diff --git a/drivers/acpi/property.c b/drivers/acpi/property.c
index 88f4306744c0..2aee41655ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/property.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/property.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void acpi_free_properties(struct acpi_device *adev)
  *
  * Return: %0 if property with @name has been found (success),
  *         %-EINVAL if the arguments are invalid,
- *         %-ENODATA if the property doesn't exist,
+ *         %-EINVAL if the property doesn't exist,
  *         %-EPROTO if the property value type doesn't match @type.
  */
 static int acpi_data_get_property(struct acpi_device_data *data,
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int acpi_data_get_property(struct acpi_device_data *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!data->pointer || !data->properties)
-		return -ENODATA;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	properties = data->properties;
 	for (i = 0; i < properties->package.count; i++) {
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ static int acpi_data_get_property(struct acpi_device_data *data,
 		if (!strcmp(name, propname->string.pointer)) {
 			if (type != ACPI_TYPE_ANY && propvalue->type != type)
 				return -EPROTO;
-			else if (obj)
+			if (obj)
 				*obj = propvalue;
 
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-	return -ENODATA;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int acpi_node_prop_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *propname,
  *
  * Return: %0 if array property (package) with @name has been found (success),
  *         %-EINVAL if the arguments are invalid,
- *         %-ENODATA if the property doesn't exist,
+ *         %-EINVAL if the property doesn't exist,
  *         %-EPROTO if the property is not a package or the type of its elements
  *           doesn't match @type.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index b7d56c5ea3c6..0a8bdade53f2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2261,7 +2261,10 @@ void set_primary_fwnode(struct device *dev, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 		if (fwnode_is_primary(fn))
 			fn = fn->secondary;
 
-		fwnode->secondary = fn;
+		if (fn) {
+			WARN_ON(fwnode->secondary);
+			fwnode->secondary = fn;
+		}
 		dev->fwnode = fwnode;
 	} else {
 		dev->fwnode = fwnode_is_primary(dev->fwnode) ?
diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 1dd6d3bf1098..d77ed0c946dd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/clk/clk-conf.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 #include "base.h"
 #include "power/power.h"
@@ -298,6 +299,22 @@ int platform_device_add_data(struct platform_device *pdev, const void *data,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_add_data);
 
+/**
+ * platform_device_add_properties - add built-in properties to a platform device
+ * @pdev: platform device to add properties to
+ * @pset: properties to add
+ *
+ * The function will take deep copy of the properties in @pset and attach
+ * the copy to the platform device. The memory associated with properties
+ * will be freed when the platform device is released.
+ */
+int platform_device_add_properties(struct platform_device *pdev,
+				   const struct property_set *pset)
+{
+	return device_add_property_set(&pdev->dev, pset);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_add_properties);
+
 /**
  * platform_device_add - add a platform device to device hierarchy
  * @pdev: platform device we're adding
@@ -409,6 +426,8 @@ void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (r->parent)
 				release_resource(r);
 		}
+
+		device_remove_property_set(&pdev->dev);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_del);
@@ -487,6 +506,12 @@ struct platform_device *platform_device_register_full(
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (pdevinfo->pset) {
+		ret = platform_device_add_properties(pdev, pdevinfo->pset);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	ret = platform_device_add(pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index 1325ff225cc4..c359351d50f1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -19,32 +19,14 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 
-/**
- * device_add_property_set - Add a collection of properties to a device object.
- * @dev: Device to add properties to.
- * @pset: Collection of properties to add.
- *
- * Associate a collection of device properties represented by @pset with @dev
- * as its secondary firmware node.
- */
-void device_add_property_set(struct device *dev, struct property_set *pset)
-{
-	if (!pset)
-		return;
-
-	pset->fwnode.type = FWNODE_PDATA;
-	set_secondary_fwnode(dev, &pset->fwnode);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_add_property_set);
-
-static inline bool is_pset(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+static inline bool is_pset_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	return fwnode && fwnode->type == FWNODE_PDATA;
 }
 
-static inline struct property_set *to_pset(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+static inline struct property_set *to_pset_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
-	return is_pset(fwnode) ?
+	return is_pset_node(fwnode) ?
 		container_of(fwnode, struct property_set, fwnode) : NULL;
 }
 
