diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpic_timer.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpic_timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e23cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpic_timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * arch/powerpc/include/asm/mpic_timer.h
+ *
+ * Header file for Mpic Global Timer
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Wang Dongsheng <Dongsheng.Wang@freescale.com>
+ *	   Li Yang <leoli@freescale.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MPIC_TIMER__
+#define __MPIC_TIMER__
+
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+
+struct mpic_timer {
+	void			*dev;
+	struct cascade_priv	*cascade_handle;
+	unsigned int		num;
+	unsigned int		irq;
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MPIC_TIMER
+struct mpic_timer *mpic_request_timer(irq_handler_t fn,  void *dev,
+		const struct timeval *time);
+void mpic_start_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle);
+void mpic_stop_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle);
+void mpic_get_remain_time(struct mpic_timer *handle, struct timeval *time);
+void mpic_free_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle);
+#else
+struct mpic_timer *mpic_request_timer(irq_handler_t fn,  void *dev,
+		const struct timeval *time) { return NULL; }
+void mpic_start_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle) { }
+void mpic_stop_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle) { }
+void mpic_get_remain_time(struct mpic_timer *handle, struct timeval *time) { }
+void mpic_free_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle) { }
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 48a920d..5af04fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ config MPIC
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config MPIC_TIMER
+	bool "MPIC Global Timer"
+	depends on MPIC && FSL_SOC
+	default n
+	help
+	  The MPIC global timer is a hardware timer inside the
+	  Freescale PIC comply to Open-PIC standard. When the
+	  timer is timeout of the specified interval, the hardware
+	  timer generates an interrupt. The driver currently is
+	  only tested on fsl chip, but it can potentially support
+	  other global timers complying to Open-PIC standard.
+
 config PPC_EPAPR_HV_PIC
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
index a57600b..ff6184a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPC64)		:= -mno-minimal-toc
 
 mpic-msi-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_MSI)	+= mpic_msi.o mpic_u3msi.o mpic_pasemi_msi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MPIC)		+= mpic.o $(mpic-msi-obj-y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_MPIC_TIMER)        += mpic_timer.o
 mpic-msgr-obj-$(CONFIG_MPIC_MSGR)	+= mpic_msgr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MPIC)		+= mpic.o $(mpic-msi-obj-y) $(mpic-msgr-obj-y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_EPAPR_HV_PIC)	+= ehv_pic.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aaa3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic_timer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,606 @@
+/*
+ * MPIC timer driver
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Author: Dongsheng Wang <Dongsheng.Wang@freescale.com>
+ *	   Li Yang <leoli@freescale.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
+#include <sysdev/fsl_soc.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+#include <asm/mpic_timer.h>
+
+#define FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER		0x1
+
+#define MPIC_TIMER_TCR_CLKDIV_64	0x00000300
+#define MPIC_TIMER_TCR_ROVR_OFFSET	24
+
+#define TIMER_STOP			0x80000000
+#define TIMERS_PER_GROUP		4
+#define MAX_TICKS			(~0U >> 1)
+#define MAX_TICKS_CASCADE		(~0U)
+#define TIMER_OFFSET(num)		(1 << (TIMERS_PER_GROUP - 1 - num))
+
+/* tv_usec should be less than ONE_SECOND, otherwise use tv_sec */
+#define ONE_SECOND			1000000
+
+struct timer_regs {
+	u32	gtccr;
+	u32	res0[3];
+	u32	gtbcr;
+	u32	res1[3];
+	u32	gtvpr;
+	u32	res2[3];
+	u32	gtdr;
+	u32	res3[3];
+};
+
+struct cascade_priv {
+	u32 tcr_value;			/* TCR register: CASC & ROVR value */
+	unsigned int cascade_map;	/* cascade map */
+	unsigned int timer_num;		/* cascade control timer */
+};
+
+struct timer_group_priv {
+	struct timer_regs __iomem	*regs;
+	struct mpic_timer		timer[TIMERS_PER_GROUP];
+	struct list_head		node;
+	unsigned int			timerfreq;
+	unsigned int			idle;
+	unsigned int			flags;
+	spinlock_t			lock;
+	void __iomem			*group_tcr;
+};
+
+static struct cascade_priv cascade_timer[] = {
+	/* cascade timer 0 and 1 */
+	{0x1, 0xc, 0x1},
