diff --git a/include/sound/rawmidi.h b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
index a53cd063412c..4d8fa8ca0127 100644
--- a/include/sound/rawmidi.h
+++ b/include/sound/rawmidi.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_runtime {
 	size_t avail_min;	/* min avail for wakeup */
 	size_t avail;		/* max used buffer for wakeup */
 	size_t xruns;		/* over/underruns counter */
+	size_t align;		/* alignment (0 = byte stream, 3 = UMP) */
 	int buffer_ref;		/* buffer reference count */
 	/* misc */
 	wait_queue_head_t sleep;
@@ -149,6 +150,13 @@ int snd_rawmidi_new(struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
 void snd_rawmidi_set_ops(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi, int stream,
 			 const struct snd_rawmidi_ops *ops);
 
+/* internal */
+int snd_rawmidi_init(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi,
+		     struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
+		     int output_count, int input_count,
+		     unsigned int info_flags);
+int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi);
+
 /* callbacks */
 
 int snd_rawmidi_receive(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
diff --git a/include/sound/ump.h b/include/sound/ump.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a3ac97cd1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sound/ump.h
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Universal MIDI Packet (UMP) Support
+ */
+#ifndef __SOUND_UMP_H
+#define __SOUND_UMP_H
+
+#include <sound/rawmidi.h>
+
+struct snd_ump_endpoint;
+struct snd_ump_block;
+
+struct snd_ump_endpoint {
+	struct snd_rawmidi core;	/* raw UMP access */
+
+	struct snd_ump_endpoint_info info;
+
+	void *private_data;
+	void (*private_free)(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump);
+
+	struct list_head block_list;	/* list of snd_ump_block objects */
+};
+
+struct snd_ump_block {
+	struct snd_ump_block_info info;
+	struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump;
+
+	void *private_data;
+	void (*private_free)(struct snd_ump_block *blk);
+
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
+#define rawmidi_to_ump(rmidi)	container_of(rmidi, struct snd_ump_endpoint, core)
+
+int snd_ump_endpoint_new(struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
+			 int output, int input,
+			 struct snd_ump_endpoint **ump_ret);
+int snd_ump_block_new(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump, unsigned int blk,
+		      unsigned int direction, unsigned int first_group,
+		      unsigned int num_groups, struct snd_ump_block **blk_ret);
+
+/*
+ * Some definitions for UMP
+ */
+
+/* MIDI 2.0 Message Type */
+enum {
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_UTILITY			= 0x00,
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_SYSTEM			= 0x01,
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_MIDI1_CHANNEL_VOICE	= 0x02,
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_DATA			= 0x03,
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_MIDI2_CHANNEL_VOICE	= 0x04,
+	UMP_MSG_TYPE_EXTENDED_DATA		= 0x05,
+};
+
+/* MIDI 2.0 SysEx / Data Status; same values for both 7-bit and 8-bit SysEx */
+enum {
+	UMP_SYSEX_STATUS_SINGLE			= 0,
+	UMP_SYSEX_STATUS_START			= 1,
+	UMP_SYSEX_STATUS_CONTINUE		= 2,
+	UMP_SYSEX_STATUS_END			= 3,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Helpers for retrieving / filling bits from UMP
+ */
+/* get the message type (4bit) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_message_type(u32 data)
+{
+	return data >> 28;
+}
+
+/* get the group number (0-based, 4bit) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_message_group(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 24) & 0x0f;
+}
+
+/* get the MIDI status code (4bit) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_message_status_code(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 20) & 0x0f;
+}
+
+/* get the MIDI channel number (0-based, 4bit) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_message_channel(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 16) & 0x0f;
+}
+
+/* get the MIDI status + channel combo byte (8bit) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_message_status_channel(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 16) & 0xff;
+}
+
+/* compose a UMP packet (header) from type, group and status values */
+static inline u32 ump_compose(unsigned char type, unsigned char group,
+			      unsigned char status, unsigned char channel)
+{
+	return ((u32)type << 28) | ((u32)group << 24) | ((u32)status << 20) |
+		((u32)channel << 16);
+}
+
+/* get SysEx message status (for both 7 and 8bits) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_sysex_message_status(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 20) & 0xf;
+}
+
+/* get SysEx message length (for both 7 and 8bits) from a UMP packet (header) */
+static inline unsigned char ump_sysex_message_length(u32 data)
+{
+	return (data >> 16) & 0xf;
+}
+
+#endif /* __SOUND_UMP_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asound.h b/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
index 0aa955aa8246..b001df4b335e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ enum {
  *  Raw MIDI section - /dev/snd/midi??
  */
 
