diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/mdesc.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/mdesc.h
index aebeb88f70db908db355aeeffb9d519f4871994e..e8a4c413a1c76d48aece57e8c79043c3a7e85f92 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/mdesc.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/mdesc.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct mdesc_handle *mdesc_grab(void);
 void mdesc_release(struct mdesc_handle *);
 
 #define MDESC_NODE_NULL		(~(u64)0)
+#define MDESC_MAX_STR_LEN	256
 
 u64 mdesc_node_by_name(struct mdesc_handle *handle,
 		       u64 from_node, const char *name);
@@ -62,15 +63,32 @@ u64 mdesc_arc_target(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 arc);
 void mdesc_update(void);
 
 struct mdesc_notifier_client {
-	void (*add)(struct mdesc_handle *handle, u64 node);
-	void (*remove)(struct mdesc_handle *handle, u64 node);
-
+	void (*add)(struct mdesc_handle *handle, u64 node,
+		    const char *node_name);
+	void (*remove)(struct mdesc_handle *handle, u64 node,
+		       const char *node_name);
 	const char			*node_name;
 	struct mdesc_notifier_client	*next;
 };
 
 void mdesc_register_notifier(struct mdesc_notifier_client *client);
 
+union md_node_info {
+	struct vdev_port {
+		u64 id;				/* id */
+		u64 parent_cfg_hdl;		/* parent config handle */
+		const char *name;		/* name (property) */
+	} vdev_port;
+	struct ds_port {
+		u64 id;				/* id */
+	} ds_port;
+};
+
+u64 mdesc_get_node(struct mdesc_handle *hp, const char *node_name,
+		   union md_node_info *node_info);
+int mdesc_get_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
+			const char *node_name, union md_node_info *node_info);
+
 void mdesc_fill_in_cpu_data(cpumask_t *mask);
 void mdesc_populate_present_mask(cpumask_t *mask);
 void mdesc_get_page_sizes(cpumask_t *mask, unsigned long *pgsz_mask);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/vio.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/vio.h
index 9dca7a892978a49d234a2b9325228b2c900d1276..d1c47e9f0090fad3de19279675dce729064ccad4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/vio.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/vio.h
@@ -316,24 +316,33 @@ static inline u32 vio_dring_prev(struct vio_dring_state *dr, u32 index)
 }
 
 #define VIO_MAX_TYPE_LEN	32
+#define VIO_MAX_NAME_LEN	32
 #define VIO_MAX_COMPAT_LEN	64
 
 struct vio_dev {
 	u64			mp;
 	struct device_node	*dp;
 
+	char			node_name[VIO_MAX_NAME_LEN];
 	char			type[VIO_MAX_TYPE_LEN];
 	char			compat[VIO_MAX_COMPAT_LEN];
 	int			compat_len;
 
 	u64			dev_no;
-	u64			id;
 
+	unsigned long		port_id;
 	unsigned long		channel_id;
 
 	unsigned int		tx_irq;
 	unsigned int		rx_irq;
 	u64			rx_ino;
+	u64			tx_ino;
+
+	/* Handle to the root of "channel-devices" sub-tree in MDESC */
+	u64			cdev_handle;
+
+	/* MD specific data used to identify the vdev in MD */
+	union md_node_info	md_node_info;
 
 	struct device		dev;
 };
@@ -347,6 +356,7 @@ struct vio_driver {
 	void (*shutdown)(struct vio_dev *dev);
 	unsigned long			driver_data;
 	struct device_driver		driver;
+	bool				no_irq;
 };
 
 struct vio_version {
@@ -490,5 +500,6 @@ int vio_driver_init(struct vio_driver_state *vio, struct vio_dev *vdev,
 
 void vio_port_up(struct vio_driver_state *vio);
 int vio_set_intr(unsigned long dev_ino, int state);
+u64 vio_vdev_node(struct mdesc_handle *hp, struct vio_dev *vdev);
 