@@ -63,45 +45,135 @@ static struct property_entry *pset_prop_get(struct property_set *pset,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int pset_prop_read_array(struct property_set *pset, const char *name,
-				enum dev_prop_type type, void *val, size_t nval)
+static void *pset_prop_find(struct property_set *pset, const char *propname,
+			    size_t length)
 {
 	struct property_entry *prop;
-	unsigned int item_size;
+	void *pointer;
 
-	prop = pset_prop_get(pset, name);
+	prop = pset_prop_get(pset, propname);
 	if (!prop)
-		return -ENODATA;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (prop->is_array)
+		pointer = prop->pointer.raw_data;
+	else
+		pointer = &prop->value.raw_data;
+	if (!pointer)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+	if (length > prop->length)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOVERFLOW);
+	return pointer;
+}
 
-	if (prop->type != type)
-		return -EPROTO;
+static int pset_prop_read_u8_array(struct property_set *pset,
+				   const char *propname,
+				   u8 *values, size_t nval)
+{
+	void *pointer;
+	size_t length = nval * sizeof(*values);
 
-	if (!val)
-		return prop->nval;
+	pointer = pset_prop_find(pset, propname, length);
+	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
+		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
 
-	if (prop->nval < nval)
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
+	memcpy(values, pointer, length);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	switch (type) {
-	case DEV_PROP_U8:
-		item_size = sizeof(u8);
-		break;
-	case DEV_PROP_U16:
-		item_size = sizeof(u16);
-		break;
-	case DEV_PROP_U32:
-		item_size = sizeof(u32);
-		break;
-	case DEV_PROP_U64:
-		item_size = sizeof(u64);
-		break;
-	case DEV_PROP_STRING:
-		item_size = sizeof(const char *);
-		break;
-	default:
+static int pset_prop_read_u16_array(struct property_set *pset,
+				    const char *propname,
+				    u16 *values, size_t nval)
+{
+	void *pointer;
+	size_t length = nval * sizeof(*values);
+
+	pointer = pset_prop_find(pset, propname, length);
+	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
+		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
+
+	memcpy(values, pointer, length);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pset_prop_read_u32_array(struct property_set *pset,
+				    const char *propname,
+				    u32 *values, size_t nval)
+{
+	void *pointer;
+	size_t length = nval * sizeof(*values);
+
+	pointer = pset_prop_find(pset, propname, length);
+	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
+		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
+
+	memcpy(values, pointer, length);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pset_prop_read_u64_array(struct property_set *pset,
+				    const char *propname,
+				    u64 *values, size_t nval)
+{
+	void *pointer;
+	size_t length = nval * sizeof(*values);
+
+	pointer = pset_prop_find(pset, propname, length);
+	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
+		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
+
+	memcpy(values, pointer, length);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pset_prop_count_elems_of_size(struct property_set *pset,
+					 const char *propname, size_t length)
+{
+	struct property_entry *prop;
+
+	prop = pset_prop_get(pset, propname);
+	if (!prop)
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return prop->length / length;
+}
+
+static int pset_prop_read_string_array(struct property_set *pset,
+				       const char *propname,
+				       const char **strings, size_t nval)
+{
+	void *pointer;
+	size_t length = nval * sizeof(*strings);
+
+	pointer = pset_prop_find(pset, propname, length);
+	if (IS_ERR(pointer))
+		return PTR_ERR(pointer);
+
+	memcpy(strings, pointer, length);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pset_prop_read_string(struct property_set *pset,
+				 const char *propname, const char **strings)
+{
+	struct property_entry *prop;
+	const char **pointer;
+
+	prop = pset_prop_get(pset, propname);
+	if (!prop)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!prop->is_string)
+		return -EILSEQ;
+	if (prop->is_array) {
+		pointer = prop->pointer.str;
+		if (!pointer)
+			return -ENODATA;
+	} else {
+		pointer = &prop->value.str;
+		if (*pointer && strnlen(*pointer, prop->length) >= prop->length)
+			return -EILSEQ;
 	}
-	memcpy(val, prop->value.raw_data, nval * item_size);
+
+	*strings = *pointer;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +196,18 @@ bool device_property_present(struct device *dev, const char *propname)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_property_present);
 
