diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/Makefile b/drivers/char/ipmi/Makefile
index 0822adc2ec41..a302bc865370 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_SSIF) += ipmi_ssif.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_POWERNV) += ipmi_powernv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_WATCHDOG) += ipmi_watchdog.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_POWEROFF) += ipmi_poweroff.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_KCS_BMC) += kcs_bmc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_KCS_BMC) += kcs_bmc.o kcs_bmc_cdev_ipmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_BT_IPMI_BMC) += bt-bmc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_KCS_IPMI_BMC) += kcs_bmc_aspeed.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NPCM7XX_KCS_IPMI_BMC) += kcs_bmc_npcm7xx.o
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
index c4336c1f2d6d..ef5c48ffe74a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
@@ -3,446 +3,51 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, Intel Corporation.
  */
 
-#define pr_fmt(fmt) "kcs-bmc: " fmt
-
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/ipmi_bmc.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/poll.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "kcs_bmc.h"
 
-#define DEVICE_NAME "ipmi-kcs"
-
-#define KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ    1000
-
-#define KCS_ZERO_DATA     0
-
-
-/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-1, KCS Interface Status Register Bits */
-#define KCS_STATUS_STATE(state) (state << 6)
-#define KCS_STATUS_STATE_MASK   GENMASK(7, 6)
-#define KCS_STATUS_CMD_DAT      BIT(3)
-#define KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN      BIT(2)
-#define KCS_STATUS_IBF          BIT(1)
-#define KCS_STATUS_OBF          BIT(0)
-
-/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-2, KCS Interface State Bits */
-enum kcs_states {
-	IDLE_STATE  = 0,
-	READ_STATE  = 1,
-	WRITE_STATE = 2,
-	ERROR_STATE = 3,
-};
-
-/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-3, KCS Interface Control Codes */
-#define KCS_CMD_GET_STATUS_ABORT  0x60
-#define KCS_CMD_WRITE_START       0x61
-#define KCS_CMD_WRITE_END         0x62
-#define KCS_CMD_READ_BYTE         0x68
-
-static inline u8 kcs_bmc_read_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+u8 kcs_bmc_read_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
 {
 	return kcs_bmc->io_inputb(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->ioreg.idr);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_read_data);
 
-static inline void kcs_bmc_write_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data)
+void kcs_bmc_write_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data)
 {
 	kcs_bmc->io_outputb(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->ioreg.odr, data);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_write_data);
 
-static inline u8 kcs_bmc_read_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+u8 kcs_bmc_read_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
 {
 	return kcs_bmc->io_inputb(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->ioreg.str);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_read_status);
 
-static inline void kcs_bmc_write_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data)
+void kcs_bmc_write_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data)
 {
 	kcs_bmc->io_outputb(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->ioreg.str, data);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_write_status);
 
-static void kcs_bmc_update_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 mask, u8 val)
+void kcs_bmc_update_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 mask, u8 val)
 {
 	kcs_bmc->io_updateb(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->ioreg.str, mask, val);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_update_status);
 