 #endif /* _SPARC64_VIO_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
index 97a5743b04e23e3b6ecf4827a8c4dd5398dbe80c..840e0b21bfe31addc817bcbbf6a8cb70d6f9f72f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
@@ -1347,6 +1347,14 @@ int ldc_bind(struct ldc_channel *lp)
 	lp->hs_state = LDC_HS_OPEN;
 	ldc_set_state(lp, LDC_STATE_BOUND);
 
+	if (lp->cfg.mode == LDC_MODE_RAW) {
+		/*
+		 * There is no handshake in RAW mode, so handshake
+		 * is completed.
+		 */
+		lp->hs_state = LDC_HS_COMPLETE;
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1460,11 +1468,13 @@ void ldc_set_state(struct ldc_channel *lp, u8 state)
 
 	lp->state = state;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ldc_set_state);
 
 int ldc_mode(struct ldc_channel *lp)
 {
 	return lp->cfg.mode;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ldc_mode);
 
 int ldc_rx_reset(struct ldc_channel *lp)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
index c0765bbf60eaa35d9ad4814b3aea6d71e274ddb8..e4b4e790bf899cb295bb7add3275140df55da17c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
@@ -75,6 +75,74 @@ struct mdesc_handle {
 	struct mdesc_hdr	mdesc;
 };
 
+typedef int (*mdesc_node_info_get_f)(struct mdesc_handle *, u64,
+				     union md_node_info *);
+typedef void (*mdesc_node_info_rel_f)(union md_node_info *);
+typedef bool (*mdesc_node_match_f)(union md_node_info *, union md_node_info *);
+
+struct md_node_ops {
+	char			*name;
+	mdesc_node_info_get_f	get_info;
+	mdesc_node_info_rel_f	rel_info;
+	mdesc_node_match_f	node_match;
+};
+
+static int get_vdev_port_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *md, u64 node,
+				   union md_node_info *node_info);
+static void rel_vdev_port_node_info(union md_node_info *node_info);
+static bool vdev_port_node_match(union md_node_info *a_node_info,
+				 union md_node_info *b_node_info);
+
+static int get_ds_port_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *md, u64 node,
+				 union md_node_info *node_info);
+static void rel_ds_port_node_info(union md_node_info *node_info);
+static bool ds_port_node_match(union md_node_info *a_node_info,
+			       union md_node_info *b_node_info);
+
+/* supported node types which can be registered */
+static struct md_node_ops md_node_ops_table[] = {
+	{"virtual-device-port", get_vdev_port_node_info,
+	 rel_vdev_port_node_info, vdev_port_node_match},
+	{"domain-services-port", get_ds_port_node_info,
+	 rel_ds_port_node_info, ds_port_node_match},
+	{NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static void mdesc_get_node_ops(const char *node_name,
+			       mdesc_node_info_get_f *get_info_f,
+			       mdesc_node_info_rel_f *rel_info_f,
+			       mdesc_node_match_f *match_f)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (get_info_f)
+		*get_info_f = NULL;
+
+	if (rel_info_f)
+		*rel_info_f = NULL;
+
+	if (match_f)
+		*match_f = NULL;
+
+	if (!node_name)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; md_node_ops_table[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(md_node_ops_table[i].name, node_name) == 0) {
+			if (get_info_f)
+				*get_info_f = md_node_ops_table[i].get_info;
+
+			if (rel_info_f)
+				*rel_info_f = md_node_ops_table[i].rel_info;
+
+			if (match_f)
+				*match_f = md_node_ops_table[i].node_match;
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void mdesc_handle_init(struct mdesc_handle *hp,
 			      unsigned int handle_size,
 			      void *base)
@@ -137,12 +205,10 @@ static struct mdesc_handle *mdesc_kmalloc(unsigned int mdesc_size)
 	handle_size = (sizeof(struct mdesc_handle) -
 		       sizeof(struct mdesc_hdr) +
 		       mdesc_size);
+	base = kmalloc(handle_size + 15, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_REPEAT);
+	if (!base)
+		return NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * Allocation has to succeed because mdesc update would be missed
-	 * and such events are not retransmitted.
-	 */
-	base = kmalloc(handle_size + 15, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL);
 	addr = (unsigned long)base;
 	addr = (addr + 15UL) & ~15UL;
 	hp = (struct mdesc_handle *) addr;
@@ -218,14 +284,31 @@ static struct mdesc_notifier_client *client_list;
 