+	/* cascade timer 1 and 2 */
+	{0x2, 0x6, 0x2},
+	/* cascade timer 2 and 3 */
+	{0x4, 0x3, 0x3}
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(timer_group_list);
+
+static void convert_ticks_to_time(struct timer_group_priv *priv,
+		const u64 ticks, struct timeval *time)
+{
+	u64 tmp_sec;
+	u32 rem_us;
+	u32 div;
+
+	if (!(priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER)) {
+		time->tv_sec = (__kernel_time_t)
+			div_u64_rem(ticks, priv->timerfreq, &rem_us);
+		tmp_sec = (u64)time->tv_sec * (u64)priv->timerfreq;
+		time->tv_usec = (__kernel_suseconds_t)
+			div_u64((ticks - tmp_sec) * 1000000, priv->timerfreq);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	div = (1 << (MPIC_TIMER_TCR_CLKDIV_64 >> 8)) * 8;
+
+	time->tv_sec = (__kernel_time_t)div_u64(ticks, priv->timerfreq / div);
+	tmp_sec = div_u64((u64)time->tv_sec * (u64)priv->timerfreq, div);
+
+	time->tv_usec = (__kernel_suseconds_t)
+		div_u64((ticks - tmp_sec) * 1000000, priv->timerfreq / div);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+/* the time set by the user is converted to "ticks" */
+static int convert_time_to_ticks(struct timer_group_priv *priv,
+		const struct timeval *time, u64 *ticks)
+{
+	u64 max_value;		/* prevent u64 overflow */
+	u64 tmp = 0;
+
+	u64 tmp_sec;
+	u64 tmp_ms;
+	u64 tmp_us;
+	u32 div;
+
+	max_value = div_u64(ULLONG_MAX, priv->timerfreq);
+
+	if (time->tv_sec > max_value ||
+			(time->tv_sec == max_value && time->tv_usec > 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER)) {
+		tmp_sec = time->tv_sec * priv->timerfreq;
+		tmp_ms = time->tv_usec / 1000 * priv->timerfreq / 1000;
+		tmp_us = time->tv_usec % 1000 * priv->timerfreq / 1000000;
+
+		*ticks = tmp_sec + tmp_ms + tmp_us;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	div = (1 << (MPIC_TIMER_TCR_CLKDIV_64 >> 8)) * 8;
+
+	tmp_sec = div_u64((u64)time->tv_sec * (u64)priv->timerfreq, div);
+	tmp += tmp_sec;
+
+	tmp_ms = time->tv_usec / 1000;
+	tmp_ms = div_u64((u64)tmp_ms * (u64)priv->timerfreq, div * 1000);
+	tmp += tmp_ms;
+
+	tmp_us = time->tv_usec % 1000;
+	tmp_us = div_u64((u64)tmp_us * (u64)priv->timerfreq, div * 1000000);
+	tmp += tmp_us;
+
+	*ticks = tmp;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* detect whether there is a cascade timer available */
+static struct mpic_timer *detect_idle_cascade_timer(
+					struct timer_group_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct cascade_priv *casc_priv;
+	unsigned int map;
+	unsigned int array_size = ARRAY_SIZE(cascade_timer);
+	unsigned int num;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	casc_priv = cascade_timer;
+	for (i = 0; i < array_size; i++) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+		map = casc_priv->cascade_map & priv->idle;
+		if (map == casc_priv->cascade_map) {
+			num = casc_priv->timer_num;
+			priv->timer[num].cascade_handle = casc_priv;
+
+			/* set timer busy */
+			priv->idle &= ~casc_priv->cascade_map;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+			return &priv->timer[num];
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+		casc_priv++;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int set_cascade_timer(struct timer_group_priv *priv, u64 ticks,
+		unsigned int num)
+{
+	struct cascade_priv *casc_priv;
+	u32 tcr;
+	u32 tmp_ticks;
+	u32 rem_ticks;
+
+	/* set group tcr reg for cascade */
+	casc_priv = priv->timer[num].cascade_handle;
+	if (!casc_priv)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	tcr = casc_priv->tcr_value |
+		(casc_priv->tcr_value << MPIC_TIMER_TCR_ROVR_OFFSET);
+	setbits32(priv->group_tcr, tcr);
+
+	tmp_ticks = div_u64_rem(ticks, MAX_TICKS_CASCADE, &rem_ticks);
+
+	out_be32(&priv->regs[num].gtccr, 0);
+	out_be32(&priv->regs[num].gtbcr, tmp_ticks | TIMER_STOP);
+
+	out_be32(&priv->regs[num - 1].gtccr, 0);
+	out_be32(&priv->regs[num - 1].gtbcr, rem_ticks);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct mpic_timer *get_cascade_timer(struct timer_group_priv *priv,
+					u64 ticks)
+{
+	struct mpic_timer *allocated_timer;
+
+	/* Two cascade timers: Support the maximum time */
+	const u64 max_ticks = (u64)MAX_TICKS * (u64)MAX_TICKS_CASCADE;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ticks > max_ticks)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* detect idle timer */
+	allocated_timer = detect_idle_cascade_timer(priv);
+	if (!allocated_timer)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* set ticks to timer */
+	ret = set_cascade_timer(priv, ticks, allocated_timer->num);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return allocated_timer;
+}
+