-static inline void set_state(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 state)
-{
-	kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_STATE_MASK,
-					KCS_STATUS_STATE(state));
-}
-
-static void kcs_force_abort(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
-{
-	set_state(kcs_bmc, ERROR_STATE);
-	kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-	kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-
-	kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ERROR;
-	kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
-	kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
-}
-
-static void kcs_bmc_handle_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
-{
-	u8 data;
-
-	switch (kcs_bmc->phase) {
-	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_START:
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA;
-		fallthrough;
-
-	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA:
-		if (kcs_bmc->data_in_idx < KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ) {
-			set_state(kcs_bmc, WRITE_STATE);
-			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-			kcs_bmc->data_in[kcs_bmc->data_in_idx++] =
-						kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-		} else {
-			kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_LENGTH_ERROR;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_END_CMD:
-		if (kcs_bmc->data_in_idx < KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ) {
-			set_state(kcs_bmc, READ_STATE);
-			kcs_bmc->data_in[kcs_bmc->data_in_idx++] =
-						kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-			kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DONE;
-			kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = true;
-			wake_up_interruptible(&kcs_bmc->queue);
-		} else {
-			kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_LENGTH_ERROR;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_PHASE_READ:
-		if (kcs_bmc->data_out_idx == kcs_bmc->data_out_len)
-			set_state(kcs_bmc, IDLE_STATE);
-
-		data = kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-		if (data != KCS_CMD_READ_BYTE) {
-			set_state(kcs_bmc, ERROR_STATE);
-			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (kcs_bmc->data_out_idx == kcs_bmc->data_out_len) {
-			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-			kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_IDLE;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc,
-			kcs_bmc->data_out[kcs_bmc->data_out_idx++]);
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR1:
-		set_state(kcs_bmc, READ_STATE);
-		kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->error);
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR2;
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR2:
-		set_state(kcs_bmc, IDLE_STATE);
-		kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_IDLE;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-static void kcs_bmc_handle_cmd(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
-{
-	u8 cmd;
-
-	set_state(kcs_bmc, WRITE_STATE);
-	kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
-
-	cmd = kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case KCS_CMD_WRITE_START:
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_START;
-		kcs_bmc->error = KCS_NO_ERROR;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_CMD_WRITE_END:
-		if (kcs_bmc->phase != KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA) {
-			kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_END_CMD;
-		break;
-
-	case KCS_CMD_GET_STATUS_ABORT:
-		if (kcs_bmc->error == KCS_NO_ERROR)
-			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_ABORTED_BY_COMMAND;
-
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR1;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-		kcs_bmc->error = KCS_ILLEGAL_CONTROL_CODE;
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
+int kcs_bmc_ipmi_event(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc);
 int kcs_bmc_handle_event(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret = -ENODATA;
-	u8 status;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
-
-	status = kcs_bmc_read_status(kcs_bmc);
-	if (status & KCS_STATUS_IBF) {
-		if (!kcs_bmc->running)
-			kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-		else if (status & KCS_STATUS_CMD_DAT)
-			kcs_bmc_handle_cmd(kcs_bmc);
-		else
-			kcs_bmc_handle_data(kcs_bmc);
-
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
-
-	return ret;
+	return kcs_bmc_ipmi_event(kcs_bmc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_handle_event);
 