+static bool __fwnode_property_present(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				      const char *propname)
+{
+	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
+		return of_property_read_bool(to_of_node(fwnode), propname);
+	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
+		return !acpi_node_prop_get(fwnode, propname, NULL);
+	else if (is_pset_node(fwnode))
+		return !!pset_prop_get(to_pset_node(fwnode), propname);
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * fwnode_property_present - check if a property of a firmware node is present
  * @fwnode: Firmware node whose property to check
@@ -131,12 +215,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_property_present);
  */
 bool fwnode_property_present(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *propname)
 {
-	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
-		return of_property_read_bool(to_of_node(fwnode), propname);
-	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
-		return !acpi_node_prop_get(fwnode, propname, NULL);
+	bool ret;
 
-	return !!pset_prop_get(to_pset(fwnode), propname);
+	ret = __fwnode_property_present(fwnode, propname);
+	if (ret == false && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+		ret = __fwnode_property_present(fwnode->secondary, propname);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_present);
 
@@ -309,25 +393,40 @@ int device_property_match_string(struct device *dev, const char *propname,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_property_match_string);
 
-#define OF_DEV_PROP_READ_ARRAY(node, propname, type, val, nval) \
-	(val) ? of_property_read_##type##_array((node), (propname), (val), (nval)) \
+#define OF_DEV_PROP_READ_ARRAY(node, propname, type, val, nval)				\
+	(val) ? of_property_read_##type##_array((node), (propname), (val), (nval))	\
 	      : of_property_count_elems_of_size((node), (propname), sizeof(type))
 
-#define FWNODE_PROP_READ_ARRAY(_fwnode_, _propname_, _type_, _proptype_, _val_, _nval_) \
-({ \
-	int _ret_; \
-	if (is_of_node(_fwnode_)) \
-		_ret_ = OF_DEV_PROP_READ_ARRAY(to_of_node(_fwnode_), _propname_, \
-					       _type_, _val_, _nval_); \
-	else if (is_acpi_node(_fwnode_)) \
-		_ret_ = acpi_node_prop_read(_fwnode_, _propname_, _proptype_, \
-					    _val_, _nval_); \
-	else if (is_pset(_fwnode_)) \
-		_ret_ = pset_prop_read_array(to_pset(_fwnode_), _propname_, \
-					     _proptype_, _val_, _nval_); \
-	else \
-		_ret_ = -ENXIO; \
-	_ret_; \
+#define PSET_PROP_READ_ARRAY(node, propname, type, val, nval)				\
+	(val) ? pset_prop_read_##type##_array((node), (propname), (val), (nval))	\
+	      : pset_prop_count_elems_of_size((node), (propname), sizeof(type))
+
+#define FWNODE_PROP_READ(_fwnode_, _propname_, _type_, _proptype_, _val_, _nval_)	\
+({											\
+	int _ret_;									\
+	if (is_of_node(_fwnode_))							\
+		_ret_ = OF_DEV_PROP_READ_ARRAY(to_of_node(_fwnode_), _propname_,	\
+					       _type_, _val_, _nval_);			\
+	else if (is_acpi_node(_fwnode_))						\
+		_ret_ = acpi_node_prop_read(_fwnode_, _propname_, _proptype_,		\
+					    _val_, _nval_);				\
+	else if (is_pset_node(_fwnode_)) 						\
+		_ret_ = PSET_PROP_READ_ARRAY(to_pset_node(_fwnode_), _propname_,	\
+					     _type_, _val_, _nval_);			\
+	else										\
+		_ret_ = -ENXIO;								\
+	_ret_;										\
+})
+
+#define FWNODE_PROP_READ_ARRAY(_fwnode_, _propname_, _type_, _proptype_, _val_, _nval_)	\
+({											\
+	int _ret_;									\
+	_ret_ = FWNODE_PROP_READ(_fwnode_, _propname_, _type_, _proptype_,		\
+				 _val_, _nval_);					\
+	if (_ret_ == -EINVAL && _fwnode_ && _fwnode_->secondary)			\
+		_ret_ = FWNODE_PROP_READ(_fwnode_->secondary, _propname_, _type_,	\
+				_proptype_, _val_, _nval_);				\
+	_ret_;										\
 })
 