-#define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 2)
+#define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 3)
 
 enum {
 	SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT = 0,
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ enum {
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_OUTPUT		0x00000001
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_INPUT		0x00000002
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_DUPLEX		0x00000004
+#define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_UMP			0x00000008
 
 struct snd_rawmidi_info {
 	unsigned int device;		/* RO/WR (control): device number */
@@ -779,6 +780,57 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_status {
 };
 #endif
 
+/* UMP EP Protocol / JRTS capability bits */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_MIDI_MASK	0x0300
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_MIDI1		0x0100 /* MIDI 1.0 */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_MIDI2		0x0200 /* MIDI 2.0 */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_JRTS_MASK	0x0003
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_JRTS_TX		0x0001 /* JRTS Transmit */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_PROTO_JRTS_RX		0x0002 /* JRTS Receive */
+
+/* UMP Endpoint information */
+struct snd_ump_endpoint_info {
+	int card;			/* card number */
+	int device;			/* device number */
+	unsigned int flags;		/* additional info */
+	unsigned int protocol_caps;	/* protocol capabilities */
+	unsigned int protocol;		/* current protocol */
+	unsigned int num_blocks;	/* # of function blocks */
+	unsigned short version;		/* UMP major/minor version */
+	unsigned short padding[7];
+	unsigned char name[128];	/* endpoint name string */
+	unsigned char product_id[128];	/* unique product id string */
+	unsigned char reserved[32];
+} __packed;
+
+/* UMP direction */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT		0x01
+#define SNDRV_UMP_DIR_OUTPUT		0x02
+#define SNDRV_UMP_DIR_BIDIRECTION	0x03
+
+/* UMP block info flags */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_BLOCK_IS_MIDI1	(1U << 0) /* MIDI 1.0 port w/o restrict */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_BLOCK_IS_LOWSPEED	(1U << 1) /* 31.25Kbps B/W MIDI1 port */
+
+/* UMP groups and blocks */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS		16
+#define SNDRV_UMP_MAX_BLOCKS		32
+
+/* UMP Block information */
+struct snd_ump_block_info {
+	int card;			/* card number */
+	int device;			/* device number */
+	unsigned char block_id;		/* block ID (R/W) */
+	unsigned char direction;	/* UMP direction */
+	unsigned char active;		/* Activeness */
+	unsigned char first_group;	/* first group ID */
+	unsigned char num_groups;	/* number of groups */
+	unsigned char padding[3];
+	unsigned int flags;		/* various info flags */
+	unsigned char name[128];	/* block name string */
+	unsigned char reserved[32];
+} __packed;
+
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_PVERSION	_IOR('W', 0x00, int)
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_INFO	_IOR('W', 0x01, struct snd_rawmidi_info)
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_USER_PVERSION _IOW('W', 0x02, int)
@@ -786,6 +838,9 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_status {
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_STATUS	_IOWR('W', 0x20, struct snd_rawmidi_status)
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_DROP	_IOW('W', 0x30, int)
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_DRAIN	_IOW('W', 0x31, int)
+/* Additional ioctls for UMP rawmidi devices */
+#define SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_ENDPOINT_INFO	_IOR('W', 0x40, struct snd_ump_endpoint_info)
+#define SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_BLOCK_INFO	_IOR('W', 0x41, struct snd_ump_block_info)
 