 void mdesc_register_notifier(struct mdesc_notifier_client *client)
 {
+	bool supported = false;
 	u64 node;
+	int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mdesc_mutex);
+
+	/* check to see if the node is supported for registration */
+	for (i = 0; md_node_ops_table[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(md_node_ops_table[i].name, client->node_name) == 0) {
+			supported = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!supported) {
+		pr_err("MD: %s node not supported\n", client->node_name);
+		mutex_unlock(&mdesc_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	client->next = client_list;
 	client_list = client;
 
 	mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(cur_mdesc, node, client->node_name)
-		client->add(cur_mdesc, node);
+		client->add(cur_mdesc, node, client->node_name);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mdesc_mutex);
 }
@@ -249,59 +332,145 @@ static const u64 *parent_cfg_handle(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
 	return id;
 }
 
+static int get_vdev_port_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *md, u64 node,
+				   union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+	const u64 *parent_cfg_hdlp;
+	const char *name;
+	const u64 *idp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Virtual device nodes are distinguished by:
+	 * 1. "id" property
+	 * 2. "name" property
+	 * 3. parent node "cfg-handle" property
+	 */
+	idp = mdesc_get_property(md, node, "id", NULL);
+	name = mdesc_get_property(md, node, "name", NULL);
+	parent_cfg_hdlp = parent_cfg_handle(md, node);
+
+	if (!idp || !name || !parent_cfg_hdlp)
+		return -1;
+
+	node_info->vdev_port.id = *idp;
+	node_info->vdev_port.name = kstrdup_const(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	node_info->vdev_port.parent_cfg_hdl = *parent_cfg_hdlp;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rel_vdev_port_node_info(union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+	if (node_info && node_info->vdev_port.name) {
+		kfree_const(node_info->vdev_port.name);
+		node_info->vdev_port.name = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static bool vdev_port_node_match(union md_node_info *a_node_info,
+				 union md_node_info *b_node_info)
+{
+	if (a_node_info->vdev_port.id != b_node_info->vdev_port.id)
+		return false;
+
+	if (a_node_info->vdev_port.parent_cfg_hdl !=
+	    b_node_info->vdev_port.parent_cfg_hdl)
+		return false;
+
+	if (strncmp(a_node_info->vdev_port.name,
+		    b_node_info->vdev_port.name, MDESC_MAX_STR_LEN) != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static int get_ds_port_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *md, u64 node,
+				 union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+	const u64 *idp;
+
+	/* DS port nodes use the "id" property to distinguish them */
+	idp = mdesc_get_property(md, node, "id", NULL);
+	if (!idp)
+		return -1;
+
+	node_info->ds_port.id = *idp;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rel_ds_port_node_info(union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+}
+
+static bool ds_port_node_match(union md_node_info *a_node_info,
+			       union md_node_info *b_node_info)
+{
+	if (a_node_info->ds_port.id != b_node_info->ds_port.id)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* Run 'func' on nodes which are in A but not in B.  */
 static void invoke_on_missing(const char *name,
 			      struct mdesc_handle *a,
 			      struct mdesc_handle *b,
-			      void (*func)(struct mdesc_handle *, u64))
+			      void (*func)(struct mdesc_handle *, u64,
+					   const char *node_name))
 {
-	u64 node;
+	mdesc_node_info_get_f get_info_func;
+	mdesc_node_info_rel_f rel_info_func;
+	mdesc_node_match_f node_match_func;
+	union md_node_info a_node_info;
+	union md_node_info b_node_info;
+	bool found;
+	u64 a_node;
+	u64 b_node;
+	int rv;
 
