diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index c150b6df6261f023e6b26a945f405adc08a76806..6e151f170c0844e0a344c9fbcf333284656c0f61 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,15 @@ static void udf_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		inode->i_op = &page_symlink_inode_operations;
 		inode->i_mode = S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO;
 		break;
+	case ICBTAG_FILE_TYPE_MAIN:
+		udf_debug("METADATA FILE-----\n");
+		break;
+	case ICBTAG_FILE_TYPE_MIRROR:
+		udf_debug("METADATA MIRROR FILE-----\n");
+		break;
+	case ICBTAG_FILE_TYPE_BITMAP:
+		udf_debug("METADATA BITMAP FILE-----\n");
+		break;
 	default:
 		printk(KERN_ERR "udf: udf_fill_inode(ino %ld) failed unknown "
 				"file type=%d\n", inode->i_ino,
diff --git a/fs/udf/partition.c b/fs/udf/partition.c
index b2e6e1eddb901abab27d428d0bc35d36f9690cec..2dfe4be2eeb2f99dc7cd588c37d3df8d37297699 100644
--- a/fs/udf/partition.c
+++ b/fs/udf/partition.c
@@ -266,3 +266,58 @@ int udf_relocate_blocks(struct super_block *sb, long old_block, long *new_block)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static uint32_t udf_try_read_meta(struct inode *inode, uint32_t block,
+					uint16_t partition, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	struct udf_part_map *map;
+	kernel_lb_addr eloc;
+	uint32_t elen;
+	sector_t ext_offset;
+	struct extent_position epos = {};
+	uint32_t phyblock;
+
+	if (inode_bmap(inode, block, &epos, &eloc, &elen, &ext_offset) !=
+						(EXT_RECORDED_ALLOCATED >> 30))
+		phyblock = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	else {
+		map = &UDF_SB(sb)->s_partmaps[partition];
+		/* map to sparable/physical partition desc */
+		phyblock = udf_get_pblock(sb, eloc.logicalBlockNum,
+			map->s_partition_num, ext_offset + offset);
+	}
+
+	brelse(epos.bh);
+	return phyblock;
+}
+
+uint32_t udf_get_pblock_meta25(struct super_block *sb, uint32_t block,
+				uint16_t partition, uint32_t offset)
+{
+	struct udf_sb_info *sbi = UDF_SB(sb);
+	struct udf_part_map *map;
+	struct udf_meta_data *mdata;
+	uint32_t retblk;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	udf_debug("READING from METADATA\n");
+
+	map = &sbi->s_partmaps[partition];
+	mdata = &map->s_type_specific.s_metadata;
+	inode = mdata->s_metadata_fe ? : mdata->s_mirror_fe;
+
+	/* We shouldn't mount such media... */
+	BUG_ON(!inode);
+	retblk = udf_try_read_meta(inode, block, partition, offset);
+	if (retblk == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+		udf_warning(sb, __func__, "error reading from METADATA, "
+			"trying to read from MIRROR");
+		inode = mdata->s_mirror_fe;
+		if (!inode)
+			return 0xFFFFFFFF;
+		retblk = udf_try_read_meta(inode, block, partition, offset);
+	}
+
+	return retblk;
+}
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 787cedf6cc07d5630a3f13df742b1986bb13cc23..29b19678327a8b612474dc84757e39bddd76bbf9 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -950,6 +950,101 @@ static int udf_load_pvoldesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int udf_load_metadata_files(struct super_block *sb, int partition)
+{
+	struct udf_sb_info *sbi = UDF_SB(sb);
+	struct udf_part_map *map;
+	struct udf_meta_data *mdata;