 /*
  *  Timer section - /dev/snd/timer
diff --git a/sound/core/Kconfig b/sound/core/Kconfig
index 12990d9a4dff..eb1c6c930de9 100644
--- a/sound/core/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/core/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ config SND_RAWMIDI
 	tristate
 	select SND_SEQ_DEVICE if SND_SEQUENCER != n
 
+config SND_UMP
+	tristate
+	select SND_RAWMIDI
+
 config SND_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD
 	tristate
 
diff --git a/sound/core/Makefile b/sound/core/Makefile
index 2762f03d9b7b..562a05edbc50 100644
--- a/sound/core/Makefile
+++ b/sound/core/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ snd-pcm-dmaengine-objs := pcm_dmaengine.o
 
 snd-ctl-led-objs  := control_led.o
 snd-rawmidi-objs  := rawmidi.o
+snd-ump-objs      := ump.o
 snd-timer-objs    := timer.o
 snd-hrtimer-objs  := hrtimer.o
 snd-rtctimer-objs := rtctimer.o
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SND_PCM)		+= snd-pcm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_DMAENGINE_PCM)	+= snd-pcm-dmaengine.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DEVICE)	+= snd-seq-device.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI)	+= snd-rawmidi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_UMP)		+= snd-ump.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL)	+= oss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER)	+= seq/
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 1415f559b5d0..ef478fcacb42 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <sound/control.h>
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
+#include <sound/ump.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Midlevel RawMidi code for ALSA.");
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ module_param_array(amidi_map, int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(amidi_map, "Raw MIDI device number assigned to 2nd OSS device.");
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL */
 
-static int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi);
 static int snd_rawmidi_dev_free(struct snd_device *device);
 static int snd_rawmidi_dev_register(struct snd_device *device);
 static int snd_rawmidi_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device);
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ struct snd_rawmidi_status64 {
 
 #define SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_STATUS64	_IOWR('W', 0x20, struct snd_rawmidi_status64)
 