 /**
@@ -434,6 +533,41 @@ int fwnode_property_read_u64_array(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_read_u64_array);
 
+static int __fwnode_property_read_string_array(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					       const char *propname,
+					       const char **val, size_t nval)
+{
+	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
+		return val ?
+			of_property_read_string_array(to_of_node(fwnode),
+						      propname, val, nval) :
+			of_property_count_strings(to_of_node(fwnode), propname);
+	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
+		return acpi_node_prop_read(fwnode, propname, DEV_PROP_STRING,
+					   val, nval);
+	else if (is_pset_node(fwnode))
+		return val ?
+			pset_prop_read_string_array(to_pset_node(fwnode),
+						    propname, val, nval) :
+			pset_prop_count_elems_of_size(to_pset_node(fwnode),
+						      propname,
+						      sizeof(const char *));
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+
+static int __fwnode_property_read_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					 const char *propname, const char **val)
+{
+	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
+		return of_property_read_string(to_of_node(fwnode), propname, val);
+	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
+		return acpi_node_prop_read(fwnode, propname, DEV_PROP_STRING,
+					   val, 1);
+	else if (is_pset_node(fwnode))
+		return pset_prop_read_string(to_pset_node(fwnode), propname, val);
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+
 /**
  * fwnode_property_read_string_array - return string array property of a node
  * @fwnode: Firmware node to get the property of
@@ -456,18 +590,13 @@ int fwnode_property_read_string_array(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				      const char *propname, const char **val,
 				      size_t nval)
 {
-	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
-		return val ?
-			of_property_read_string_array(to_of_node(fwnode),
-						      propname, val, nval) :
-			of_property_count_strings(to_of_node(fwnode), propname);
-	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
-		return acpi_node_prop_read(fwnode, propname, DEV_PROP_STRING,
-					   val, nval);
-	else if (is_pset(fwnode))
-		return pset_prop_read_array(to_pset(fwnode), propname,
-					    DEV_PROP_STRING, val, nval);
-	return -ENXIO;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __fwnode_property_read_string_array(fwnode, propname, val, nval);
+	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+		ret = __fwnode_property_read_string_array(fwnode->secondary,
+							  propname, val, nval);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_read_string_array);
 
@@ -489,14 +618,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_read_string_array);
 int fwnode_property_read_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				const char *propname, const char **val)
 {
-	if (is_of_node(fwnode))
-		return of_property_read_string(to_of_node(fwnode), propname, val);
-	else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode))
-		return acpi_node_prop_read(fwnode, propname, DEV_PROP_STRING,
-					   val, 1);
+	int ret;
 
-	return pset_prop_read_array(to_pset(fwnode), propname,
-				    DEV_PROP_STRING, val, 1);
+	ret = __fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, propname, val);
+	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+		ret = __fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode->secondary,
+						    propname, val);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_read_string);
 
@@ -525,6 +653,9 @@ int fwnode_property_match_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	if (nval < 0)
 		return nval;
 
+	if (nval == 0)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
 	values = kcalloc(nval, sizeof(*values), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!values)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -546,6 +677,182 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_match_string);
 
