diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
index 8756d06..560412c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/Kconfig
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ config CXL_EEH
 	bool
 	default n
 
+config CXL_AFU_DRIVER_OPS
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config CXL
 	tristate "Support for IBM Coherent Accelerators (CXL)"
 	depends on PPC_POWERNV && PCI_MSI && EEH
 	select CXL_BASE
 	select CXL_KERNEL_API
 	select CXL_EEH
+	select CXL_AFU_DRIVER_OPS
 	default m
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable driver support for IBM Coherent
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
index 6d228cc..dd1988e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
@@ -323,6 +323,23 @@ struct cxl_context *cxl_fops_get_context(struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_fops_get_context);
 
+void cxl_set_driver_ops(struct cxl_context *ctx,
+			struct cxl_afu_driver_ops *ops)
+{
+	WARN_ON(!ops->fetch_event || !ops->event_delivered);
+	atomic_set(&ctx->afu_driver_events, 0);
+	ctx->afu_driver_ops = ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_set_driver_ops);
+
+void cxl_context_events_pending(struct cxl_context *ctx,
+				unsigned int new_events)
+{
+	atomic_add(new_events, &ctx->afu_driver_events);
+	wake_up_all(&ctx->wq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_context_events_pending);
+
 int cxl_start_work(struct cxl_context *ctx,
 		   struct cxl_ioctl_start_work *work)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
index 4fe5078..b0027e6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <asm/reg.h>
 #include <misc/cxl-base.h>
 
+#include <misc/cxl.h>
 #include <uapi/misc/cxl.h>
 
 extern uint cxl_verbose;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ extern uint cxl_verbose;
  * Bump version each time a user API change is made, whether it is
  * backwards compatible ot not.
  */
-#define CXL_API_VERSION 2
+#define CXL_API_VERSION 3
 #define CXL_API_VERSION_COMPATIBLE 1
 
 /*
@@ -522,6 +523,10 @@ struct cxl_context {
 	bool pending_fault;
 	bool pending_afu_err;
 
+	/* Used by AFU drivers for driver specific event delivery */
+	struct cxl_afu_driver_ops *afu_driver_ops;
+	atomic_t afu_driver_events;
+
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
index eec468f..5fb9894 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/file.c
@@ -293,6 +293,17 @@ int afu_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vm)
 	return cxl_context_iomap(ctx, vm);
 }
 
+static inline bool ctx_event_pending(struct cxl_context *ctx)
+{
+	if (ctx->pending_irq || ctx->pending_fault || ctx->pending_afu_err)
+		return true;
+
+	if (ctx->afu_driver_ops && atomic_read(&ctx->afu_driver_events))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 unsigned int afu_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *poll)
 {
 	struct cxl_context *ctx = file->private_data;
@@ -305,8 +316,7 @@ unsigned int afu_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *poll)
 	pr_devel("afu_poll wait done pe: %i\n", ctx->pe);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctx->lock, flags);
-	if (ctx->pending_irq || ctx->pending_fault ||
-	    ctx->pending_afu_err)
+	if (ctx_event_pending(ctx))
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	else if (ctx->status == CLOSED)
 		/* Only error on closed when there are no futher events pending
@@ -319,16 +329,46 @@ unsigned int afu_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *poll)
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static inline int ctx_event_pending(struct cxl_context *ctx)
+static ssize_t afu_driver_event_copy(struct cxl_context *ctx,
+				     char __user *buf,
+				     struct cxl_event *event,
+				     struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved *pl)
 {
-	return (ctx->pending_irq || ctx->pending_fault ||
-	    ctx->pending_afu_err || (ctx->status == CLOSED));
+	/* Check event */
+	if (!pl) {
+		ctx->afu_driver_ops->event_delivered(ctx, pl, -EINVAL);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	/* Check event size */
+	event->header.size += pl->data_size;
+	if (event->header.size > CXL_READ_MIN_SIZE) {
+		ctx->afu_driver_ops->event_delivered(ctx, pl, -EINVAL);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	/* Copy event header */
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, event, sizeof(struct cxl_event_header))) {
+		ctx->afu_driver_ops->event_delivered(ctx, pl, -EFAULT);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	/* Copy event data */
+	buf += sizeof(struct cxl_event_header);
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, &pl->data, pl->data_size)) {
+		ctx->afu_driver_ops->event_delivered(ctx, pl, -EFAULT);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	ctx->afu_driver_ops->event_delivered(ctx, pl, 0); /* Success */
+	return event->header.size;
 }
 
 ssize_t afu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			loff_t *off)
 {
 	struct cxl_context *ctx = file->private_data;
+	struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved *pl = NULL;
 	struct cxl_event event;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc;
@@ -344,7 +384,7 @@ ssize_t afu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 
 	for (;;) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&ctx->wq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (ctx_event_pending(ctx))
+		if (ctx_event_pending(ctx) || (ctx->status == CLOSED))
 			break;
 
 		if (!cxl_ops->link_ok(ctx->afu->adapter, ctx->afu)) {
@@ -374,7 +414,12 @@ ssize_t afu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
 	event.header.process_element = ctx->pe;
 	event.header.size = sizeof(struct cxl_event_header);
-	if (ctx->pending_irq) {
+	if (ctx->afu_driver_ops && atomic_read(&ctx->afu_driver_events)) {
+		pr_devel("afu_read delivering AFU driver specific event\n");
+		pl = ctx->afu_driver_ops->fetch_event(ctx);
+		atomic_dec(&ctx->afu_driver_events);
+		event.header.type = CXL_EVENT_AFU_DRIVER;
+	} else if (ctx->pending_irq) {
 		pr_devel("afu_read delivering AFU interrupt\n");
 		event.header.size += sizeof(struct cxl_event_afu_interrupt);
 		event.header.type = CXL_EVENT_AFU_INTERRUPT;
@@ -404,6 +449,9 @@ ssize_t afu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->lock, flags);
 
