops->write_waveform(chip, pwm, &wfhw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* update .state */
+	pwm_wf2state(wf, &pwm->state);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM_DEBUG) && ops->read_waveform && wf->period_length) {
+		struct pwm_waveform wf_set;
+
+		err = ops->read_waveform(chip, pwm, &wfhw);
+		if (err)
+			/* maybe ignore? */
+			return err;
+
+		err = ops->round_waveform_fromhw(chip, pwm, &wfhw, &wf_set);
+		if (err)
+			/* maybe ignore? */
+			return err;
+
+		if (pwmwfcmp(&wf_set, &wf_rounded) != 0)
+			dev_err(&chip->dev,
+				"Unexpected setting: requested %llu/%llu [+%llu], expected %llu/%llu [+%llu], set %llu/%llu [+%llu]\n",
+				wf->duty_length, wf->period_length, wf->duty_offset,
+				wf_rounded.duty_length, wf_rounded.period_length, wf_rounded.duty_offset,
+				wf_set.duty_length, wf_set.period_length, wf_set.duty_offset);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pwm_set_waveform_might_sleep(struct pwm_device *pwm,
+					struct pwm_waveform *wf, bool exact)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = pwm->chip;
+	int err;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	guard(pwmchip)(chip);
+
+        if (!chip->operational)
+                return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM_DEBUG) && chip->atomic) {
+		/*
+		 * Catch any drivers that have been marked as atomic but
+		 * that will sleep anyway.
+		 */
+		non_block_start();
+		err = __pwm_set_waveform(pwm, wf, exact);
+		non_block_end();
+	} else {
+		err = __pwm_set_waveform(pwm, wf, exact);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void pwm_apply_debug(struct pwm_device *pwm,
 			    const struct pwm_state *state)
 {
@@ -301,19 +447,6 @@ static int __pwm_apply(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		if (IS_ENABLED(PWM_DEBUG)) {
-			struct pwm_waveform wf_rounded;
-
-			err = ops->round_waveform_fromhw(chip, pwm, &wfhw, &wf_rounded);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-
-			if (pwm_check_rounding(&wf, &wf_rounded))
-				dev_err(&chip->dev, "Wrong rounding: requested %llu/%llu [+%llu], result %llu/%llu [+%llu]\n",
-					wf.duty_length, wf.period_length, wf.duty_offset,
-					wf_rounded.duty_length, wf_rounded.period_length, wf_rounded.duty_offset);
-		}
-
 		err = ops->write_waveform(chip, pwm, &wfhw);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -1296,6 +1429,197 @@ static bool pwm_ops_check(const struct pwm_chip *chip)
 	return true;
 }
 
