--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
+@@ -2220,6 +2220,12 @@ config MIPS_VPE_LOADER
+ Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object
+ onto another VPE and running it.
+
++config IFX_VPE_EXT
++ bool "IFX APRP Extensions"
++ depends on MIPS_VPE_LOADER
++ help
++ IFX included extensions in APRP
++
+ config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP
+ bool
+ default "y"
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
+@@ -127,4 +127,23 @@ void cleanup_tc(struct tc *tc);
+
+ int __init vpe_module_init(void);
+ void __exit vpe_module_exit(void);
++
++/* For the explanation of the APIs please refer the section "MT APRP Kernel
++ * Programming" in AR9 SW Architecture Specification
++ */
++int32_t vpe1_sw_start(void *sw_start_addr, uint32_t tcmask, uint32_t flags);
++int32_t vpe1_sw_stop(uint32_t flags);
++uint32_t vpe1_get_load_addr(uint32_t flags);
++uint32_t vpe1_get_max_mem(uint32_t flags);
++
++/* Watchdog APIs */
++extern uint32_t vpe1_wdog_ctr;
++extern uint32_t vpe1_wdog_timeout;
++
++unsigned long vpe1_sw_wdog_start(unsigned long);
++unsigned long vpe1_sw_wdog_stop(unsigned long);
++
++typedef int (*VPE_SW_WDOG_RESET)(unsigned long wdog_cleared_ok_count);
++int32_t vpe1_sw_wdog_register_reset_handler(VPE_SW_WDOG_RESET reset_fn);
++
+ #endif /* _ASM_VPE_H */
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
+@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ int vpe_run(struct vpe *v)
+ struct vpe_notifications *notifier;
+ unsigned int vpeflags;
+ struct tc *t;
++ unsigned long physical_memsize = 0L;
+
+ /* check we are the Master VPE */
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+@@ -417,6 +418,8 @@ int __init vpe_module_init(void)
+ }
+
+ v->ntcs = hw_tcs - aprp_cpu_index();
++ write_tc_c0_tcbind((read_tc_c0_tcbind() &
++ ~TCBIND_CURVPE) | 1);
+
+ /* add the tc to the list of this vpe's tc's. */
+ list_add(&t->tc, &v->tc);
+@@ -519,3 +522,47 @@ void __exit vpe_module_exit(void)
+ release_vpe(v);
+ }
+ }
++
++#ifdef CONFIG_IFX_VPE_EXT
++int32_t vpe1_sw_start(void *sw_start_addr, uint32_t tcmask, uint32_t flags)
++{
++ enum vpe_state state;
++ struct vpe *v = get_vpe(tclimit);
++ struct vpe_notifications *not;
++
++ if (tcmask || flags) {
++ pr_warn("Currently tcmask and flags should be 0. Other values are not supported\n");
++ return -1;
++ }
++
++ state = xchg(&v->state, VPE_STATE_INUSE);
++ if (state != VPE_STATE_UNUSED) {
++ vpe_stop(v);
++
++ list_for_each_entry(not, &v->notify, list) {
++ not->stop(tclimit);
++ }
++ }
++
++ v->__start = (unsigned long)sw_start_addr;
++
++ if (!vpe_run(v)) {
++ pr_debug("VPE loader: VPE1 running successfully\n");
++ return 0;
++ }
++ return -1;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_sw_start);
++
++int32_t vpe1_sw_stop(uint32_t flags)
++{
++ struct vpe *v = get_vpe(tclimit);
++
++ if (!vpe_free(v)) {
++ pr_debug("RP Stopped\n");
++ return 0;
++ } else
++ return -1;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_sw_stop);
++#endif
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+@@ -49,6 +49,59 @@ struct vpe_control vpecontrol = {
+ .tc_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(vpecontrol.tc_list)
+ };
+
++#ifdef CONFIG_IFX_VPE_EXT
++unsigned int vpe1_load_addr;
++
++static int __init load_address(char *str)
++{
++ get_option(&str, &vpe1_load_addr);
++ return 1;
++}
++__setup("vpe1_load_addr=", load_address);
++
++static unsigned int vpe1_mem;
++static int __init vpe1mem(char *str)
++{
++ vpe1_mem = memparse(str, &str);
++ return 1;
++}
++__setup("vpe1_mem=", vpe1mem);
++
++uint32_t vpe1_wdog_ctr;
++static int __init wdog_ctr(char *str)
++{
++ get_option(&str, &vpe1_wdog_ctr);
++ return 1;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_wdog_ctr);
++__setup("vpe1_wdog_ctr_addr=", wdog_ctr);
++
++uint32_t vpe1_wdog_timeout;
++static int __init wdog_timeout(char *str)
++{
++ get_option(&str, &vpe1_wdog_timeout);
++ return 1;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_wdog_timeout);
++__setup("vpe1_wdog_timeout=", wdog_timeout);
++
++uint32_t vpe1_get_load_addr(uint32_t flags)
++{
++ return vpe1_load_addr;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_get_load_addr);
++
++uint32_t vpe1_get_max_mem(uint32_t flags)
++{
++ if (!vpe1_mem)
++ return P_SIZE;
++ else
++ return vpe1_mem;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_get_max_mem);
++
++#endif
++
+ /* get the vpe associated with this minor */
+ struct vpe *get_vpe(int minor)
+ {
+--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
++++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
+@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ebu_lock);
+ */
+ static struct ltq_soc_info soc_info;
+
++/* for Multithreading (APRP), vpe.c will use it */
++unsigned long cp0_memsize;
++
+ const char *get_system_type(void)
+ {
+ return soc_info.sys_type;
+ }
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(ltq_soc_type);
+
+ int ltq_soc_type(void)
+ {
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
+@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
+ #define read_c0_vpeconf1() __read_32bit_c0_register($1, 3)
+ #define write_c0_vpeconf1(val) __write_32bit_c0_register($1, 3, val)
+
++#define read_c0_vpeopt() __read_32bit_c0_register($1, 7)
++#define write_c0_vpeopt(val) __write_32bit_c0_register($1, 7, val)
++
+ #define read_c0_tcstatus() __read_32bit_c0_register($2, 1)
+ #define write_c0_tcstatus(val) __write_32bit_c0_register($2, 1, val)
+
+@@ -376,6 +379,8 @@ do { \
+ #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf0(val) mttc0(1, 2, val)
+ #define read_vpe_c0_vpeconf1() mftc0(1, 3)
+ #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf1(val) mttc0(1, 3, val)
++#define read_vpe_c0_vpeopt() mftc0(1, 7)
++#define write_vpe_c0_vpeopt(val) mttc0(1, 7, val)
+ #define read_vpe_c0_count() mftc0(9, 0)
+ #define write_vpe_c0_count(val) mttc0(9, 0, val)
+ #define read_vpe_c0_status() mftc0(12, 0)