+#define rawmidi_is_ump(rmidi) \
+	(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_UMP) && ((rmidi)->info_flags & SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_UMP))
+
 static struct snd_rawmidi *snd_rawmidi_search(struct snd_card *card, int device)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rawmidi;
@@ -181,9 +184,23 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_runtime_create(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 	}
 	runtime->appl_ptr = runtime->hw_ptr = 0;
 	substream->runtime = runtime;
+	if (rawmidi_is_ump(substream->rmidi))
+		runtime->align = 3;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* get the current alignment (either 0 or 3) */
+static inline int get_align(struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_UMP))
+		return runtime->align;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+/* get the trimmed size with the current alignment */
+#define get_aligned_size(runtime, size) ((size) & ~get_align(runtime))
+
 static int snd_rawmidi_runtime_free(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
@@ -721,6 +738,8 @@ static int resize_runtime_buffer(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (params->avail_min < 1 || params->avail_min > params->buffer_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (params->buffer_size & get_align(runtime))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (params->buffer_size != runtime->buffer_size) {
 		newbuf = kvzalloc(params->buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!newbuf)
@@ -1045,12 +1064,13 @@ static int receive_with_tstamp_framing(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_rawmidi_framing_tstamp frame = { .tv_sec = tstamp->tv_sec, .tv_nsec = tstamp->tv_nsec };
 	int orig_count = src_count;
 	int frame_size = sizeof(struct snd_rawmidi_framing_tstamp);
+	int align = get_align(runtime);
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(frame_size != 0x20);
 	if (snd_BUG_ON((runtime->hw_ptr & 0x1f) != 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	while (src_count > 0) {
+	while (src_count > align) {
 		if ((int)(runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail) < frame_size) {
 			runtime->xruns += src_count;
 			break;
@@ -1058,7 +1078,9 @@ static int receive_with_tstamp_framing(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		if (src_count >= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_FRAMING_DATA_LENGTH)
 			frame.length = SNDRV_RAWMIDI_FRAMING_DATA_LENGTH;
 		else {
-			frame.length = src_count;
+			frame.length = get_aligned_size(runtime, src_count);
+			if (!frame.length)
+				break;
 			memset(frame.data, 0, SNDRV_RAWMIDI_FRAMING_DATA_LENGTH);
 		}
 		memcpy(frame.data, buffer, frame.length);
@@ -1122,6 +1144,10 @@ int snd_rawmidi_receive(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	count = get_aligned_size(runtime, count);
+	if (!count)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	if (substream->framing == SNDRV_RAWMIDI_MODE_FRAMING_TSTAMP) {
 		result = receive_with_tstamp_framing(substream, buffer, count, &ts64);
 	} else if (count == 1) {	/* special case, faster code */
@@ -1141,6 +1167,9 @@ int snd_rawmidi_receive(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			count1 = count;
 		if (count1 > (int)(runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail))
 			count1 = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail;
+		count1 = get_aligned_size(runtime, count1);
+		if (!count1)
+			goto unlock;
 		memcpy(runtime->buffer + runtime->hw_ptr, buffer, count1);
 		runtime->hw_ptr += count1;
 		runtime->hw_ptr %= runtime->buffer_size;
@@ -1341,12 +1370,18 @@ static int __snd_rawmidi_transmit_peek(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 			count1 = count;
 		if (count1 > (int)(runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail))
 			count1 = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail;
+		count1 = get_aligned_size(runtime, count1);
+		if (!count1)
+			goto __skip;
 		memcpy(buffer, runtime->buffer + runtime->hw_ptr, count1);
 		count -= count1;
 		result += count1;
 		if (count > 0) {
 			if (count > (int)(runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail - count1))
 				count = runtime->buffer_size - runtime->avail - count1;
+			count = get_aligned_size(runtime, count);
+			if (!count)
+				goto __skip;
 			memcpy(buffer + count1, runtime->buffer, count);
 			result += count;
 		}
@@ -1403,6 +1438,7 @@ static int __snd_rawmidi_transmit_ack(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	snd_BUG_ON(runtime->avail + count > runtime->buffer_size);
+	count = get_aligned_size(runtime, count);
 	runtime->hw_ptr += count;
 	runtime->hw_ptr %= runtime->buffer_size;
 	runtime->avail += count;
@@ -1689,6 +1725,9 @@ static void snd_rawmidi_proc_info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 
 	rmidi = entry->private_data;
 	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n\n", rmidi->name);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_UMP))
+		snd_iprintf(buffer, "Type: %s\n",
+			    rawmidi_is_ump(rmidi) ? "UMP" : "Legacy");
 	mutex_lock(&rmidi->open_mutex);
 	if (rmidi->info_flags & SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_OUTPUT) {
 		list_for_each_entry(substream,
@@ -1799,6 +1838,56 @@ static void release_rawmidi_device(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(container_of(dev, struct snd_rawmidi, dev));
 }
 
+/* used for both rawmidi and ump */
+int snd_rawmidi_init(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi,
+		     struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
+		     int output_count, int input_count,
+		     unsigned int info_flags)
+{
+	int err;
+	static const struct snd_device_ops ops = {
+		.dev_free = snd_rawmidi_dev_free,
+		.dev_register = snd_rawmidi_dev_register,
+		.dev_disconnect = snd_rawmidi_dev_disconnect,
+	};
+
+	rmidi->card = card;
+	rmidi->device = device;
+	mutex_init(&rmidi->open_mutex);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&rmidi->open_wait);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT].substreams);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT].substreams);
+	rmidi->info_flags = info_flags;
+
+	if (id != NULL)
+		strscpy(rmidi->id, id, sizeof(rmidi->id));
+
+	snd_device_initialize(&rmidi->dev, card);
+	rmidi->dev.release = release_rawmidi_device;
+	if (rawmidi_is_ump(rmidi))
+		dev_set_name(&rmidi->dev, "umpC%iD%i", card->number, device);
+	else
+		dev_set_name(&rmidi->dev, "midiC%iD%i", card->number, device);
+
+	err = snd_rawmidi_alloc_substreams(rmidi,
+					   &rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT],
+					   SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT,
+					   input_count);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	err = snd_rawmidi_alloc_substreams(rmidi,
+					   &rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT],
+					   SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT,
+					   output_count);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_RAWMIDI, rmidi, &ops);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_rawmidi_init);
+
 /**
  * snd_rawmidi_new - create a rawmidi instance
  * @card: the card instance
@@ -1819,56 +1908,21 @@ int snd_rawmidi_new(struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi;
 	int err;
-	static const struct snd_device_ops ops = {
-		.dev_free = snd_rawmidi_dev_free,
-		.dev_register = snd_rawmidi_dev_register,
-		.dev_disconnect = snd_rawmidi_dev_disconnect,
-	};
 
