diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
index 1ade1206bb89..504c77a444bd 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ config PROC_VMCORE
         help
         Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format.
 
+config PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP
+	bool "Device Hardware/Firmware Log Collection"
+	depends on PROC_VMCORE
+	default y
+	help
+	  Device drivers can collect the device specific snapshot of
+	  their hardware or firmware before they are initialized in
+	  crash recovery kernel. If you say Y here, the device dumps
+	  will be added as ELF notes to /proc/vmcore
+
 config PROC_SYSCTL
 	bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EXPERT
 	depends on PROC_FS
diff --git a/fs/proc/vmcore.c b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
index a45f0af22a60..7395462d2f86 100644
--- a/fs/proc/vmcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ static u64 vmcore_size;
 
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vmcore;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP
+/* Device Dump list and mutex to synchronize access to list */
+static LIST_HEAD(vmcoredd_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(vmcoredd_mutex);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP */
+
 /*
  * Returns > 0 for RAM pages, 0 for non-RAM pages, < 0 on error
  * The called function has to take care of module refcounting.
@@ -302,10 +309,8 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct vmcore_mmap_ops = {
 };
 
 /**
- * alloc_elfnotes_buf - allocate buffer for ELF note segment in
- *                      vmalloc memory
- *
- * @notes_sz: size of buffer
+ * vmcore_alloc_buf - allocate buffer in vmalloc memory
+ * @sizez: size of buffer
  *
  * If CONFIG_MMU is defined, use vmalloc_user() to allow users to mmap
  * the buffer to user-space by means of remap_vmalloc_range().
@@ -313,12 +318,12 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct vmcore_mmap_ops = {
  * If CONFIG_MMU is not defined, use vzalloc() since mmap_vmcore() is
  * disabled and there's no need to allow users to mmap the buffer.
  */
-static inline char *alloc_elfnotes_buf(size_t notes_sz)
+static inline char *vmcore_alloc_buf(size_t size)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	return vmalloc_user(notes_sz);
+	return vmalloc_user(size);
 #else
-	return vzalloc(notes_sz);
+	return vzalloc(size);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -665,7 +670,7 @@ static int __init merge_note_headers_elf64(char *elfptr, size_t *elfsz,
 		return rc;
 
 	*notes_sz = roundup(phdr_sz, PAGE_SIZE);
-	*notes_buf = alloc_elfnotes_buf(*notes_sz);
+	*notes_buf = vmcore_alloc_buf(*notes_sz);
 	if (!*notes_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -851,7 +856,7 @@ static int __init merge_note_headers_elf32(char *elfptr, size_t *elfsz,
 		return rc;
 