+/**
+ * pset_free_set - releases memory allocated for copied property set
+ * @pset: Property set to release
+ *
+ * Function takes previously copied property set and releases all the
+ * memory allocated to it.
+ */
+static void pset_free_set(struct property_set *pset)
+{
+	const struct property_entry *prop;
+	size_t i, nval;
+
+	if (!pset)
+		return;
+
+	for (prop = pset->properties; prop->name; prop++) {
+		if (prop->is_array) {
+			if (prop->is_string && prop->pointer.str) {
+				nval = prop->length / sizeof(const char *);
+				for (i = 0; i < nval; i++)
+					kfree(prop->pointer.str[i]);
+			}
+			kfree(prop->pointer.raw_data);
+		} else if (prop->is_string) {
+			kfree(prop->value.str);
+		}
+		kfree(prop->name);
+	}
+
+	kfree(pset->properties);
+	kfree(pset);
+}
+
+static int pset_copy_entry(struct property_entry *dst,
+			   const struct property_entry *src)
+{
+	const char **d, **s;
+	size_t i, nval;
+
+	dst->name = kstrdup(src->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dst->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (src->is_array) {
+		if (!src->length)
+			return -ENODATA;
+
+		if (src->is_string) {
+			nval = src->length / sizeof(const char *);
+			dst->pointer.str = kcalloc(nval, sizeof(const char *),
+						   GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!dst->pointer.str)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			d = dst->pointer.str;
+			s = src->pointer.str;
+			for (i = 0; i < nval; i++) {
+				d[i] = kstrdup(s[i], GFP_KERNEL);
+				if (!d[i] && s[i])
+					return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+		} else {
+			dst->pointer.raw_data = kmemdup(src->pointer.raw_data,
+							src->length, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!dst->pointer.raw_data)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	} else if (src->is_string) {
+		dst->value.str = kstrdup(src->value.str, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!dst->value.str && src->value.str)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	} else {
+		dst->value.raw_data = src->value.raw_data;
+	}
+
+	dst->length = src->length;
+	dst->is_array = src->is_array;
+	dst->is_string = src->is_string;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pset_copy_set - copies property set
+ * @pset: Property set to copy
+ *
+ * This function takes a deep copy of the given property set and returns
+ * pointer to the copy. Call device_free_property_set() to free resources
+ * allocated in this function.
+ *
+ * Return: Pointer to the new property set or error pointer.
+ */
+static struct property_set *pset_copy_set(const struct property_set *pset)
+{
+	const struct property_entry *entry;
+	struct property_set *p;
+	size_t i, n = 0;
+
+	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	while (pset->properties[n].name)
+		n++;
+
+	p->properties = kcalloc(n + 1, sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p->properties) {
+		kfree(p);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		int ret = pset_copy_entry(&p->properties[i],
+					  &pset->properties[i]);
+		if (ret) {
+			pset_free_set(p);
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * device_remove_property_set - Remove properties from a device object.
+ * @dev: Device whose properties to remove.
+ *
+ * The function removes properties previously associated to the device
+ * secondary firmware node with device_add_property_set(). Memory allocated
+ * to the properties will also be released.
+ */
+void device_remove_property_set(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
+
+	fwnode = dev_fwnode(dev);
+	if (!fwnode)
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * Pick either primary or secondary node depending which one holds
+	 * the pset. If there is no real firmware node (ACPI/DT) primary
+	 * will hold the pset.
+	 */
+	if (!is_pset_node(fwnode))
+		fwnode = fwnode->secondary;
+	if (!IS_ERR(fwnode) && is_pset_node(fwnode))
+		pset_free_set(to_pset_node(fwnode));
+	set_secondary_fwnode(dev, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_remove_property_set);
+
+/**
+ * device_add_property_set - Add a collection of properties to a device object.
+ * @dev: Device to add properties to.
+ * @pset: Collection of properties to add.
+ *
+ * Associate a collection of device properties represented by @pset with @dev
+ * as its secondary firmware node. The function takes a copy of @pset.
+ */
+int device_add_property_set(struct device *dev, const struct property_set *pset)
+{
+	struct property_set *p;
+
+	if (!pset)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	p = pset_copy_set(pset);
+	if (IS_ERR(p))
+		return PTR_ERR(p);
+
+	p->fwnode.type = FWNODE_PDATA;
+	set_secondary_fwnode(dev, &p->fwnode);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_add_property_set);
+
 /**
  * device_get_next_child_node - Return the next child node handle for a device
  * @dev: Device to find the next child node for.
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 6b00061c3746..cbd663deef38 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
@@ -134,10 +135,10 @@ static inline int dw_i2c_acpi_configure(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int dw_i2c_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct dw_i2c_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *dev;
 	struct i2c_adapter *adap;
 	struct resource *mem;
-	struct dw_i2c_platform_data *pdata;
 	int irq, r;
 	u32 clk_freq, ht = 0;
 
@@ -161,33 +162,28 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* fast mode by default because of legacy reasons */
 	clk_freq = 400000;
 