+	kernel_lb_addr addr;
+	int fe_error = 0;
+
+	map = &sbi->s_partmaps[partition];
+	mdata = &map->s_type_specific.s_metadata;
+
+	/* metadata address */
+	addr.logicalBlockNum =  mdata->s_meta_file_loc;
+	addr.partitionReferenceNum = map->s_partition_num;
+
+	udf_debug("Metadata file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
+			  addr.logicalBlockNum, addr.partitionReferenceNum);
+
+	mdata->s_metadata_fe = udf_iget(sb, addr);
+
+	if (mdata->s_metadata_fe == NULL) {
+		udf_warning(sb, __func__, "metadata inode efe not found, "
+				"will try mirror inode.");
+		fe_error = 1;
+	} else if (UDF_I(mdata->s_metadata_fe)->i_alloc_type !=
+		 ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT) {
+		udf_warning(sb, __func__, "metadata inode efe does not have "
+			"short allocation descriptors!");
+		fe_error = 1;
+		iput(mdata->s_metadata_fe);
+		mdata->s_metadata_fe = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* mirror file entry */
+	addr.logicalBlockNum = mdata->s_mirror_file_loc;
+	addr.partitionReferenceNum = map->s_partition_num;
+
+	udf_debug("Mirror metadata file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
+			  addr.logicalBlockNum, addr.partitionReferenceNum);
+
+	mdata->s_mirror_fe = udf_iget(sb, addr);
+
+	if (mdata->s_mirror_fe == NULL) {
+		if (fe_error) {
+			udf_error(sb, __func__, "mirror inode efe not found "
+			"and metadata inode is missing too, exiting...");
+			goto error_exit;
+		} else
+			udf_warning(sb, __func__, "mirror inode efe not found,"
+					" but metadata inode is OK");
+	} else if (UDF_I(mdata->s_mirror_fe)->i_alloc_type !=
+		 ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT) {
+		udf_warning(sb, __func__, "mirror inode efe does not have "
+			"short allocation descriptors!");
+		iput(mdata->s_mirror_fe);
+		mdata->s_mirror_fe = NULL;
+		if (fe_error)
+			goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * bitmap file entry
+	 * Note:
+	 * Load only if bitmap file location differs from 0xFFFFFFFF (DCN-5102)
+	*/
+	if (mdata->s_bitmap_file_loc != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+		addr.logicalBlockNum = mdata->s_bitmap_file_loc;
+		addr.partitionReferenceNum = map->s_partition_num;
+
+		udf_debug("Bitmap file location: block = %d part = %d\n",
+			addr.logicalBlockNum, addr.partitionReferenceNum);
+
+		mdata->s_bitmap_fe = udf_iget(sb, addr);
+
+		if (mdata->s_bitmap_fe == NULL) {
+			if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+				udf_warning(sb, __func__, "bitmap inode efe "
+					"not found but it's ok since the disc"
+					" is mounted read-only");
+			else {
+				udf_error(sb, __func__, "bitmap inode efe not "
+					"found and attempted read-write mount");
+				goto error_exit;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	udf_debug("udf_load_metadata_files Ok\n");
+
+	return 0;
+
+error_exit:
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static void udf_load_fileset(struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head *bh,
 			     kernel_lb_addr *root)
 {
@@ -1169,7 +1264,7 @@ static int udf_load_partdesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 	p = (struct partitionDesc *)bh->b_data;
 	partitionNumber = le16_to_cpu(p->partitionNumber);
 