+static struct mpic_timer *get_timer(const struct timeval *time)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv;
+	struct mpic_timer *timer;
+
+	u64 ticks;
+	unsigned int num;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(priv, &timer_group_list, node) {
+		ret = convert_time_to_ticks(priv, time, &ticks);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return NULL;
+
+		if (ticks > MAX_TICKS) {
+			if (!(priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER))
+				return NULL;
+
+			timer = get_cascade_timer(priv, ticks);
+			if (!timer)
+				continue;
+			else
+				return timer;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < TIMERS_PER_GROUP; i++) {
+			/* one timer: Reverse allocation */
+			num = TIMERS_PER_GROUP - 1 - i;
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+			if (priv->idle & (1 << i)) {
+				/* set timer busy */
+				priv->idle &= ~(1 << i);
+				/* set ticks & stop timer */
+				out_be32(&priv->regs[num].gtbcr,
+					ticks | TIMER_STOP);
+				out_be32(&priv->regs[num].gtccr, 0);
+				priv->timer[num].cascade_handle = NULL;
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+				return &priv->timer[num];
+			}
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mpic_start_timer - start hardware timer
+ * @handle: the timer to be started.
+ *
+ * It will do ->fn(->dev) callback from the hardware interrupt at
+ * the ->timeval point in the future.
+ */
+void mpic_start_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv = container_of(handle,
+			struct timer_group_priv, timer[handle->num]);
+
+	clrbits32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtbcr, TIMER_STOP);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpic_start_timer);
+
+/**
+ * mpic_stop_timer - stop hardware timer
+ * @handle: the timer to be stoped
+ *
+ * The timer periodically generates an interrupt. Unless user stops the timer.
+ */
+void mpic_stop_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv = container_of(handle,
+			struct timer_group_priv, timer[handle->num]);
+	struct cascade_priv *casc_priv;
+
+	setbits32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtbcr, TIMER_STOP);
+
+	casc_priv = priv->timer[handle->num].cascade_handle;
+	if (casc_priv) {
+		out_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr, 0);
+		out_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num - 1].gtccr, 0);
+	} else {
+		out_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr, 0);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpic_stop_timer);
+
+/**
+ * mpic_get_remain_time - get timer time
+ * @handle: the timer to be selected.
+ * @time: time for timer
+ *
+ * Query timer remaining time.
+ */
+void mpic_get_remain_time(struct mpic_timer *handle, struct timeval *time)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv = container_of(handle,
+			struct timer_group_priv, timer[handle->num]);
+	struct cascade_priv *casc_priv;
+
+	u64 ticks;
+	u32 tmp_ticks;
+
+	casc_priv = priv->timer[handle->num].cascade_handle;
+	if (casc_priv) {
+		tmp_ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr);
+		ticks = ((u64)tmp_ticks & UINT_MAX) * (u64)MAX_TICKS_CASCADE;
+		tmp_ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num - 1].gtccr);
+		ticks += tmp_ticks;
+	} else {
+		ticks = in_be32(&priv->regs[handle->num].gtccr);
+	}
+
+	convert_ticks_to_time(priv, ticks, time);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpic_get_remain_time);
+
+/**
+ * mpic_free_timer - free hardware timer
+ * @handle: the timer to be removed.
+ *
+ * Free the timer.
+ *
+ * Note: can not be used in interrupt context.
+ */
+void mpic_free_timer(struct mpic_timer *handle)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv = container_of(handle,
+			struct timer_group_priv, timer[handle->num]);
+
+	struct cascade_priv *casc_priv;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	mpic_stop_timer(handle);
+
+	casc_priv = priv->timer[handle->num].cascade_handle;
+
+	free_irq(priv->timer[handle->num].irq, priv->timer[handle->num].dev);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+	if (casc_priv) {
+		u32 tcr;
+		tcr = casc_priv->tcr_value | (casc_priv->tcr_value <<
+					MPIC_TIMER_TCR_ROVR_OFFSET);
+		clrbits32(priv->group_tcr, tcr);
+		priv->idle |= casc_priv->cascade_map;
+		priv->timer[handle->num].cascade_handle = NULL;
+	} else {
+		priv->idle |= TIMER_OFFSET(handle->num);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpic_free_timer);
+
+/**
+ * mpic_request_timer - get a hardware timer
+ * @fn: interrupt handler function
+ * @dev: callback function of the data
+ * @time: time for timer
+ *
+ * This executes the "request_irq", returning NULL
+ * else "handle" on success.