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
-		return -ENXIO;
 	if (rrawmidi)
 		*rrawmidi = NULL;
 	rmidi = kzalloc(sizeof(*rmidi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rmidi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	rmidi->card = card;
-	rmidi->device = device;
-	mutex_init(&rmidi->open_mutex);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&rmidi->open_wait);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT].substreams);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT].substreams);
-
-	if (id != NULL)
-		strscpy(rmidi->id, id, sizeof(rmidi->id));
-
-	snd_device_initialize(&rmidi->dev, card);
-	rmidi->dev.release = release_rawmidi_device;
-	dev_set_name(&rmidi->dev, "midiC%iD%i", card->number, device);
-
-	err = snd_rawmidi_alloc_substreams(rmidi,
-					   &rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT],
-					   SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT,
-					   input_count);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-	err = snd_rawmidi_alloc_substreams(rmidi,
-					   &rmidi->streams[SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT],
-					   SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT,
-					   output_count);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_RAWMIDI, rmidi, &ops);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-
+	err = snd_rawmidi_init(rmidi, card, id, device,
+			       output_count, input_count, 0);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		snd_rawmidi_free(rmidi);
+		return err;
+	}
 	if (rrawmidi)
 		*rrawmidi = rmidi;
 	return 0;
-
- error:
-	snd_rawmidi_free(rmidi);
-	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_rawmidi_new);
 
@@ -1883,7 +1937,8 @@ static void snd_rawmidi_free_substreams(struct snd_rawmidi_str *stream)
 	}
 }
 
-static int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
+/* called from ump.c, too */
+int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
 {
 	if (!rmidi)
 		return 0;
@@ -1900,6 +1955,7 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
 	put_device(&rmidi->dev);
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_rawmidi_free);
 