-	if (has_acpi_companion(&pdev->dev)) {
-		dw_i2c_acpi_configure(pdev);
-	} else if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
-		of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node,
-					"i2c-sda-hold-time-ns", &ht);
-
-		of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node,
-				     "i2c-sda-falling-time-ns",
-				     &dev->sda_falling_time);
-		of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node,
-				     "i2c-scl-falling-time-ns",
-				     &dev->scl_falling_time);
-
-		of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "clock-frequency",
-				     &clk_freq);
-
-		/* Only standard mode at 100kHz and fast mode at 400kHz
-		 * are supported.
-		 */
-		if (clk_freq != 100000 && clk_freq != 400000) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Only 100kHz and 400kHz supported");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+	if (pdata) {
+		clk_freq = pdata->i2c_scl_freq;
 	} else {
-		pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
-		if (pdata)
-			clk_freq = pdata->i2c_scl_freq;
+		device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "i2c-sda-hold-time-ns",
+					 &ht);
+		device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "i2c-sda-falling-time-ns",
+					 &dev->sda_falling_time);
+		device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "i2c-scl-falling-time-ns",
+					 &dev->scl_falling_time);
+		device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "clock-frequency",
+					 &clk_freq);
+	}
+
+	if (has_acpi_companion(&pdev->dev))
+		dw_i2c_acpi_configure(pdev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Only standard mode at 100kHz and fast mode at 400kHz are supported.
+	 */
+	if (clk_freq != 100000 && clk_freq != 400000) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Only 100kHz and 400kHz supported");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	r = i2c_dw_eval_lock_support(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c
index b6fd9041f82f..06f00d60be46 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 #include "intel-lpss.h"
 
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@ static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {
 	.clk_rate = 120000000,
 };
 
+static struct property_entry spt_i2c_properties[] = {
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("i2c-sda-hold-time-ns", 230),
+	{ },
+};
+
+static struct property_set spt_i2c_pset = {
+	.properties = spt_i2c_properties,
+};
+
+static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {
+	.clk_rate = 120000000,
+	.pset = &spt_i2c_pset,
+};
+
 static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {
 	.clk_rate = 100000000,
 };
@@ -35,8 +50,8 @@ static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id intel_lpss_acpi_ids[] = {
 	/* SPT */
-	{ "INT3446", (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ "INT3447", (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
+	{ "INT3446", (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ "INT3447", (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
 	/* BXT */
 	{ "80860AAC", (kernel_ulong_t)&bxt_i2c_info },
 	{ "80860ABC", (kernel_ulong_t)&bxt_info },
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c
index 5bfdfccbb9a1..a7136c7ae9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 
 #include "intel-lpss.h"
 
@@ -65,9 +66,35 @@ static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_info = {
 	.clk_rate = 120000000,
 };
 
+static struct property_entry spt_i2c_properties[] = {
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("i2c-sda-hold-time-ns", 230),
+	{ },
+};
+
+static struct property_set spt_i2c_pset = {
+	.properties = spt_i2c_properties,
+};
+
+static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_i2c_info = {
+	.clk_rate = 120000000,
+	.pset = &spt_i2c_pset,
+};
+
+static struct property_entry uart_properties[] = {
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("reg-io-width", 4),
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("reg-shift", 2),
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL("snps,uart-16550-compatible"),
+	{ },
+};
+
+static struct property_set uart_pset = {
+	.properties = uart_properties,
+};
+
 static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info spt_uart_info = {
 	.clk_rate = 120000000,
 	.clk_con_id = "baudclk",
+	.pset = &uart_pset,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {
@@ -77,6 +104,7 @@ static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_info = {
 static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_uart_info = {
 	.clk_rate = 100000000,
 	.clk_con_id = "baudclk",
+	.pset = &uart_pset,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_lpss_platform_info bxt_i2c_info = {
@@ -121,20 +149,20 @@ static const struct pci_device_id intel_lpss_pci_ids[] = {
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d28), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_uart_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d29), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d2a), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d60), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d61), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d62), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d63), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d64), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d65), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d60), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d61), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d62), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d63), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d64), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d65), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0x9d66), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_uart_info },
 	/* SPT-H */
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa127), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_uart_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa128), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_uart_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa129), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa12a), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa160), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
-	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa161), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa160), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
+	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa161), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_i2c_info },
 	{ PCI_VDEVICE(INTEL, 0xa166), (kernel_ulong_t)&spt_uart_info },
 	{ }
 };
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
index 6255513f54c7..1743788f1595 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/pm_qos.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/io-64-nonatomic-lo-hi.h>
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ struct intel_lpss {
 	enum intel_lpss_dev_type type;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct clk_lookup *clock;
-	const struct mfd_cell *cell;
+	struct mfd_cell *cell;
 	struct device *dev;
 	void __iomem *priv;
 	int devid;
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ static void intel_lpss_ltr_hide(struct intel_lpss *lpss)
 
