--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-spi.c
++++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-spi.c
+@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@ int __init bcm63xx_spi_register(void)
+ if (BCMCPU_IS_6338() || BCMCPU_IS_6348()) {
+ spi_resources[0].end += BCM_6338_RSET_SPI_SIZE - 1;
+ spi_pdata.fifo_size = SPI_6338_MSG_DATA_SIZE;
++ spi_pdata.msg_type_shift = SPI_6338_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT;
++ spi_pdata.msg_ctl_width = SPI_6338_MSG_CTL_WIDTH;
+ }
+
+ if (BCMCPU_IS_6358() || BCMCPU_IS_6368()) {
+ spi_resources[0].end += BCM_6358_RSET_SPI_SIZE - 1;
+ spi_pdata.fifo_size = SPI_6358_MSG_DATA_SIZE;
++ spi_pdata.msg_type_shift = SPI_6358_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT;
++ spi_pdata.msg_ctl_width = SPI_6358_MSG_CTL_WIDTH;
+ }
+
+ bcm63xx_spi_regs_init();
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_dev_spi.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_dev_spi.h
+@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ int __init bcm63xx_spi_register(void);
+
+ struct bcm63xx_spi_pdata {
+ unsigned int fifo_size;
++ unsigned int msg_type_shift;
++ unsigned int msg_ctl_width;
+ int bus_num;
+ int num_chipselect;
+ u32 speed_hz;
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_regs.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_regs.h
+@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@
+ #define SPI_6338_FILL_BYTE 0x07
+ #define SPI_6338_MSG_TAIL 0x09
+ #define SPI_6338_RX_TAIL 0x0b
+-#define SPI_6338_MSG_CTL 0x40
++#define SPI_6338_MSG_CTL 0x40 /* 8-bits register */
++#define SPI_6338_MSG_CTL_WIDTH 8
+ #define SPI_6338_MSG_DATA 0x41
+ #define SPI_6338_MSG_DATA_SIZE 0x3f
+ #define SPI_6338_RX_DATA 0x80
+@@ -1003,7 +1004,8 @@
+ #define SPI_6348_FILL_BYTE 0x07
+ #define SPI_6348_MSG_TAIL 0x09
+ #define SPI_6348_RX_TAIL 0x0b
+-#define SPI_6348_MSG_CTL 0x40
++#define SPI_6348_MSG_CTL 0x40 /* 8-bits register */
++#define SPI_6348_MSG_CTL_WIDTH 8
+ #define SPI_6348_MSG_DATA 0x41
+ #define SPI_6348_MSG_DATA_SIZE 0x3f
+ #define SPI_6348_RX_DATA 0x80
+@@ -1011,6 +1013,7 @@
+
+ /* BCM 6358 SPI core */
+ #define SPI_6358_MSG_CTL 0x00 /* 16-bits register */
++#define SPI_6358_MSG_CTL_WIDTH 16
+ #define SPI_6358_MSG_DATA 0x02
+ #define SPI_6358_MSG_DATA_SIZE 0x21e
+ #define SPI_6358_RX_DATA 0x400
+@@ -1027,6 +1030,7 @@
+
+ /* BCM 6358 SPI core */
+ #define SPI_6368_MSG_CTL 0x00 /* 16-bits register */
++#define SPI_6368_MSG_CTL_WIDTH 16
+ #define SPI_6368_MSG_DATA 0x02
+ #define SPI_6368_MSG_DATA_SIZE 0x21e
+ #define SPI_6368_RX_DATA 0x400
+@@ -1048,7 +1052,10 @@
+ #define SPI_HD_W 0x01
+ #define SPI_HD_R 0x02
+ #define SPI_BYTE_CNT_SHIFT 0
+-#define SPI_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT 14
++#define SPI_6338_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT 6
++#define SPI_6348_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT 6
++#define SPI_6358_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT 14
++#define SPI_6368_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT 14
+
+ /* Command */
+ #define SPI_CMD_NOOP 0x00
+--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c
++++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm63xx.c
+@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct bcm63xx_spi {
+ /* Platform data */
+ u32 speed_hz;
+ unsigned fifo_size;
++ unsigned int msg_type_shift;
++ unsigned int msg_ctl_width;
+
+ /* Data buffers */
+ const unsigned char *tx_ptr;
+@@ -221,13 +223,24 @@ static unsigned int bcm63xx_txrx_bufs(st
+ msg_ctl = (t->len << SPI_BYTE_CNT_SHIFT);
+
+ if (t->rx_buf && t->tx_buf)
+- msg_ctl |= (SPI_FD_RW << SPI_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT);
++ msg_ctl |= (SPI_FD_RW << bs->msg_type_shift);
+ else if (t->rx_buf)
+- msg_ctl |= (SPI_HD_R << SPI_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT);
++ msg_ctl |= (SPI_HD_R << bs->msg_type_shift);
+ else if (t->tx_buf)
+- msg_ctl |= (SPI_HD_W << SPI_MSG_TYPE_SHIFT);
++ msg_ctl |= (SPI_HD_W << bs->msg_type_shift);
+
+- bcm_spi_writew(bs, msg_ctl, SPI_MSG_CTL);
++ switch (bs->msg_ctl_width) {
++ case 8:
++ bcm_spi_writeb(bs, msg_ctl, SPI_MSG_CTL);
++ break;
++ case 16:
++ bcm_spi_writew(bs, msg_ctl, SPI_MSG_CTL);
++ break;
++ default:
++ dev_err(&spi->dev, "unknown MSG_CTL width: %d\n",
++ bs->msg_ctl_width);
++ return 0;
++ }
+
+ /* Issue the transfer */
+ cmd = SPI_CMD_START_IMMEDIATE;
+@@ -406,6 +419,8 @@ static int __devinit bcm63xx_spi_probe(s
+ master->transfer_one_message = bcm63xx_spi_transfer_one;
+ master->mode_bits = MODEBITS;
+ bs->speed_hz = pdata->speed_hz;
++ bs->msg_type_shift = pdata->msg_type_shift;
++ bs->msg_ctl_width = pdata->msg_ctl_width;
+ bs->tx_io = (u8 *)(bs->regs + bcm63xx_spireg(SPI_MSG_DATA));
+ bs->rx_io = (const u8 *)(bs->regs + bcm63xx_spireg(SPI_RX_DATA));
+