-static inline struct kcs_bmc *to_kcs_bmc(struct file *filp)
-{
-	return container_of(filp->private_data, struct kcs_bmc, miscdev);
-}
-
-static int kcs_bmc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	if (!kcs_bmc->running)
-		kcs_bmc->running = 1;
-	else
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static __poll_t kcs_bmc_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-	__poll_t mask = 0;
-
-	poll_wait(filp, &kcs_bmc->queue, wait);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	if (kcs_bmc->data_in_avail)
-		mask |= EPOLLIN;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	return mask;
-}
-
-static ssize_t kcs_bmc_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
-			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-	bool data_avail;
-	size_t data_len;
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	if (!(filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
-		wait_event_interruptible(kcs_bmc->queue,
-					 kcs_bmc->data_in_avail);
-
-	mutex_lock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	data_avail = kcs_bmc->data_in_avail;
-	if (data_avail) {
-		data_len = kcs_bmc->data_in_idx;
-		memcpy(kcs_bmc->kbuffer, kcs_bmc->data_in, data_len);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	if (!data_avail) {
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (count < data_len) {
-		pr_err("channel=%u with too large data : %zu\n",
-			kcs_bmc->channel, data_len);
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-		kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-		ret = -EOVERFLOW;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, kcs_bmc->kbuffer, data_len)) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	ret = data_len;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	if (kcs_bmc->phase == KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DONE) {
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WAIT_READ;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
-		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
-	} else {
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t kcs_bmc_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
-			     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	/* a minimum response size '3' : netfn + cmd + ccode */
-	if (count < 3 || count > KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
-
-	if (copy_from_user(kcs_bmc->kbuffer, buf, count)) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	if (kcs_bmc->phase == KCS_PHASE_WAIT_READ) {
-		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_READ;
-		kcs_bmc->data_out_idx = 1;
-		kcs_bmc->data_out_len = count;
-		memcpy(kcs_bmc->data_out, kcs_bmc->kbuffer, count);
-		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->data_out[0]);
-		ret = count;
-	} else {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static long kcs_bmc_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
-			  unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-	long ret = 0;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_SET_SMS_ATN:
-		kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN);
-		break;
-
-	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_CLEAR_SMS_ATN:
-		kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN, 0);
-		break;
-
-	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_FORCE_ABORT:
-		kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int kcs_bmc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	kcs_bmc->running = 0;
-	kcs_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations kcs_bmc_fops = {
-	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open           = kcs_bmc_open,
-	.read           = kcs_bmc_read,
-	.write          = kcs_bmc_write,
-	.release        = kcs_bmc_release,
-	.poll           = kcs_bmc_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl = kcs_bmc_ioctl,
-};
-
+struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc_ipmi_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv, u32 channel);
 struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv, u32 channel)
 {
-	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc;
-
-	kcs_bmc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*kcs_bmc) + sizeof_priv, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!kcs_bmc)
-		return NULL;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&kcs_bmc->lock);
-	kcs_bmc->channel = channel;
-
-	mutex_init(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&kcs_bmc->queue);
-
-	kcs_bmc->data_in = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
-	kcs_bmc->data_out = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
-	kcs_bmc->kbuffer = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	kcs_bmc->miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
-	kcs_bmc->miscdev.name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s%u",
-					       DEVICE_NAME, channel);
-	if (!kcs_bmc->data_in || !kcs_bmc->data_out || !kcs_bmc->kbuffer ||
-	    !kcs_bmc->miscdev.name)
-		return NULL;
-	kcs_bmc->miscdev.fops = &kcs_bmc_fops;
-
-	return kcs_bmc;
+	return kcs_bmc_ipmi_alloc(dev, sizeof_priv, channel);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_alloc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.h b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.h
index 970f53892f2d..febea0c8deb4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.h
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.h
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ static inline void *kcs_bmc_priv(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
 }
 