 static int intel_lpss_assign_devs(struct intel_lpss *lpss)
 {
+	const struct mfd_cell *cell;
 	unsigned int type;
 
 	type = lpss->caps & LPSS_PRIV_CAPS_TYPE_MASK;
@@ -224,18 +226,22 @@ static int intel_lpss_assign_devs(struct intel_lpss *lpss)
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case LPSS_DEV_I2C:
-		lpss->cell = &intel_lpss_i2c_cell;
+		cell = &intel_lpss_i2c_cell;
 		break;
 	case LPSS_DEV_UART:
-		lpss->cell = &intel_lpss_uart_cell;
+		cell = &intel_lpss_uart_cell;
 		break;
 	case LPSS_DEV_SPI:
-		lpss->cell = &intel_lpss_spi_cell;
+		cell = &intel_lpss_spi_cell;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	lpss->cell = devm_kmemdup(lpss->dev, cell, sizeof(*cell), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!lpss->cell)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	lpss->type = type;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -401,6 +407,8 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	lpss->cell->pset = info->pset;
+
 	intel_lpss_init_dev(lpss);
 
 	lpss->devid = ida_simple_get(&intel_lpss_devid_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h
index 2c7f8d7c0595..0dcea9eb2d03 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
 
 struct device;
 struct resource;
+struct property_set;
 
 struct intel_lpss_platform_info {
 	struct resource *mem;
 	int irq;
 	unsigned long clk_rate;
 	const char *clk_con_id;
+	struct property_set *pset;
 };
 
 int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 60b60dc63ddd..88bd1b1e47be 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -192,6 +193,12 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
 			goto fail_alias;
 	}
 
+	if (cell->pset) {
+		ret = platform_device_add_properties(pdev, cell->pset);
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail_alias;
+	}
+
 	ret = mfd_platform_add_cell(pdev, cell, usage_count);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_alias;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
index 27dac3ff18b9..bc6f7e00fb3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 struct irq_domain;
+struct property_set;
 
 /* Matches ACPI PNP id, either _HID or _CID, or ACPI _ADR */
 struct mfd_cell_acpi_match {
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ struct mfd_cell {
 	/* platform data passed to the sub devices drivers */
 	void			*platform_data;
 	size_t			pdata_size;
+
+	/* device properties passed to the sub devices drivers */
+	const struct property_set *pset;
+
 	/*
 	 * Device Tree compatible string
 	 * See: Documentation/devicetree/usage-model.txt Chapter 2.2 for details
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index dc777be5f2e1..dba40b1c41dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO	(-2)
 
 struct mfd_cell;
+struct property_set;
 
 struct platform_device {
 	const char	*name;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ struct platform_device_info {
 		const void *data;
 		size_t size_data;
 		u64 dma_mask;
+
+		const struct property_set *pset;
 };
 extern struct platform_device *platform_device_register_full(
 		const struct platform_device_info *pdevinfo);
@@ -167,6 +170,8 @@ extern int platform_device_add_resources(struct platform_device *pdev,
 					 unsigned int num);
 extern int platform_device_add_data(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				    const void *data, size_t size);
+extern int platform_device_add_properties(struct platform_device *pdev,
+					  const struct property_set *pset);
 extern int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev);
 extern void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev);
 extern void platform_device_put(struct platform_device *pdev);
diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h
index 0a3705a7c9f2..b51fcd36d892 100644
--- a/include/linux/property.h
+++ b/include/linux/property.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ int fwnode_property_match_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 struct fwnode_handle *device_get_next_child_node(struct device *dev,
 						 struct fwnode_handle *child);
 