+ */
+struct mpic_timer *mpic_request_timer(irq_handler_t fn, void *dev,
+					const struct timeval *time)
+{
+	struct mpic_timer *allocated_timer;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (list_empty(&timer_group_list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!(time->tv_sec + time->tv_usec) ||
+			time->tv_sec < 0 || time->tv_usec < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (time->tv_usec > ONE_SECOND)
+		return NULL;
+
+	allocated_timer = get_timer(time);
+	if (!allocated_timer)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret = request_irq(allocated_timer->irq, fn,
+			IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW, "global-timer", dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		mpic_free_timer(allocated_timer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	allocated_timer->dev = dev;
+
+	return allocated_timer;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpic_request_timer);
+
+static int timer_group_get_freq(struct device_node *np,
+			struct timer_group_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER) {
+		struct device_node *dn;
+
+		dn = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,mpic");
+		if (dn) {
+			of_property_read_u32(dn, "clock-frequency",
+					&priv->timerfreq);
+			of_node_put(dn);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (priv->timerfreq <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int timer_group_get_irq(struct device_node *np,
+		struct timer_group_priv *priv)
+{
+	const u32 all_timer[] = { 0, TIMERS_PER_GROUP };
+	const u32 *p;
+	u32 offset;
+	u32 count;
+
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int j;
+	unsigned int irq_index = 0;
+	unsigned int irq;
+	int len;
+
+	p = of_get_property(np, "fsl,available-ranges", &len);
+	if (p && len % (2 * sizeof(u32)) != 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: malformed available-ranges property.\n",
+				np->full_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!p) {
+		p = all_timer;
+		len = sizeof(all_timer);
+	}
+
+	len /= 2 * sizeof(u32);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		offset = p[i * 2];
+		count = p[i * 2 + 1];
+		for (j = 0; j < count; j++) {
+			irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, irq_index);
+			if (!irq) {
+				pr_err("%s: irq parse and map failed.\n",
+						np->full_name);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			/* Set timer idle */
+			priv->idle |= TIMER_OFFSET((offset + j));
+			priv->timer[offset + j].irq = irq;
+			priv->timer[offset + j].num = offset + j;
+			irq_index++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void timer_group_init(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv;
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct timer_group_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv) {
+		pr_err("%s: cannot allocate memory for group.\n",
+				np->full_name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,mpic-global-timer"))
+		priv->flags |= FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER;
+
+	priv->regs = of_iomap(np, i++);
+	if (!priv->regs) {
+		pr_err("%s: cannot ioremap timer register address.\n",
+				np->full_name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER) {
+		priv->group_tcr = of_iomap(np, i++);
+		if (!priv->group_tcr) {
+			pr_err("%s: cannot ioremap tcr address.\n",
+					np->full_name);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = timer_group_get_freq(np, priv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: cannot get timer frequency.\n", np->full_name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = timer_group_get_irq(np, priv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("%s: cannot get timer irqs.\n", np->full_name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
+
+	/* Init FSL timer hardware */
+	if (priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER)
+		setbits32(priv->group_tcr, MPIC_TIMER_TCR_CLKDIV_64);
+
+	list_add_tail(&priv->node, &timer_group_list);
+
+	return;
+
+out:
+	if (priv->regs)
+		iounmap(priv->regs);
+
+	if (priv->group_tcr)
+		iounmap(priv->group_tcr);
+
+	kfree(priv);
+}
+
+static void mpic_timer_resume(void)
+{
+	struct timer_group_priv *priv;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(priv, &timer_group_list, node) {
+		/* Init FSL timer hardware */
+		if (priv->flags & FSL_GLOBAL_TIMER)
+			setbits32(priv->group_tcr, MPIC_TIMER_TCR_CLKDIV_64);
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id mpic_timer_ids[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpic-global-timer", },
+	{},
+};
+
+static struct syscore_ops mpic_timer_syscore_ops = {
+	.resume = mpic_timer_resume,
+};
+
+static int __init mpic_timer_init(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
+
+	for_each_matching_node(np, mpic_timer_ids)
+		timer_group_init(np);
+
+	register_syscore_ops(&mpic_timer_syscore_ops);
+
+	if (list_empty(&timer_group_list))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(mpic_timer_init);