-	mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(a, node, name) {
-		int found = 0, is_vdc_port = 0;
-		const char *name_prop;
-		const u64 *id;
-		u64 fnode;
-
-		name_prop = mdesc_get_property(a, node, "name", NULL);
-		if (name_prop && !strcmp(name_prop, "vdc-port")) {
-			is_vdc_port = 1;
-			id = parent_cfg_handle(a, node);
-		} else
-			id = mdesc_get_property(a, node, "id", NULL);
-
-		if (!id) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "MD: Cannot find ID for %s node.\n",
-			       (name_prop ? name_prop : name));
+	/*
+	 * Find the get_info, rel_info and node_match ops for the given
+	 * node name
+	 */
+	mdesc_get_node_ops(name, &get_info_func, &rel_info_func,
+			   &node_match_func);
+
+	/* If we didn't find a match, the node type is not supported */
+	if (!get_info_func || !rel_info_func || !node_match_func) {
+		pr_err("MD: %s node type is not supported\n", name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(a, a_node, name) {
+		found = false;
+
+		rv = get_info_func(a, a_node, &a_node_info);
+		if (rv != 0) {
+			pr_err("MD: Cannot find 1 or more required match properties for %s node.\n",
+			       name);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(b, fnode, name) {
-			const u64 *fid;
-
-			if (is_vdc_port) {
-				name_prop = mdesc_get_property(b, fnode,
-							       "name", NULL);
-				if (!name_prop ||
-				    strcmp(name_prop, "vdc-port"))
-					continue;
-				fid = parent_cfg_handle(b, fnode);
-				if (!fid) {
-					printk(KERN_ERR "MD: Cannot find ID "
-					       "for vdc-port node.\n");
-					continue;
-				}
-			} else
-				fid = mdesc_get_property(b, fnode,
-							 "id", NULL);
-
-			if (*id == *fid) {
-				found = 1;
+		/* Check each node in B for node matching a_node */
+		mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(b, b_node, name) {
+			rv = get_info_func(b, b_node, &b_node_info);
+			if (rv != 0)
+				continue;
+
+			if (node_match_func(&a_node_info, &b_node_info)) {
+				found = true;
+				rel_info_func(&b_node_info);
 				break;
 			}
+
+			rel_info_func(&b_node_info);
 		}
+
+		rel_info_func(&a_node_info);
+
 		if (!found)
-			func(a, node);
+			func(a, a_node, name);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -367,6 +536,76 @@ void mdesc_update(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&mdesc_mutex);
 }
 
+u64 mdesc_get_node(struct mdesc_handle *hp, const char *node_name,
+		   union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+	mdesc_node_info_get_f get_info_func;
+	mdesc_node_info_rel_f rel_info_func;
+	mdesc_node_match_f node_match_func;
+	union md_node_info hp_node_info;
+	u64 hp_node;
+	int rv;
+
+	if (hp == NULL || node_name == NULL || node_info == NULL)
+		return MDESC_NODE_NULL;
+
+	/* Find the ops for the given node name */
+	mdesc_get_node_ops(node_name, &get_info_func, &rel_info_func,
+			   &node_match_func);
+
+	/* If we didn't find ops for the given node name, it is not supported */
+	if (!get_info_func || !rel_info_func || !node_match_func) {
+		pr_err("MD: %s node is not supported\n", node_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mdesc_for_each_node_by_name(hp, hp_node, node_name) {
+		rv = get_info_func(hp, hp_node, &hp_node_info);
+		if (rv != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		if (node_match_func(node_info, &hp_node_info))
+			break;
+
+		rel_info_func(&hp_node_info);
+	}
+
+	rel_info_func(&hp_node_info);
+
+	return hp_node;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdesc_get_node);
+
+int mdesc_get_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
+			const char *node_name, union md_node_info *node_info)
+{
+	mdesc_node_info_get_f get_info_func;
+	int rv;
+
+	if (hp == NULL || node == MDESC_NODE_NULL ||
+	    node_name == NULL || node_info == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Find the get_info op for the given node name */
+	mdesc_get_node_ops(node_name, &get_info_func, NULL, NULL);
+
+	/* If we didn't find a get_info_func, the node name is not supported */
+	if (get_info_func == NULL) {
+		pr_err("MD: %s node is not supported\n", node_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rv = get_info_func(hp, node, node_info);
+	if (rv != 0) {
+		pr_err("MD: Cannot find 1 or more required match properties for %s node.\n",
+		       node_name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdesc_get_node_info);
+
 static struct mdesc_elem *node_block(struct mdesc_hdr *mdesc)
 {
 	return (struct mdesc_elem *) (mdesc + 1);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
index 075d38980dee394fdb32f86e130d0b3ec37ebfeb..6715fc36e0e91018cce23f6eeead9b2f049e9bd2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -70,15 +70,26 @@ static int vio_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 	struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(dev);
 	struct vio_driver *drv = to_vio_driver(dev->driver);
 	const struct vio_device_id *id;
-	int error = -ENODEV;
 