+struct pwm_cdev_data {
+	struct pwm_chip *chip;
+	struct pwm_device *pwm[];
+};
+
+static int pwm_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct pwm_chip, cdev);
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&pwm_lock);
+
+	if (!chip->operational)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	cdata = kzalloc(struct_size(cdata, pwm, chip->npwm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cdata)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cdata->chip = chip;
+
+	file->private_data = cdata;
+
+	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata = file->private_data;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdata->chip->npwm; ++i) {
+		if (cdata->pwm[i])
+			pwm_put(cdata->pwm[i]);
+	}
+	kfree(cdata);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_request(struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata, unsigned int hwpwm)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	if (hwpwm >= chip->npwm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!cdata->pwm[hwpwm]) {
+		struct pwm_device *pwm = &chip->pwms[hwpwm];
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = pwm_device_request(pwm, "pwm-cdev");
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		cdata->pwm[hwpwm] = pwm;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pwm_cdev_free(struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata, unsigned int hwpwm)
+{
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	if (hwpwm >= chip->npwm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cdata->pwm[hwpwm]) {
+		struct pwm_device *pwm = cdata->pwm[hwpwm];
+
+		pwm_put(pwm);
+
+		cdata->pwm[hwpwm] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static long pwm_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct pwm_cdev_data *cdata = file->private_data;
+	struct pwm_chip *chip = cdata->chip;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&pwm_lock);
+
+	if (!chip->operational)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case PWM_IOCTL_GET_NUM_PWMS:
+		return chip->npwm;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_REQUEST:
+		{
+			unsigned int hwpwm;
+
+			ret = get_user(hwpwm, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			return pwm_cdev_request(cdata, hwpwm);
+		}
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_FREE:
+		{
+			unsigned int hwpwm;
+
+			ret = get_user(hwpwm, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			return pwm_cdev_free(cdata, hwpwm);
+		}
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_GETWF:
+		{
+			struct pwmchip_waveform cwf;
+			struct pwm_waveform wf;
+			struct pwm_device *pwm;
+
+			ret = copy_from_user(&cwf, (struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg, sizeof(cwf));
+			if (ret)
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			ret = pwm_cdev_request(cdata, cwf.hwpwm);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			pwm = cdata->pwm[cwf.hwpwm];
+
+			ret = pwm_get_waveform(pwm, &wf);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			cwf.period_length = wf.period_length;
+			cwf.duty_length = wf.duty_length;
+			cwf.duty_offset = wf.duty_offset;
+
+			return copy_to_user((struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg, &cwf, sizeof(cwf));
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PWM_IOCTL_SETROUNDEDWF:
+	case PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF:
+		{
+			struct pwmchip_waveform cwf;
+			struct pwm_waveform wf;
+			struct pwm_device *pwm;
+
+			ret = copy_from_user(&cwf, (struct pwmchip_waveform __user *)arg, sizeof(cwf));
+			if (ret)
+				return -EFAULT;
+
+			if (cwf.period_length > 0 &&
+			    (cwf.duty_length > cwf.period_length ||
+			     cwf.duty_offset >= cwf.period_length))
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ret = pwm_cdev_request(cdata, cwf.hwpwm);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+
+			pwm = cdata->pwm[cwf.hwpwm];
+
+			wf = (struct pwm_waveform){
+				.period_length = cwf.period_length,
+				.duty_length = cwf.duty_length,
+				.duty_offset = cwf.duty_offset,
+			};
+
+			return pwm_set_waveform_might_sleep(pwm, &wf, cmd == PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -ENOTTY;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations pwm_cdev_fileops = {
+	.open = pwm_cdev_open,
+	.release = pwm_cdev_release,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = no_llseek,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = pwm_cdev_ioctl,
+};
+
+static dev_t pwm_devt;
+
 /**
  * __pwmchip_add() - register a new PWM chip
  * @chip: the PWM chip to add
@@ -1348,7 +1672,13 @@ int __pwmchip_add(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct module *owner)
 	scoped_guard(pwmchip, chip)
 		chip->operational = true;
 
-	ret = device_add(&chip->dev);
+	if (chip->id < 256 && chip->ops->write_waveform)
+		chip->dev.devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(pwm_devt), chip->id);
+
+	cdev_init(&chip->cdev, &pwm_cdev_fileops);
+	chip->cdev.owner = owner;
+
+	ret = cdev_device_add(&chip->cdev, &chip->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_device_add;
 
@@ -1399,7 +1729,7 @@ void pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 		idr_remove(&pwm_chips, chip->id);
 	}
 
-	device_del(&chip->dev);
+	cdev_device_del(&chip->cdev, &chip->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwmchip_remove);
 
@@ -1943,9 +2273,16 @@ static int __init pwm_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = alloc_chrdev_region(&pwm_devt, 0, 256, "pwm");
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("Failed to initialize chrdev region for PWM usage\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = class_register(&pwm_class);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to initialize PWM class (%pe)\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
+		unregister_chrdev_region(pwm_devt, 256);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index b5dff2a99038..3e503a28f5f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_PWM_H
 #define __LINUX_PWM_H
 
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ struct pwm_ops {
 /**
  * struct pwm_chip - abstract a PWM controller
  * @dev: device providing the PWMs
+ * @cdev: &struct cdev for this device
  * @ops: callbacks for this PWM controller
  * @owner: module providing this chip
  * @id: unique number of this PWM chip
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ struct pwm_ops {
  */
 struct pwm_chip {
 	struct device dev;
+	struct cdev cdev;
 	const struct pwm_ops *ops;
 	struct module *owner;
 	unsigned int id;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h b/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ecf2e033b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pwm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_PWM_H_
+#define _UAPI_PWM_H_
+
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct pwmchip_waveform {
+	unsigned int hwpwm;
+	__u64 period_length;
+	__u64 duty_length;
+	__u64 duty_offset;
+};
+
+#define PWM_IOCTL_GET_NUM_PWMS	_IO(0x75, 0)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_REQUEST	_IOW(0x75, 1, unsigned int)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_FREE		_IOW(0x75, 2, unsigned int)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_ROUNDWF	_IOWR(0x75, 3, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_GETWF		_IOWR(0x75, 4, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_SETROUNDEDWF	_IOW(0x75, 5, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+#define PWM_IOCTL_SETEXACTWF	_IOW(0x75, 6, struct pwmchip_waveform)
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_PWM_H_ */