-#define device_for_each_child_node(dev, child) \
-	for (child = device_get_next_child_node(dev, NULL); child; \
+#define device_for_each_child_node(dev, child)				\
+	for (child = device_get_next_child_node(dev, NULL); child;	\
 	     child = device_get_next_child_node(dev, child))
 
 void fwnode_handle_put(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
@@ -144,24 +144,100 @@ static inline int fwnode_property_read_u64(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 /**
  * struct property_entry - "Built-in" device property representation.
  * @name: Name of the property.
- * @type: Type of the property.
- * @nval: Number of items of type @type making up the value.
- * @value: Value of the property (an array of @nval items of type @type).
+ * @length: Length of data making up the value.
+ * @is_array: True when the property is an array.
+ * @is_string: True when property is a string.
+ * @pointer: Pointer to the property (an array of items of the given type).
+ * @value: Value of the property (when it is a single item of the given type).
  */
 struct property_entry {
 	const char *name;
-	enum dev_prop_type type;
-	size_t nval;
+	size_t length;
+	bool is_array;
+	bool is_string;
 	union {
-		void *raw_data;
-		u8 *u8_data;
-		u16 *u16_data;
-		u32 *u32_data;
-		u64 *u64_data;
-		const char **str;
-	} value;
+		union {
+			void *raw_data;
+			u8 *u8_data;
+			u16 *u16_data;
+			u32 *u32_data;
+			u64 *u64_data;
+			const char **str;
+		} pointer;
+		union {
+			unsigned long long raw_data;
+			u8 u8_data;
+			u16 u16_data;
+			u32 u32_data;
+			u64 u64_data;
+			const char *str;
+		} value;
+	};
 };
 
+/*
+ * Note: the below four initializers for the anonymous union are carefully
+ * crafted to avoid gcc-4.4.4's problems with initialization of anon unions
+ * and structs.
+ */
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER_ARRAY(_name_, _type_, _val_)	\
+{								\
+	.name = _name_,						\
+	.length = ARRAY_SIZE(_val_) * sizeof(_type_),		\
+	.is_array = true,					\
+	.is_string = false,					\
+	{ .pointer = { _type_##_data = _val_ } },		\
+}
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U8_ARRAY(_name_, _val_)			\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER_ARRAY(_name_, u8, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U16_ARRAY(_name_, _val_)			\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER_ARRAY(_name_, u16, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32_ARRAY(_name_, _val_)			\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER_ARRAY(_name_, u32, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U64_ARRAY(_name_, _val_)			\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER_ARRAY(_name_, u64, _val_)
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING_ARRAY(_name_, _val_)		\
+{								\
+	.name = _name_,						\
+	.length = ARRAY_SIZE(_val_) * sizeof(const char *),	\
+	.is_array = true,					\
+	.is_string = true,					\
+	{ .pointer = { .str = _val_ } },			\
+}
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER(_name_, _type_, _val_)	\
+{							\
+	.name = _name_,					\
+	.length = sizeof(_type_),			\
+	.is_string = false,				\
+	{ .value = { ._type_##_data = _val_ } },	\
+}
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U8(_name_, _val_)		\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER(_name_, u8, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U16(_name_, _val_)		\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER(_name_, u16, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32(_name_, _val_)		\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER(_name_, u32, _val_)
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_U64(_name_, _val_)		\
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_INTEGER(_name_, u64, _val_)
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING(_name_, _val_)		\
+{							\
+	.name = _name_,					\
+	.length = sizeof(_val_),			\
+	.is_string = true,				\
+	{ .value = { .str = _val_ } },			\
+}
+
+#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL(_name_)		\
+{						\
+	.name = _name_,				\
+}
+
 /**
  * struct property_set - Collection of "built-in" device properties.
  * @fwnode: Handle to be pointed to by the fwnode field of struct device.
@@ -172,7 +248,8 @@ struct property_set {
 	struct property_entry *properties;
 };
 
-void device_add_property_set(struct device *dev, struct property_set *pset);
+int device_add_property_set(struct device *dev, const struct property_set *pset);
+void device_remove_property_set(struct device *dev);
 
 bool device_dma_supported(struct device *dev);