-	if (drv->probe) {
-		id = vio_match_device(drv->id_table, vdev);
-		if (id)
-			error = drv->probe(vdev, id);
+	if (!drv->probe)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	id = vio_match_device(drv->id_table, vdev);
+	if (!id)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* alloc irqs (unless the driver specified not to) */
+	if (!drv->no_irq) {
+		if (vdev->tx_irq == 0 && vdev->tx_ino != ~0UL)
+			vdev->tx_irq = sun4v_build_virq(vdev->cdev_handle,
+							vdev->tx_ino);
+
+		if (vdev->rx_irq == 0 && vdev->rx_ino != ~0UL)
+			vdev->rx_irq = sun4v_build_virq(vdev->cdev_handle,
+							vdev->rx_ino);
 	}
 
-	return error;
+	return drv->probe(vdev, id);
 }
 
 static int vio_device_remove(struct device *dev)
@@ -86,8 +97,15 @@ static int vio_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 	struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(dev);
 	struct vio_driver *drv = to_vio_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	if (drv->remove)
+	if (drv->remove) {
+		/*
+		 * Ideally, we would remove/deallocate tx/rx virqs
+		 * here - however, there are currently no support
+		 * routines to do so at the moment. TBD
+		 */
+
 		return drv->remove(vdev);
+	}
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -181,11 +199,58 @@ static struct device_node *cdev_node;
 static struct vio_dev *root_vdev;
 static u64 cdev_cfg_handle;
 
+static const u64 *vio_cfg_handle(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
+{
+	const u64 *cfg_handle = NULL;
+	u64 a;
+
+	mdesc_for_each_arc(a, hp, node, MDESC_ARC_TYPE_BACK) {
+		u64 target;
+
+		target = mdesc_arc_target(hp, a);
+		cfg_handle = mdesc_get_property(hp, target,
+						"cfg-handle", NULL);
+		if (cfg_handle)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return cfg_handle;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vio_vdev_node() - Find VDEV node in MD
+ * @hp:  Handle to the MD
+ * @vdev:  Pointer to VDEV
+ *
+ * Find the node in the current MD which matches the given vio_dev. This
+ * must be done dynamically since the node value can change if the MD
+ * is updated.
+ *
+ * NOTE: the MD must be locked, using mdesc_grab(), when calling this routine
+ *
+ * Return: The VDEV node in MDESC
+ */
+u64 vio_vdev_node(struct mdesc_handle *hp, struct vio_dev *vdev)
+{
+	u64 node;
+
+	if (vdev == NULL)
+		return MDESC_NODE_NULL;
+
+	node = mdesc_get_node(hp, (const char *)vdev->node_name,
+			      &vdev->md_node_info);
+
+	return node;
+}
+
 static void vio_fill_channel_info(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 				  struct vio_dev *vdev)
 {
 	u64 a;
 