 	*notes_sz = roundup(phdr_sz, PAGE_SIZE);
-	*notes_buf = alloc_elfnotes_buf(*notes_sz);
+	*notes_buf = vmcore_alloc_buf(*notes_sz);
 	if (!*notes_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1145,6 +1150,132 @@ static int __init parse_crash_elf_headers(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP
+/**
+ * vmcoredd_get_note_size - Get size of the note that will be inserted at
+ * beginning of the dump's buffer.
+ * @name: Note's name
+ *
+ * Gets the overall size of the note that will be inserted at the beginning
+ * of the dump's buffer.  It also adds padding, if necessary to meet
+ * alignment requirements.
+ */
+static inline size_t vmcoredd_get_note_size(const char *name)
+{
+	return CRASH_CORE_NOTE_HEAD_BYTES +
+	       ALIGN(VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME_BYTES + strlen(name), sizeof(Elf_Word));
+}
+
+/**
+ * vmcoredd_write_note - Write note at the beginning of the dump's buffer
+ * @name: Dump's name
+ * @buf: Output buffer where the note is written
+ * @size: Size of the dump
+ *
+ * Fills beginning of the dump's data with elf note.
+ */
+static void vmcoredd_write_note(const char *name, void *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct elf_note *note = (struct elf_note *)buf;
+	Elf_Word *word = (Elf_Word *)note;
+
+	note->n_namesz = ALIGN(VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME_BYTES + strlen(name),
+			       sizeof(Elf_Word));
+	note->n_descsz = size;
+	note->n_type = NT_VMCOREDD;
+	word += DIV_ROUND_UP(sizeof(*note), sizeof(Elf_Word));
+	snprintf((char *)word, note->n_namesz, "%s_%s", VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME,
+		 name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * vmcore_add_device_dump - Add a buffer containing device dump to vmcore
+ * @data: dump info.
+ *
+ * Allocate a buffer and invoke the calling driver's dump collect routine.
+ * Write Elf note at the beginning of the buffer to indicate vmcore device
+ * dump and add the dump to global list.
+ */
+static int __vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data)
+{
+	size_t note_size, data_size;
+	struct vmcoredd_node *dump;
+	void *buf = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!data || !strlen(data->name) ||
+	    !data->vmcoredd_callback || !data->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dump = vzalloc(sizeof(*dump));
+	if (!dump) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	note_size = vmcoredd_get_note_size(data->name);
+	/* Keep size of the buffer page aligned so that it can be mmaped */
+	data_size = roundup(note_size + data->size, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	/* Allocate buffer for driver's to write their dumps */
+	buf = vmcore_alloc_buf(data_size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	vmcoredd_write_note(data->name, buf, data_size - note_size);
+
+	/* Invoke the driver's dump collection routing */
+	ret = data->vmcoredd_callback(data, buf + note_size);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	dump->buf = buf;
+	dump->size = data_size;
+
+	/* Add the dump to driver sysfs list */
+	mutex_lock(&vmcoredd_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&dump->list, &vmcoredd_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&vmcoredd_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	if (buf)
+		vfree(buf);
+
+	if (dump)
+		vfree(dump);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data)
+{
+	return __vmcore_add_device_dump(data);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmcore_add_device_dump);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP */
+
+/* Free all dumps in vmcore device dump list */
+static void vmcore_free_device_dumps(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP
+	mutex_lock(&vmcoredd_mutex);
+	while (!list_empty(&vmcoredd_list)) {
+		struct vmcoredd_node *dump;
+
+		dump = list_first_entry(&vmcoredd_list, struct vmcoredd_node,
+					list);
+		list_del(&dump->list);
+		vfree(dump->buf);
+		vfree(dump);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vmcoredd_mutex);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP */
+}
+
 /* Init function for vmcore module. */
 static int __init vmcore_init(void)
 {
@@ -1192,4 +1323,7 @@ void vmcore_cleanup(void)
 		kfree(m);
 	}
 	free_elfcorebuf();
+
+	/* clear vmcore device dump list */
+	vmcore_free_device_dumps();
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/crash_core.h b/include/linux/crash_core.h
index b511f6d24b42..3b6b041d84c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/crash_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/crash_core.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 				     VMCOREINFO_NOTE_NAME_BYTES +	\
 				     VMCOREINFO_BYTES)
 
+#define VMCOREDD_MAX_NAME_BYTES  32
+#define VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME	 "VMCOREDD"
+#define VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME_BYTES sizeof(VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME)
+
 typedef u32 note_buf_t[CRASH_CORE_NOTE_BYTES/4];
 
 void crash_update_vmcoreinfo_safecopy(void *ptr);
diff --git a/include/linux/crash_dump.h b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
index f7ac2aa93269..658d508d1ec5 100644
--- a/include/linux/crash_dump.h
+++ b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
@@ -93,4 +93,21 @@ static inline bool is_kdump_kernel(void) { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
 
 extern unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
+
+/* Device Dump information to be filled by drivers */
+struct vmcoredd_data {
+	char name[VMCOREDD_MAX_NAME_BYTES]; /* Unique name of the dump */
+	unsigned long size;                 /* Size of the dump */
+	/* Driver's registered callback to be invoked to collect dump */
+	int (*vmcoredd_callback)(struct vmcoredd_data *data, void *buf);
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP
+int vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data);
+#else
+static inline int vmcore_add_device_dump(struct vmcoredd_data *data)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_DUMP */
 #endif /* LINUX_CRASHDUMP_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/kcore.h b/include/linux/kcore.h
index 80db19d3a505..aa26e7199060 100644
--- a/include/linux/kcore.h
+++ b/include/linux/kcore.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ struct vmcore {
 	loff_t offset;
 };
 
+struct vmcoredd_node {
+	struct list_head list;	/* List of dumps */
+	void *buf;		/* Buffer containing device's dump */
+	unsigned long size;	/* Size of the buffer */
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_KCORE
 extern void kclist_add(struct kcore_list *, void *, size_t, int type);
 #else
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
index e2535d6dcec7..4e12c423b9fe 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
 #define NT_ARM_SYSTEM_CALL	0x404	/* ARM system call number */
 #define NT_ARM_SVE	0x405		/* ARM Scalable Vector Extension registers */
 #define NT_ARC_V2	0x600		/* ARCv2 accumulator/extra registers */
+#define NT_VMCOREDD	0x700		/* Vmcore Device Dump Note */
 
 /* Note header in a PT_NOTE section */
 typedef struct elf32_note {
