diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci.h b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
index 733def2..e941af6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci.h
@@ -224,9 +224,12 @@ enum {
 	EM_MAX_RETRY			= 5,
 
 	/* em_ctl bits */
-	EM_CTL_RST			= (1 << 9), /* Reset */
-	EM_CTL_TM			= (1 << 8), /* Transmit Message */
-	EM_CTL_ALHD			= (1 << 26), /* Activity LED */
+	EM_CTL_RST		= (1 << 9), /* Reset */
+	EM_CTL_TM		= (1 << 8), /* Transmit Message */
+	EM_CTL_MR		= (1 << 0), /* Message Recieved */
+	EM_CTL_ALHD		= (1 << 26), /* Activity LED */
+	EM_CTL_XMT		= (1 << 25), /* Transmit Only */
+	EM_CTL_SMB		= (1 << 24), /* Single Message Buffer */
 };
 
 struct ahci_cmd_hdr {
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ struct ahci_host_priv {
 	u32			saved_cap2;	/* saved initial cap2 */
 	u32			saved_port_map;	/* saved initial port_map */
 	u32 			em_loc; /* enclosure management location */
+	u32			em_buf_sz;	/* EM buffer size in byte */
 };
 
 extern int ahci_em_messages;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 34fc57d..9ed38e0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -108,11 +108,18 @@ static ssize_t ahci_show_host_version(struct device *dev,
 				      struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
 static ssize_t ahci_show_port_cmd(struct device *dev,
 				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+static ssize_t ahci_read_em_buffer(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+static ssize_t ahci_store_em_buffer(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr,
+				    const char *buf, size_t size);
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_caps, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_caps, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_cap2, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_cap2, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_host_version, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_host_version, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(ahci_port_cmd, S_IRUGO, ahci_show_port_cmd, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(em_buffer, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+		   ahci_read_em_buffer, ahci_store_em_buffer);
 
 static struct device_attribute *ahci_shost_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_link_power_management_policy,
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ static struct device_attribute *ahci_shost_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_ahci_host_cap2,
 	&dev_attr_ahci_host_version,
 	&dev_attr_ahci_port_cmd,
+	&dev_attr_em_buffer,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -252,6 +260,100 @@ static ssize_t ahci_show_port_cmd(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%x\n", readl(port_mmio + PORT_CMD));
 }
 
+static ssize_t ahci_read_em_buffer(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
+	struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
+	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
+	void __iomem *mmio = hpriv->mmio;
+	void __iomem *em_mmio = mmio + hpriv->em_loc;
+	u32 em_ctl, msg;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	size_t count;
+	int i;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
+
+	em_ctl = readl(mmio + HOST_EM_CTL);
+	if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_EM) || em_ctl & EM_CTL_XMT) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!(em_ctl & EM_CTL_MR)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	if (!(em_ctl & EM_CTL_SMB))
+		em_mmio += hpriv->em_buf_sz;
+
+	count = hpriv->em_buf_sz;
+
+	/* Since EM buffer is in ABAR, commonly, the buffer size should be
+	 * less than a page. Check buffer size against PAGE_SIZE in case of
+	 * some rare instance. Only transfer the first page in this case.
+	 */
+	if (count > PAGE_SIZE) {
+		dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, dev, 
+			   "EM read buffer size %u is larger than %lu",
+			   hpriv->em_buf_sz, PAGE_SIZE);
+		count = PAGE_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i += 4) {
+		msg = readl(em_mmio + i);
+		buf[i] = msg & 0xff;
+		buf[i + 1] = (msg >> 8) & 0xff;
+		buf[i + 2] = (msg >> 16) & 0xff;
+		buf[i + 3] = (msg >> 24) & 0xff;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static ssize_t ahci_store_em_buffer(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr,
+				    const char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
+	struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(shost);
+	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host->private_data;
+	void __iomem *mmio = hpriv->mmio;
+	void __iomem *em_mmio = mmio + hpriv->em_loc;
+	u32 em_ctl, msg;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int i;
+
+	/* check size validity */
+	if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_EM) ||
+	    size % 4 || size > hpriv->em_buf_sz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
+
+	em_ctl = readl(mmio + HOST_EM_CTL);
+	if (em_ctl & EM_CTL_TM) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i += 4) {
+		msg = buf[i] | buf[i + 1] << 8 |
+		      buf[i + 2] << 16 | buf[i + 3] << 24;
+		writel(msg, em_mmio + i);
+	}
+
+	writel(em_ctl | EM_CTL_TM, mmio + HOST_EM_CTL);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
+
+	return size;
+}
+
 /**
  *	ahci_save_initial_config - Save and fixup initial config values
  *	@dev: target AHCI device
@@ -2098,6 +2200,7 @@ void ahci_set_em_messages(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv,
 	if ((messages & 0x01) && (ahci_em_messages == 1)) {
 		/* store em_loc */
 		hpriv->em_loc = ((em_loc >> 16) * 4);
+		hpriv->em_buf_sz = ((em_loc & 0xff) * 4);
 		pi->flags |= ATA_FLAG_EM;
 		if (!(em_ctl & EM_CTL_ALHD))
 			pi->flags |= ATA_FLAG_SW_ACTIVITY;