+	if (event.header.type == CXL_EVENT_AFU_DRIVER)
+		return afu_driver_event_copy(ctx, buf, &event, pl);
+
 	if (copy_to_user(buf, &event, event.header.size))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return event.header.size;
@@ -558,7 +606,7 @@ int __init cxl_file_init(void)
 	 * If these change we really need to update API.  Either change some
 	 * flags or update API version number CXL_API_VERSION.
 	 */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(CXL_API_VERSION != 2);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(CXL_API_VERSION != 3);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct cxl_ioctl_start_work) != 64);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct cxl_event_header) != 8);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct cxl_event_afu_interrupt) != 8);
diff --git a/include/misc/cxl.h b/include/misc/cxl.h
index 56560c5..17419f6 100644
--- a/include/misc/cxl.h
+++ b/include/misc/cxl.h
@@ -220,4 +220,52 @@ void cxl_perst_reloads_same_image(struct cxl_afu *afu,
  */
 ssize_t cxl_read_adapter_vpd(struct pci_dev *dev, void *buf, size_t count);
 
+/*
+ * AFU driver ops allow an AFU driver to create their own events to pass to
+ * userspace through the file descriptor as a simpler alternative to overriding
+ * the read() and poll() calls that works with the generic cxl events. These
+ * events are given priority over the generic cxl events, so they will be
+ * delivered first if multiple types of events are pending.
+ *
+ * The AFU driver must call cxl_context_events_pending() to notify the cxl
+ * driver that new events are ready to be delivered for a specific context.
+ * cxl_context_events_pending() will adjust the current count of AFU driver
+ * events for this context, and wake up anyone waiting on the context wait
+ * queue.
+ *
+ * The cxl driver will then call fetch_event() to get a structure defining
+ * the size and address of the driver specific event data. The cxl driver
+ * will build a cxl header with type and process_element fields filled in,
+ * and header.size set to sizeof(struct cxl_event_header) + data_size.
+ * The total size of the event is limited to CXL_READ_MIN_SIZE (4K).
+ *
+ * fetch_event() is called with a spin lock held, so it must not sleep.
+ *
+ * The cxl driver will then deliver the event to userspace, and finally
+ * call event_delivered() to return the status of the operation, identified
+ * by cxl context and AFU driver event data pointers.
+ *   0        Success
+ *   -EFAULT  copy_to_user() has failed
+ *   -EINVAL  Event data pointer is NULL, or event size is greater than
+ *            CXL_READ_MIN_SIZE.
+ */
+struct cxl_afu_driver_ops {
+	struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved *(*fetch_event) (
+						struct cxl_context *ctx);
+	void (*event_delivered) (struct cxl_context *ctx,
+				 struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved *event,
+				 int rc);
+};
+
+/*
+ * Associate the above driver ops with a specific context.
+ * Reset the current count of AFU driver events.
+ */
+void cxl_set_driver_ops(struct cxl_context *ctx,
+			struct cxl_afu_driver_ops *ops);
+
+/* Notify cxl driver that new events are ready to be delivered for context */
+void cxl_context_events_pending(struct cxl_context *ctx,
+				unsigned int new_events);
+
 #endif /* _MISC_CXL_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/misc/cxl.h b/include/uapi/misc/cxl.h
index 8cd334f..cbae529 100644
--- a/include/uapi/misc/cxl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/misc/cxl.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum cxl_event_type {
 	CXL_EVENT_AFU_INTERRUPT = 1,
 	CXL_EVENT_DATA_STORAGE  = 2,
 	CXL_EVENT_AFU_ERROR     = 3,
+	CXL_EVENT_AFU_DRIVER    = 4,
 };
 
 struct cxl_event_header {
@@ -124,12 +125,28 @@ struct cxl_event_afu_error {
 	__u64 error;
 };
 
+struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved {
+	/*
+	 * Defines the buffer passed to the cxl driver by the AFU driver.
+	 *
+	 * This is not ABI since the event header.size passed to the user for
+	 * existing events is set in the read call to sizeof(cxl_event_header)
+	 * + sizeof(whatever event is being dispatched) and the user is already
+	 * required to use a 4K buffer on the read call.
+	 *
+	 * Of course the contents will be ABI, but that's up the AFU driver.
+	 */
+	size_t data_size;
+	u8 data[];
+};
+
 struct cxl_event {
 	struct cxl_event_header header;
 	union {
 		struct cxl_event_afu_interrupt irq;
 		struct cxl_event_data_storage fault;
 		struct cxl_event_afu_error afu_error;
+		struct cxl_event_afu_driver_reserved afu_driver_event;
 	};
 };
 