 int kcs_bmc_handle_event(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc);
-struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv,
-					u32 channel);
+struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv, u32 channel);
+
+u8 kcs_bmc_read_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc);
+void kcs_bmc_write_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data);
+u8 kcs_bmc_read_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc);
+void kcs_bmc_write_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 data);
+void kcs_bmc_update_status(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 mask, u8 val);
+
 #endif /* __KCS_BMC_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc_cdev_ipmi.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc_cdev_ipmi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc011db0ec01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc_cdev_ipmi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,426 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, Intel Corporation.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "kcs-bmc: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/ipmi_bmc.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "kcs_bmc.h"
+
+#define DEVICE_NAME "ipmi-kcs"
+
+#define KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ    1000
+
+#define KCS_ZERO_DATA     0
+
+
+/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-1, KCS Interface Status Register Bits */
+#define KCS_STATUS_STATE(state) (state << 6)
+#define KCS_STATUS_STATE_MASK   GENMASK(7, 6)
+#define KCS_STATUS_CMD_DAT      BIT(3)
+#define KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN      BIT(2)
+#define KCS_STATUS_IBF          BIT(1)
+#define KCS_STATUS_OBF          BIT(0)
+
+/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-2, KCS Interface State Bits */
+enum kcs_states {
+	IDLE_STATE  = 0,
+	READ_STATE  = 1,
+	WRITE_STATE = 2,
+	ERROR_STATE = 3,
+};
+
+/* IPMI 2.0 - Table 9-3, KCS Interface Control Codes */
+#define KCS_CMD_GET_STATUS_ABORT  0x60
+#define KCS_CMD_WRITE_START       0x61
+#define KCS_CMD_WRITE_END         0x62
+#define KCS_CMD_READ_BYTE         0x68
+
+static inline void set_state(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc, u8 state)
+{
+	kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_STATE_MASK,
+					KCS_STATUS_STATE(state));
+}
+
+static void kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+{
+	set_state(kcs_bmc, ERROR_STATE);
+	kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+	kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+
+	kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ERROR;
+	kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
+	kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
+}
+
+static void kcs_bmc_ipmi_handle_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+{
+	u8 data;
+
+	switch (kcs_bmc->phase) {
+	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_START:
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA;
+		fallthrough;
+
+	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA:
+		if (kcs_bmc->data_in_idx < KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ) {
+			set_state(kcs_bmc, WRITE_STATE);
+			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+			kcs_bmc->data_in[kcs_bmc->data_in_idx++] =
+						kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+		} else {
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_LENGTH_ERROR;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_END_CMD:
+		if (kcs_bmc->data_in_idx < KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ) {
+			set_state(kcs_bmc, READ_STATE);
+			kcs_bmc->data_in[kcs_bmc->data_in_idx++] =
+						kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+			kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DONE;
+			kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = true;
+			wake_up_interruptible(&kcs_bmc->queue);
+		} else {
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_LENGTH_ERROR;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_PHASE_READ:
+		if (kcs_bmc->data_out_idx == kcs_bmc->data_out_len)
+			set_state(kcs_bmc, IDLE_STATE);
+
+		data = kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+		if (data != KCS_CMD_READ_BYTE) {
+			set_state(kcs_bmc, ERROR_STATE);
+			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (kcs_bmc->data_out_idx == kcs_bmc->data_out_len) {
+			kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+			kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_IDLE;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc,
+			kcs_bmc->data_out[kcs_bmc->data_out_idx++]);
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR1:
+		set_state(kcs_bmc, READ_STATE);
+		kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->error);
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR2;
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR2:
+		set_state(kcs_bmc, IDLE_STATE);
+		kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_IDLE;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void kcs_bmc_ipmi_handle_cmd(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+{
+	u8 cmd;
+
+	set_state(kcs_bmc, WRITE_STATE);
+	kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, KCS_ZERO_DATA);
+
+	cmd = kcs_bmc_read_data(kcs_bmc);
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case KCS_CMD_WRITE_START:
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_START;
+		kcs_bmc->error = KCS_NO_ERROR;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_CMD_WRITE_END:
+		if (kcs_bmc->phase != KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA) {
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_END_CMD;
+		break;
+
+	case KCS_CMD_GET_STATUS_ABORT:
+		if (kcs_bmc->error == KCS_NO_ERROR)
+			kcs_bmc->error = KCS_ABORTED_BY_COMMAND;
+
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_ABORT_ERROR1;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+		kcs_bmc->error = KCS_ILLEGAL_CONTROL_CODE;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int kcs_bmc_ipmi_event(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = -ENODATA;