+	vdev->tx_ino = ~0UL;
+	vdev->rx_ino = ~0UL;
+	vdev->channel_id = ~0UL;
 	mdesc_for_each_arc(a, hp, mp, MDESC_ARC_TYPE_FWD) {
 		const u64 *chan_id;
 		const u64 *irq;
@@ -195,18 +260,18 @@ static void vio_fill_channel_info(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 
 		irq = mdesc_get_property(hp, target, "tx-ino", NULL);
 		if (irq)
-			vdev->tx_irq = sun4v_build_virq(cdev_cfg_handle, *irq);
+			vdev->tx_ino = *irq;
 
 		irq = mdesc_get_property(hp, target, "rx-ino", NULL);
-		if (irq) {
-			vdev->rx_irq = sun4v_build_virq(cdev_cfg_handle, *irq);
+		if (irq)
 			vdev->rx_ino = *irq;
-		}
 
 		chan_id = mdesc_get_property(hp, target, "id", NULL);
 		if (chan_id)
 			vdev->channel_id = *chan_id;
 	}
+
+	vdev->cdev_handle = cdev_cfg_handle;
 }
 
 int vio_set_intr(unsigned long dev_ino, int state)
@@ -219,14 +284,14 @@ int vio_set_intr(unsigned long dev_ino, int state)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vio_set_intr);
 
 static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
+				      const char *node_name,
 				      struct device *parent)
 {
-	const char *type, *compat, *bus_id_name;
+	const char *type, *compat;
 	struct device_node *dp;
 	struct vio_dev *vdev;
 	int err, tlen, clen;
 	const u64 *id, *cfg_handle;
-	u64 a;
 
 	type = mdesc_get_property(hp, mp, "device-type", &tlen);
 	if (!type) {
@@ -236,7 +301,7 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 			tlen = strlen(type) + 1;
 		}
 	}
-	if (tlen > VIO_MAX_TYPE_LEN) {
+	if (tlen > VIO_MAX_TYPE_LEN || strlen(type) >= VIO_MAX_TYPE_LEN) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Type string [%s] is too long.\n",
 		       type);
 		return NULL;
@@ -244,31 +309,7 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 
 	id = mdesc_get_property(hp, mp, "id", NULL);
 
-	cfg_handle = NULL;
-	mdesc_for_each_arc(a, hp, mp, MDESC_ARC_TYPE_BACK) {
-		u64 target;
-
-		target = mdesc_arc_target(hp, a);
-		cfg_handle = mdesc_get_property(hp, target,
-						"cfg-handle", NULL);
-		if (cfg_handle)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	bus_id_name = type;
-	if (!strcmp(type, "domain-services-port"))
-		bus_id_name = "ds";
-
-	/*
-	 * 20 char is the old driver-core name size limit, which is no more.
-	 * This check can probably be removed after review and possible
-	 * adaption of the vio users name length handling.
-	 */
-	if (strlen(bus_id_name) >= 20 - 4) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: bus_id_name [%s] is too long.\n",
-		       bus_id_name);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	cfg_handle = vio_cfg_handle(hp, mp);
 
 	compat = mdesc_get_property(hp, mp, "device-type", &clen);
 	if (!compat) {
@@ -293,25 +334,23 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 		memset(vdev->compat, 0, sizeof(vdev->compat));
 	vdev->compat_len = clen;
 
-	vdev->channel_id = ~0UL;
-	vdev->tx_irq = ~0;
-	vdev->rx_irq = ~0;
+	vdev->port_id = ~0UL;
+	vdev->tx_irq = 0;
+	vdev->rx_irq = 0;
 
 	vio_fill_channel_info(hp, mp, vdev);
 
 	if (!id) {
-		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s", bus_id_name);
+		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s", type);
 		vdev->dev_no = ~(u64)0;
-		vdev->id = ~(u64)0;
 	} else if (!cfg_handle) {
-		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s-%llu", bus_id_name, *id);
+		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s-%llu", type, *id);
 		vdev->dev_no = *id;
-		vdev->id = ~(u64)0;
 	} else {
-		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s-%llu-%llu", bus_id_name,
+		dev_set_name(&vdev->dev, "%s-%llu-%llu", type,
 			     *cfg_handle, *id);
 		vdev->dev_no = *cfg_handle;
-		vdev->id = *id;
+		vdev->port_id = *id;
 	}
 
