diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 01337b7a215f6560c54715adc85fe02d5454d4c5..d1afbae5b1fbb190fc92a292c8c27aa056fb8e82 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -1875,23 +1875,6 @@ void pci_clear_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	__pci_set_master(dev, false);
 }
 
-#ifdef PCI_DISABLE_MWI
-int pci_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int pci_try_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void pci_clear_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-}
-
-#else
-
 /**
  * pci_set_cacheline_size - ensure the CACHE_LINE_SIZE register is programmed
  * @dev: the PCI device for which MWI is to be enabled
@@ -1902,13 +1885,12 @@ void pci_clear_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
  *
  * RETURNS: An appropriate -ERRNO error value on error, or zero for success.
  */
-static int
-pci_set_cacheline_size(struct pci_dev *dev)
+int pci_set_cacheline_size(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	u8 cacheline_size;
 
 	if (!pci_cache_line_size)
-		return -EINVAL;		/* The system doesn't support MWI. */
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Validate current setting: the PCI_CACHE_LINE_SIZE must be
 	   equal to or multiple of the right value. */
@@ -1929,6 +1911,24 @@ pci_set_cacheline_size(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_set_cacheline_size);
+
+#ifdef PCI_DISABLE_MWI
+int pci_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int pci_try_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void pci_clear_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+}
+
+#else
 
 /**
  * pci_set_mwi - enables memory-write-invalidate PCI transaction
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cardbus.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cardbus.c
index db77e1f3309a087a6c93c06d251284981df80311..98789c031a7cc3359e652c450652f0c07c4c0164 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cardbus.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cardbus.c
@@ -184,26 +184,33 @@ int read_cb_mem(struct pcmcia_socket * s, int space, u_int addr, u_int len, void
     
 =====================================================================*/
 
-/*
- * Since there is only one interrupt available to CardBus
- * devices, all devices downstream of this device must
- * be using this IRQ.
- */
-static void cardbus_assign_irqs(struct pci_bus *bus, int irq)
+static void cardbus_config_irq_and_cls(struct pci_bus *bus, int irq)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &bus->devices, bus_list) {
 		u8 irq_pin;
 
+		/*
+		 * Since there is only one interrupt available to
+		 * CardBus devices, all devices downstream of this
+		 * device must be using this IRQ.
+		 */
 		pci_read_config_byte(dev, PCI_INTERRUPT_PIN, &irq_pin);
 		if (irq_pin) {
 			dev->irq = irq;
 			pci_write_config_byte(dev, PCI_INTERRUPT_LINE, dev->irq);
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Some controllers transfer very slowly with 0 CLS.
+		 * Configure it.  This may fail as CLS configuration
+		 * is mandatory only for MWI.
+		 */
+		pci_set_cacheline_size(dev);
+
 		if (dev->subordinate)
-			cardbus_assign_irqs(dev->subordinate, irq);
+			cardbus_config_irq_and_cls(dev->subordinate, irq);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@ int __ref cb_alloc(struct pcmcia_socket * s)
 	 */
 	pci_bus_size_bridges(bus);
 	pci_bus_assign_resources(bus);
-	cardbus_assign_irqs(bus, s->pci_irq);
+	cardbus_config_irq_and_cls(bus, s->pci_irq);
 
 	/* socket specific tune function */
 	if (s->tune_bridge)
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index b849861d78e65b7acd73cb9a71b1f33c9e60750c..da4128f6e916d0476392c56a1ba1e9e2123d0f03 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ void pci_disable_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_clear_master(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_set_pcie_reset_state(struct pci_dev *dev, enum pcie_reset_state state);
+int pci_set_cacheline_size(struct pci_dev *dev);
 #define HAVE_PCI_SET_MWI
 int __must_check pci_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_try_set_mwi(struct pci_dev *dev);