diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
index 10c563999d3d..9af316d5bca4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_CADENCE
 	tristate "SDHCI support for the Cadence SD/SDIO/eMMC controller"
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM
 	depends on OF
+	select MMC_SDHCI_IO_ACCESSORS
 	help
 	  This selects the Cadence SD/SDIO/eMMC driver.
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-cadence.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-cadence.c
index 708d4297f241..c662c63d49fa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-cadence.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct sdhci_cdns_phy_param {
 
 struct sdhci_cdns_priv {
 	void __iomem *hrs_addr;
+	void __iomem *ctl_addr;	/* write control */
+	spinlock_t wrlock;	/* write lock */
 	bool enhanced_strobe;
 	void (*priv_writel)(struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv, u32 val, void __iomem *reg);
 	unsigned int nr_phy_params;
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ struct sdhci_cdns_phy_cfg {
 	u8 addr;
 };
 
+struct sdhci_cdns_drv_data {
+	int (*init)(struct platform_device *pdev);
+	const struct sdhci_pltfm_data pltfm_data;
+};
+
 static const struct sdhci_cdns_phy_cfg sdhci_cdns_phy_cfgs[] = {
 	{ "cdns,phy-input-delay-sd-highspeed", SDHCI_CDNS_PHY_DLY_SD_HS, },
 	{ "cdns,phy-input-delay-legacy", SDHCI_CDNS_PHY_DLY_SD_DEFAULT, },
@@ -316,6 +323,92 @@ static void sdhci_cdns_set_uhs_signaling(struct sdhci_host *host,
 		sdhci_set_uhs_signaling(host, timing);
 }
 
+/* Elba control register bits [6:3] are byte-lane enables */
+#define ELBA_BYTE_ENABLE_MASK(x)	((x) << 3)
+
+/*
+ * The Pensando Elba SoC explicitly controls byte-lane enabling on writes
+ * which includes writes to the HRS registers.
+ */
+static void elba_priv_writel(struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv, u32 val,
+			     void __iomem *reg)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+	writel(ELBA_BYTE_ENABLE_MASK(0xf), priv->ctl_addr);
+	writel(val, reg);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+}
+
+static void elba_write_l(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 val, int reg)
+{
+	elba_priv_writel(sdhci_cdns_priv(host), val, host->ioaddr + reg);
+}
+
+static void elba_write_w(struct sdhci_host *host, u16 val, int reg)
+{
+	struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv = sdhci_cdns_priv(host);
+	u32 byte_enables;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	byte_enables = GENMASK(1, 0) << (reg & 0x3);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+	writel(ELBA_BYTE_ENABLE_MASK(byte_enables), priv->ctl_addr);
+	writew(val, host->ioaddr + reg);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+}
+
+static void elba_write_b(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 val, int reg)
+{
+	struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv = sdhci_cdns_priv(host);
+	u32 byte_enables;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	byte_enables = BIT(0) << (reg & 0x3);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+	writel(ELBA_BYTE_ENABLE_MASK(byte_enables), priv->ctl_addr);
+	writeb(val, host->ioaddr + reg);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wrlock, flags);
+}
+
+static const struct sdhci_ops sdhci_elba_ops = {
+	.write_l = elba_write_l,
+	.write_w = elba_write_w,
+	.write_b = elba_write_b,
+	.set_clock = sdhci_set_clock,
+	.get_timeout_clock = sdhci_cdns_get_timeout_clock,
+	.set_bus_width = sdhci_set_bus_width,
+	.reset = sdhci_reset,
+	.set_uhs_signaling = sdhci_cdns_set_uhs_signaling,
+};
+
+static int elba_drv_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv = sdhci_cdns_priv(host);
+	struct resource *iomem;
+	void __iomem *ioaddr;
+
+	host->mmc->caps |= (MMC_CAP_1_8V_DDR | MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA);
+
+	iomem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
+	if (!iomem)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Byte-lane control register */
+	ioaddr = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(ioaddr))
+		return PTR_ERR(ioaddr);
+
+	priv->ctl_addr = ioaddr;
+	priv->priv_writel = elba_priv_writel;
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->wrlock);
+	writel(ELBA_BYTE_ENABLE_MASK(0xf), priv->ctl_addr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct sdhci_ops sdhci_cdns_ops = {
 	.set_clock = sdhci_set_clock,
 	.get_timeout_clock = sdhci_cdns_get_timeout_clock,
@@ -325,13 +418,24 @@ static const struct sdhci_ops sdhci_cdns_ops = {
 	.set_uhs_signaling = sdhci_cdns_set_uhs_signaling,
 };
 
-static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_cdns_uniphier_pltfm_data = {
-	.ops = &sdhci_cdns_ops,
-	.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN,
+static const struct sdhci_cdns_drv_data sdhci_cdns_uniphier_drv_data = {
+	.pltfm_data = {
+		.ops = &sdhci_cdns_ops,
+		.quirks2 = SDHCI_QUIRK2_PRESET_VALUE_BROKEN,
+	},
+};
+
+static const struct sdhci_cdns_drv_data sdhci_elba_drv_data = {
+	.init = elba_drv_init,
+	.pltfm_data = {
+		.ops = &sdhci_elba_ops,
+	},
 };
 
-static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_cdns_pltfm_data = {
-	.ops = &sdhci_cdns_ops,
+static const struct sdhci_cdns_drv_data sdhci_cdns_drv_data = {
+	.pltfm_data = {
+		.ops = &sdhci_cdns_ops,
+	},
 };
 
 static void sdhci_cdns_hs400_enhanced_strobe(struct mmc_host *mmc,
@@ -357,7 +461,7 @@ static void sdhci_cdns_hs400_enhanced_strobe(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 static int sdhci_cdns_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
-	const struct sdhci_pltfm_data *data;
+	const struct sdhci_cdns_drv_data *data;
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
 	struct sdhci_cdns_priv *priv;
 	struct clk *clk;
@@ -376,10 +480,10 @@ static int sdhci_cdns_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
 	if (!data)
-		data = &sdhci_cdns_pltfm_data;
+		data = &sdhci_cdns_drv_data;
 
 	nr_phy_params = sdhci_cdns_phy_param_count(dev->of_node);
-	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, data,
+	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, &data->pltfm_data,
 				struct_size(priv, phy_params, nr_phy_params));
 	if (IS_ERR(host)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(host);
@@ -388,7 +492,6 @@ static int sdhci_cdns_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 	pltfm_host->clk = clk;
-
 	priv = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
 	priv->nr_phy_params = nr_phy_params;
 	priv->hrs_addr = host->ioaddr;
@@ -397,6 +500,11 @@ static int sdhci_cdns_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->ioaddr += SDHCI_CDNS_SRS_BASE;
 	host->mmc_host_ops.hs400_enhanced_strobe =
 				sdhci_cdns_hs400_enhanced_strobe;
+	if (data->init) {
+		ret = data->init(pdev);
+		if (ret)
+			goto free;
+	}
 	sdhci_enable_v4_mode(host);
 	__sdhci_read_caps(host, &version, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -461,7 +569,11 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops sdhci_cdns_pm_ops = {
 static const struct of_device_id sdhci_cdns_match[] = {
 	{
 		.compatible = "socionext,uniphier-sd4hc",
-		.data = &sdhci_cdns_uniphier_pltfm_data,
+		.data = &sdhci_cdns_uniphier_drv_data,
+	},
+	{
+		.compatible = "amd,pensando-elba-sd4hc",
+		.data = &sdhci_elba_drv_data,
 	},
 	{ .compatible = "cdns,sd4hc" },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