 	vdev->dev.parent = parent;
@@ -333,7 +372,26 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 	}
 	vdev->dp = dp;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "VIO: Adding device %s\n", dev_name(&vdev->dev));
+	/*
+	 * node_name is NULL for the parent/channel-devices node and
+	 * the parent doesn't require the MD node info.
+	 */
+	if (node_name != NULL) {
+		(void) snprintf(vdev->node_name, VIO_MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s",
+				node_name);
+
+		err = mdesc_get_node_info(hp, mp, node_name,
+					  &vdev->md_node_info);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("VIO: Could not get MD node info %s, err=%d\n",
+			       dev_name(&vdev->dev), err);
+			kfree(vdev);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pr_info("VIO: Adding device %s (tx_ino = %llx, rx_ino = %llx)\n",
+		dev_name(&vdev->dev), vdev->tx_ino, vdev->rx_ino);
 
 	err = device_register(&vdev->dev);
 	if (err) {
@@ -349,73 +407,42 @@ static struct vio_dev *vio_create_one(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 mp,
 	return vdev;
 }
 
-static void vio_add(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
+static void vio_add(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
+		    const char *node_name)
 {
-	(void) vio_create_one(hp, node, &root_vdev->dev);
+	(void) vio_create_one(hp, node, node_name, &root_vdev->dev);
 }
 
-struct vio_md_node_query {
-	const char *type;
-	u64 dev_no;
-	u64 id;
+struct vio_remove_node_data {
+	struct mdesc_handle *hp;
+	u64 node;
 };
 
 static int vio_md_node_match(struct device *dev, void *arg)
 {
-	struct vio_md_node_query *query = (struct vio_md_node_query *) arg;
 	struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(dev);
+	struct vio_remove_node_data *node_data;
+	u64 node;
 
-	if (vdev->dev_no != query->dev_no)
-		return 0;
-	if (vdev->id != query->id)
-		return 0;
-	if (strcmp(vdev->type, query->type))
-		return 0;
+	node_data = (struct vio_remove_node_data *)arg;
 
-	return 1;
+	node = vio_vdev_node(node_data->hp, vdev);
+
+	if (node == node_data->node)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return 0;
 }
 
-static void vio_remove(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
+static void vio_remove(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node, const char *node_name)
 {
-	const char *type;
-	const u64 *id, *cfg_handle;
-	u64 a;
-	struct vio_md_node_query query;
+	struct vio_remove_node_data node_data;
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	type = mdesc_get_property(hp, node, "device-type", NULL);
-	if (!type) {
-		type = mdesc_get_property(hp, node, "name", NULL);
-		if (!type)
-			type = mdesc_node_name(hp, node);
-	}
-
-	query.type = type;
-
-	id = mdesc_get_property(hp, node, "id", NULL);
-	cfg_handle = NULL;
-	mdesc_for_each_arc(a, hp, node, MDESC_ARC_TYPE_BACK) {
-		u64 target;
-
-		target = mdesc_arc_target(hp, a);
-		cfg_handle = mdesc_get_property(hp, target,
-						"cfg-handle", NULL);
-		if (cfg_handle)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (!id) {
-		query.dev_no = ~(u64)0;
-		query.id = ~(u64)0;
-	} else if (!cfg_handle) {
-		query.dev_no = *id;
-		query.id = ~(u64)0;
-	} else {
-		query.dev_no = *cfg_handle;
-		query.id = *id;
-	}
+	node_data.hp = hp;
+	node_data.node = node;
 