+	u8 status;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
+
+	status = kcs_bmc_read_status(kcs_bmc);
+	if (status & KCS_STATUS_IBF) {
+		if (!kcs_bmc->running)
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+		else if (status & KCS_STATUS_CMD_DAT)
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_handle_cmd(kcs_bmc);
+		else
+			kcs_bmc_ipmi_handle_data(kcs_bmc);
+
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kcs_bmc->lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_ipmi_event);
+
+static inline struct kcs_bmc *to_kcs_bmc(struct file *filp)
+{
+	return container_of(filp->private_data, struct kcs_bmc, miscdev);
+}
+
+static int kcs_bmc_ipmi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	if (!kcs_bmc->running)
+		kcs_bmc->running = 1;
+	else
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static __poll_t kcs_bmc_ipmi_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+	__poll_t mask = 0;
+
+	poll_wait(filp, &kcs_bmc->queue, wait);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	if (kcs_bmc->data_in_avail)
+		mask |= EPOLLIN;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	return mask;
+}
+
+static ssize_t kcs_bmc_ipmi_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
+			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+	bool data_avail;
+	size_t data_len;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (!(filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
+		wait_event_interruptible(kcs_bmc->queue,
+					 kcs_bmc->data_in_avail);
+
+	mutex_lock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	data_avail = kcs_bmc->data_in_avail;
+	if (data_avail) {
+		data_len = kcs_bmc->data_in_idx;
+		memcpy(kcs_bmc->kbuffer, kcs_bmc->data_in, data_len);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	if (!data_avail) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (count < data_len) {
+		pr_err("channel=%u with too large data : %zu\n",
+			kcs_bmc->channel, data_len);
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+		kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+		ret = -EOVERFLOW;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (copy_to_user(buf, kcs_bmc->kbuffer, data_len)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = data_len;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	if (kcs_bmc->phase == KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DONE) {
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WAIT_READ;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_avail = false;
+		kcs_bmc->data_in_idx = 0;
+	} else {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t kcs_bmc_ipmi_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
+			     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	/* a minimum response size '3' : netfn + cmd + ccode */
+	if (count < 3 || count > KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
+
+	if (copy_from_user(kcs_bmc->kbuffer, buf, count)) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	if (kcs_bmc->phase == KCS_PHASE_WAIT_READ) {
+		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_READ;
+		kcs_bmc->data_out_idx = 1;
+		kcs_bmc->data_out_len = count;
+		memcpy(kcs_bmc->data_out, kcs_bmc->kbuffer, count);
+		kcs_bmc_write_data(kcs_bmc, kcs_bmc->data_out[0]);
+		ret = count;
+	} else {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static long kcs_bmc_ipmi_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+			  unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+	long ret = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_SET_SMS_ATN:
+		kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN);
+		break;
+
+	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_CLEAR_SMS_ATN:
+		kcs_bmc_update_status(kcs_bmc, KCS_STATUS_SMS_ATN, 0);
+		break;
+
+	case IPMI_BMC_IOCTL_FORCE_ABORT:
+		kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int kcs_bmc_ipmi_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc = to_kcs_bmc(filp);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	kcs_bmc->running = 0;
+	kcs_bmc_ipmi_force_abort(kcs_bmc);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations kcs_bmc_fops = {
+	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
+	.open           = kcs_bmc_ipmi_open,
+	.read           = kcs_bmc_ipmi_read,
+	.write          = kcs_bmc_ipmi_write,
+	.release        = kcs_bmc_ipmi_release,
+	.poll           = kcs_bmc_ipmi_poll,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = kcs_bmc_ipmi_ioctl,
+};
+
+struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc_ipmi_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv, u32 channel)
+{
+	struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc;
+
+	kcs_bmc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*kcs_bmc) + sizeof_priv, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!kcs_bmc)
+		return NULL;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&kcs_bmc->lock);
+	kcs_bmc->channel = channel;
+
+	mutex_init(&kcs_bmc->mutex);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&kcs_bmc->queue);
+
+	kcs_bmc->data_in = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	kcs_bmc->data_out = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+	kcs_bmc->kbuffer = devm_kmalloc(dev, KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	kcs_bmc->miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
+	kcs_bmc->miscdev.name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s%u",
+					       DEVICE_NAME, channel);
+	if (!kcs_bmc->data_in || !kcs_bmc->data_out || !kcs_bmc->kbuffer ||
+	    !kcs_bmc->miscdev.name)
+		return NULL;
+	kcs_bmc->miscdev.fops = &kcs_bmc_fops;
+
+	return kcs_bmc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kcs_bmc_ipmi_alloc);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Haiyue Wang <haiyue.wang@linux.intel.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KCS BMC to handle the IPMI request from system software");