 static int snd_rawmidi_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
 {
@@ -1950,7 +2006,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
 	rmidi->ossreg = 0;
-	if ((int)rmidi->device == midi_map[rmidi->card->number]) {
+	if (!rawmidi_is_ump(rmidi) &&
+	    (int)rmidi->device == midi_map[rmidi->card->number]) {
 		if (snd_register_oss_device(SNDRV_OSS_DEVICE_TYPE_MIDI,
 					    rmidi->card, 0, &snd_rawmidi_f_ops,
 					    rmidi) < 0) {
@@ -1964,7 +2021,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
 #endif
 		}
 	}
-	if ((int)rmidi->device == amidi_map[rmidi->card->number]) {
+	if (!rawmidi_is_ump(rmidi) &&
+	    (int)rmidi->device == amidi_map[rmidi->card->number]) {
 		if (snd_register_oss_device(SNDRV_OSS_DEVICE_TYPE_MIDI,
 					    rmidi->card, 1, &snd_rawmidi_f_ops,
 					    rmidi) < 0) {
@@ -1988,7 +2046,8 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
 	}
 	rmidi->proc_entry = entry;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER)
-	if (!rmidi->ops || !rmidi->ops->dev_register) { /* own registration mechanism */
+	/* no own registration mechanism? */
+	if (!rmidi->ops || !rmidi->ops->dev_register) {
 		if (snd_seq_device_new(rmidi->card, rmidi->device, SNDRV_SEQ_DEV_ID_MIDISYNTH, 0, &rmidi->seq_dev) >= 0) {
 			rmidi->seq_dev->private_data = rmidi;
 			rmidi->seq_dev->private_free = snd_rawmidi_dev_seq_free;
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi_compat.c b/sound/core/rawmidi_compat.c
index 68a93443583c..b81b30d82f88 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi_compat.c
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_ioctl_compat(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsign
 	case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_INFO:
 	case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_DROP:
 	case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_DRAIN:
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_UMP)
+	case SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_ENDPOINT_INFO:
+	case SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_BLOCK_INFO:
+#endif
 		return snd_rawmidi_ioctl(file, cmd, (unsigned long)argp);
 	case SNDRV_RAWMIDI_IOCTL_PARAMS32:
 		return snd_rawmidi_ioctl_params_compat(rfile, argp);
diff --git a/sound/core/ump.c b/sound/core/ump.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b49720e2e206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/core/ump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Universal MIDI Packet (UMP) support
+ */
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <sound/core.h>
+#include <sound/rawmidi.h>
+#include <sound/ump.h>
+
+#define ump_err(ump, fmt, args...)	dev_err(&(ump)->core.dev, fmt, ##args)
+#define ump_warn(ump, fmt, args...)	dev_warn(&(ump)->core.dev, fmt, ##args)
+#define ump_info(ump, fmt, args...)	dev_info(&(ump)->core.dev, fmt, ##args)
+#define ump_dbg(ump, fmt, args...)	dev_dbg(&(ump)->core.dev, fmt, ##args)
+
+static int snd_ump_dev_register(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi);
+static int snd_ump_dev_unregister(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi);
+static long snd_ump_ioctl(struct snd_rawmidi_file *rfile, unsigned int cmd,
+			  void __user *argp);
+
+static const struct snd_rawmidi_global_ops snd_ump_rawmidi_ops = {
+	.dev_register = snd_ump_dev_register,
+	.dev_unregister = snd_ump_dev_unregister,
+	.ioctl = snd_ump_ioctl,
+};
+
+static void snd_ump_endpoint_free(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
+{
+	struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump = rawmidi_to_ump(rmidi);
+	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
+
+	while (!list_empty(&ump->block_list)) {
+		fb = list_first_entry(&ump->block_list, struct snd_ump_block,
+				      list);
+		list_del(&fb->list);
+		if (fb->private_free)
+			fb->private_free(fb);
+		kfree(fb);
+	}
+
+	if (ump->private_free)
+		ump->private_free(ump);
+}
+
+/**
+ * snd_ump_endpoint_new - create a UMP Endpoint object
+ * @card: the card instance
+ * @id: the id string for rawmidi
+ * @device: the device index for rawmidi
+ * @output: 1 for enabling output
+ * @input: 1 for enabling input
+ * @ump_ret: the pointer to store the new UMP instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new UMP Endpoint object. A UMP Endpoint is tied with one rawmidi
+ * instance with one input and/or one output rawmidi stream (either uni-
+ * or bi-directional). A UMP Endpoint may contain one or multiple UMP Blocks
+ * that consist of one or multiple UMP Groups.
+ *
+ * Use snd_rawmidi_set_ops() to set the operators to the new instance.
+ * Unlike snd_rawmidi_new(), this function sets up the info_flags by itself
+ * depending on the given @output and @input.
+ *
+ * The device has SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_UMP flag set and a different device
+ * file ("umpCxDx") than a standard MIDI 1.x device ("midiCxDx") is