-	/* First scan for TYPE1 and SPARABLE partitions */
+	/* First scan for TYPE1, SPARABLE and METADATA partitions */
 	for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_partitions; i++) {
 		map = &sbi->s_partmaps[i];
 		udf_debug("Searching map: (%d == %d)\n",
@@ -1189,8 +1284,8 @@ static int udf_load_partdesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 	ret = udf_fill_partdesc_info(sb, p, i);
 
 	/*
-	 * Now rescan for VIRTUAL partitions when TYPE1 partitions are
-	 * already set up
+	 * Now rescan for VIRTUAL or METADATA partitions when SPARABLE and
+	 * PHYSICAL partitions are already set up
 	 */
 	type1_idx = i;
 	for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_partitions; i++) {
@@ -1198,7 +1293,8 @@ static int udf_load_partdesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 
 		if (map->s_partition_num == partitionNumber &&
 		    (map->s_partition_type == UDF_VIRTUAL_MAP15 ||
-		     map->s_partition_type == UDF_VIRTUAL_MAP20))
+		     map->s_partition_type == UDF_VIRTUAL_MAP20 ||
+		     map->s_partition_type == UDF_METADATA_MAP25))
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -1208,16 +1304,28 @@ static int udf_load_partdesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
 	ret = udf_fill_partdesc_info(sb, p, i);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_bh;
-	/*
-	 * Mark filesystem read-only if we have a partition with virtual map
-	 * since we don't handle writing to it (we overwrite blocks instead of
-	 * relocating them).
-	 */
-	sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE "UDF-fs: Filesystem marked read-only because "
-		"writing to pseudooverwrite partition is not implemented.\n");
 
-	ret = udf_load_vat(sb, i, type1_idx);
+	if (map->s_partition_type == UDF_METADATA_MAP25) {
+		ret = udf_load_metadata_files(sb, i);
+		if (ret) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "UDF-fs: error loading MetaData "
+			"partition map %d\n", i);
+			goto out_bh;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = udf_load_vat(sb, i, type1_idx);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_bh;
+		/*
+		 * Mark filesystem read-only if we have a partition with
+		 * virtual map since we don't handle writing to it (we
+		 * overwrite blocks instead of relocating them).
+		 */
+		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "UDF-fs: Filesystem marked read-only "
+			"because writing to pseudooverwrite partition is "
+			"not implemented.\n");
+	}
 out_bh:
 	/* In case loading failed, we handle cleanup in udf_fill_super */
 	brelse(bh);
@@ -1316,6 +1424,50 @@ static int udf_load_logicalvol(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block,
 					}
 				}
 				map->s_partition_func = udf_get_pblock_spar15;
+			} else if (!strncmp(upm2->partIdent.ident,
+						UDF_ID_METADATA,
+						strlen(UDF_ID_METADATA))) {
+				struct udf_meta_data *mdata =
+					&map->s_type_specific.s_metadata;
+				struct metadataPartitionMap *mdm =
+						(struct metadataPartitionMap *)
+						&(lvd->partitionMaps[offset]);
+				udf_debug("Parsing Logical vol part %d "
+					"type %d  id=%s\n", i, type,
+					UDF_ID_METADATA);
+
+				map->s_partition_type = UDF_METADATA_MAP25;
+				map->s_partition_func = udf_get_pblock_meta25;
+
+				mdata->s_meta_file_loc   =
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataFileLoc);
+				mdata->s_mirror_file_loc =
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataMirrorFileLoc);
+				mdata->s_bitmap_file_loc =
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataBitmapFileLoc);
+				mdata->s_alloc_unit_size =
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->allocUnitSize);
+				mdata->s_align_unit_size =
+					le16_to_cpu(mdm->alignUnitSize);
+				mdata->s_dup_md_flag 	 =
+					mdm->flags & 0x01;
+
+				udf_debug("Metadata Ident suffix=0x%x\n",
+					(le16_to_cpu(
+					 ((__le16 *)
+					      mdm->partIdent.identSuffix)[0])));
+				udf_debug("Metadata part num=%d\n",
+					le16_to_cpu(mdm->partitionNum));
+				udf_debug("Metadata part alloc unit size=%d\n",
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->allocUnitSize));
+				udf_debug("Metadata file loc=%d\n",
+					le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataFileLoc));
+				udf_debug("Mirror file loc=%d\n",
+				       le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataMirrorFileLoc));
+				udf_debug("Bitmap file loc=%d\n",
+				       le32_to_cpu(mdm->metadataBitmapFileLoc));
+				udf_debug("Duplicate Flag: %d %d\n",
+					mdata->s_dup_md_flag, mdm->flags);
 			} else {
 				udf_debug("Unknown ident: %s\n",
 					  upm2->partIdent.ident);
@@ -1677,6 +1829,7 @@ static void udf_sb_free_bitmap(struct udf_bitmap *bitmap)
 static void udf_free_partition(struct udf_part_map *map)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct udf_meta_data *mdata;
 