-	dev = device_find_child(&root_vdev->dev, &query,
+	dev = device_find_child(&root_vdev->dev, (void *)&node_data,
 				vio_md_node_match);
 	if (dev) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "VIO: Removing device %s\n", dev_name(dev));
@@ -423,15 +450,7 @@ static void vio_remove(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
 		device_unregister(dev);
 		put_device(dev);
 	} else {
-		if (!id)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Removed unknown %s node.\n",
-			       type);
-		else if (!cfg_handle)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Removed unknown %s node %llu.\n",
-			       type, *id);
-		else
-			printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Removed unknown %s node %llu-%llu.\n",
-			       type, *cfg_handle, *id);
+		pr_err("VIO: %s node not found in MDESC\n", node_name);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -446,7 +465,8 @@ static struct mdesc_notifier_client vio_device_notifier = {
  * under "openboot" that we should not mess with as aparently that is
  * reserved exclusively for OBP use.
  */
-static void vio_add_ds(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
+static void vio_add_ds(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node,
+		       const char *node_name)
 {
 	int found;
 	u64 a;
@@ -463,7 +483,7 @@ static void vio_add_ds(struct mdesc_handle *hp, u64 node)
 	}
 
 	if (found)
-		(void) vio_create_one(hp, node, &root_vdev->dev);
+		(void) vio_create_one(hp, node, node_name, &root_vdev->dev);
 }
 
 static struct mdesc_notifier_client vio_ds_notifier = {
@@ -530,7 +550,7 @@ static int __init vio_init(void)
 
 	cdev_cfg_handle = *cfg_handle;
 
-	root_vdev = vio_create_one(hp, root, NULL);
+	root_vdev = vio_create_one(hp, root, NULL, NULL);
 	err = -ENODEV;
 	if (!root_vdev) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Could not create root device.\n");
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
index b30b30ab3ddde264c057d0741fb2ea1d3dc120b6..d4f13c037a40a3b63b1e39c771c279c730b9ea31 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ static int send_rdx(struct vio_driver_state *vio)
 
 static int send_attr(struct vio_driver_state *vio)
 {
+	if (!vio->ops)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return vio->ops->send_attr(vio);
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ static int process_ver_info(struct vio_driver_state *vio,
 			ver.minor = vap->minor;
 		pkt->minor = ver.minor;
 		pkt->tag.stype = VIO_SUBTYPE_ACK;
+		pkt->dev_class = vio->dev_class;
 		viodbg(HS, "SEND VERSION ACK maj[%u] min[%u]\n",
 		       pkt->major, pkt->minor);
 		err = send_ctrl(vio, &pkt->tag, sizeof(*pkt));
@@ -374,6 +378,9 @@ static int process_attr(struct vio_driver_state *vio, void *pkt)
 	if (!(vio->hs_state & VIO_HS_GOTVERS))
 		return handshake_failure(vio);
 
+	if (!vio->ops)
+		return 0;
+
 	err = vio->ops->handle_attr(vio, pkt);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		return handshake_failure(vio);
@@ -388,6 +395,7 @@ static int process_attr(struct vio_driver_state *vio, void *pkt)
 			vio->hs_state |= VIO_HS_SENT_DREG;
 		}
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -647,10 +655,13 @@ int vio_control_pkt_engine(struct vio_driver_state *vio, void *pkt)
 		err = process_unknown(vio, pkt);
 		break;
 	}
+
 	if (!err &&
 	    vio->hs_state != prev_state &&
-	    (vio->hs_state & VIO_HS_COMPLETE))
-		vio->ops->handshake_complete(vio);
+	    (vio->hs_state & VIO_HS_COMPLETE)) {
+		if (vio->ops)
+			vio->ops->handshake_complete(vio);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -765,7 +776,11 @@ void vio_port_up(struct vio_driver_state *vio)
 	}
 
 	if (!err) {
-		err = ldc_connect(vio->lp);
+		if (ldc_mode(vio->lp) == LDC_MODE_RAW)
+			ldc_set_state(vio->lp, LDC_STATE_CONNECTED);
+		else
+			err = ldc_connect(vio->lp);
+
 		if (err)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Port %lu connect failed, "
 			       "err=%d\n",
@@ -805,8 +820,7 @@ int vio_driver_init(struct vio_driver_state *vio, struct vio_dev *vdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!ops->send_attr ||
-	    !ops->handle_attr ||
+	if (!ops || !ops->send_attr || !ops->handle_attr ||
 	    !ops->handshake_complete)
 		return -EINVAL;