+ * created.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int snd_ump_endpoint_new(struct snd_card *card, char *id, int device,
+			 int output, int input,
+			 struct snd_ump_endpoint **ump_ret)
+{
+	unsigned int info_flags = SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_UMP;
+	struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump;
+	int err;
+
+	if (input)
+		info_flags |= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_INPUT;
+	if (output)
+		info_flags |= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_OUTPUT;
+	if (input && output)
+		info_flags |= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_INFO_DUPLEX;
+
+	ump = kzalloc(sizeof(*ump), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ump)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ump->block_list);
+	err = snd_rawmidi_init(&ump->core, card, id, device,
+			       output, input, info_flags);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		snd_rawmidi_free(&ump->core);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	ump->info.card = card->number;
+	ump->info.device = device;
+
+	ump->core.private_free = snd_ump_endpoint_free;
+	ump->core.ops = &snd_ump_rawmidi_ops;
+
+	ump_dbg(ump, "Created a UMP EP #%d (%s)\n", device, id);
+	*ump_ret = ump;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ump_endpoint_new);
+
+/*
+ * Device register / unregister hooks;
+ *  do nothing, placeholders for avoiding the default rawmidi handling
+ */
+static int snd_ump_dev_register(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_ump_dev_unregister(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct snd_ump_block *
+snd_ump_get_block(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump, unsigned char id)
+{
+	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(fb, &ump->block_list, list) {
+		if (fb->info.block_id == id)
+			return fb;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * snd_ump_block_new - Create a UMP block
+ * @ump: UMP object
+ * @blk: block ID number to create
+ * @direction: direction (in/out/bidirection)
+ * @first_group: the first group ID (0-based)
+ * @num_groups: the number of groups in this block
+ * @blk_ret: the pointer to store the resultant block object
+ */
+int snd_ump_block_new(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump, unsigned int blk,
+		      unsigned int direction, unsigned int first_group,
+		      unsigned int num_groups, struct snd_ump_block **blk_ret)
+{
+	struct snd_ump_block *fb, *p;
+
+	if (blk < 0 || blk >= SNDRV_UMP_MAX_BLOCKS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (snd_ump_get_block(ump, blk))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*fb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	fb->ump = ump;
+	fb->info.card = ump->info.card;
+	fb->info.device = ump->info.device;
+	fb->info.block_id = blk;
+	if (blk >= ump->info.num_blocks)
+		ump->info.num_blocks = blk + 1;
+	fb->info.direction = direction;
+	fb->info.active = 1;
+	fb->info.first_group = first_group;
+	fb->info.num_groups = num_groups;
+	/* fill the default name, may be overwritten to a better name */
+	snprintf(fb->info.name, sizeof(fb->info.name), "Group %d-%d",
+		 first_group + 1, first_group + num_groups);
+
+	/* put the entry in the ordered list */
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &ump->block_list, list) {
+		if (p->info.block_id > blk) {
+			list_add_tail(&fb->list, &p->list);
+			goto added;
+		}
+	}
+	list_add_tail(&fb->list, &ump->block_list);
+
+ added:
+	ump_dbg(ump, "Created a UMP Block #%d (%s)\n", blk, fb->info.name);
+	*blk_ret = fb;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ump_block_new);
+
+static int snd_ump_ioctl_block(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
+			       struct snd_ump_block_info __user *argp)
+{
+	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
+	unsigned char id;
+
+	if (get_user(id, &argp->block_id))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	fb = snd_ump_get_block(ump, id);
+	if (!fb)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if (copy_to_user(argp, &fb->info, sizeof(fb->info)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle UMP-specific ioctls; called from snd_rawmidi_ioctl()
+ */
+static long snd_ump_ioctl(struct snd_rawmidi_file *rfile, unsigned int cmd,
+			  void __user *argp)
+{
+	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi = rfile->rmidi;
+	struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump = rawmidi_to_ump(rmidi);
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_ENDPOINT_INFO:
+		if (copy_to_user(argp, &ump->info, sizeof(ump->info)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+	case SNDRV_UMP_IOCTL_BLOCK_INFO:
+		return snd_ump_ioctl_block(ump, argp);
+	default:
+		ump_dbg(ump, "rawmidi: unknown command = 0x%x\n", cmd);
+		return -ENOTTY;
+	}
+}
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Universal MIDI Packet (UMP) Core Driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