 	if (map->s_partition_flags & UDF_PART_FLAG_UNALLOC_TABLE)
 		iput(map->s_uspace.s_table);
@@ -1689,6 +1842,17 @@ static void udf_free_partition(struct udf_part_map *map)
 	if (map->s_partition_type == UDF_SPARABLE_MAP15)
 		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 			brelse(map->s_type_specific.s_sparing.s_spar_map[i]);
+	else if (map->s_partition_type == UDF_METADATA_MAP25) {
+		mdata = &map->s_type_specific.s_metadata;
+		iput(mdata->s_metadata_fe);
+		mdata->s_metadata_fe = NULL;
+
+		iput(mdata->s_mirror_fe);
+		mdata->s_mirror_fe = NULL;
+
+		iput(mdata->s_bitmap_fe);
+		mdata->s_bitmap_fe = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static int udf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *options, int silent)
diff --git a/fs/udf/udf_sb.h b/fs/udf/udf_sb.h
index 8308a12e1232c1b8189426b668fc953d2b7cf5c0..1c1c514a9725116f19cf559e3af969251d99c74e 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udf_sb.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udf_sb.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /* Since UDF 2.01 is ISO 13346 based... */
 #define UDF_SUPER_MAGIC			0x15013346
 
-#define UDF_MAX_READ_VERSION		0x0201
+#define UDF_MAX_READ_VERSION		0x0250
 #define UDF_MAX_WRITE_VERSION		0x0201
 
 #define UDF_FLAG_USE_EXTENDED_FE	0
@@ -46,9 +46,22 @@
 #define UDF_VIRTUAL_MAP15		0x1512U
 #define UDF_VIRTUAL_MAP20		0x2012U
 #define UDF_SPARABLE_MAP15		0x1522U
+#define UDF_METADATA_MAP25		0x2511U
 
 #pragma pack(1) /* XXX(hch): Why?  This file just defines in-core structures */
 
+struct udf_meta_data {
+	__u32	s_meta_file_loc;
+	__u32	s_mirror_file_loc;
+	__u32	s_bitmap_file_loc;
+	__u32	s_alloc_unit_size;
+	__u16	s_align_unit_size;
+	__u8 	s_dup_md_flag;
+	struct inode *s_metadata_fe;
+	struct inode *s_mirror_fe;
+	struct inode *s_bitmap_fe;
+};
+
 struct udf_sparing_data {
 	__u16	s_packet_len;
 	struct buffer_head *s_spar_map[4];
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@ struct udf_part_map {
 	union {
 		struct udf_sparing_data s_sparing;
 		struct udf_virtual_data s_virtual;
+		struct udf_meta_data s_metadata;
 	} s_type_specific;
 	__u32	(*s_partition_func)(struct super_block *, __u32, __u16, __u32);
 	__u16	s_volumeseqnum;
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 2cb2f5de4245c1d6ac6dfecf682690352292f36f..30f664ab0cd95eee29267a690c2e53c6df2c2fa7 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ extern uint32_t udf_get_pblock_virt20(struct super_block *, uint32_t, uint16_t,
 				      uint32_t);
 extern uint32_t udf_get_pblock_spar15(struct super_block *, uint32_t, uint16_t,
 				      uint32_t);
+extern uint32_t udf_get_pblock_meta25(struct super_block *, uint32_t, uint16_t,
+					  uint32_t);
 extern int udf_relocate_blocks(struct super_block *, long, long *);
 
 /* unicode.c */