diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_ads.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_ads.c
index ee6ae12..aa4d5a8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_ads.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_ads.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static void __init mpc5121_ads_setup_arch(void)
 	for_each_compatible_node(np, "pci", "fsl,mpc5121-pci")
 		mpc83xx_add_bridge(np);
 #endif
+	mpc512x_setup_diu();
 }
 
 static void __init mpc5121_ads_init_IRQ(void)
@@ -60,11 +61,17 @@ static int __init mpc5121_ads_probe(void)
 	return of_flat_dt_is_compatible(root, "fsl,mpc5121ads");
 }
 
+void __init mpc5121_ads_init_early(void)
+{
+	mpc512x_init_diu();
+}
+
 define_machine(mpc5121_ads) {
 	.name			= "MPC5121 ADS",
 	.probe			= mpc5121_ads_probe,
 	.setup_arch		= mpc5121_ads_setup_arch,
 	.init			= mpc512x_init,
+	.init_early		= mpc5121_ads_init_early,
 	.init_IRQ		= mpc5121_ads_init_IRQ,
 	.get_irq		= ipic_get_irq,
 	.calibrate_decr		= generic_calibrate_decr,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_generic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_generic.c
index a6c0e3a..c5ecb3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_generic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc5121_generic.c
@@ -48,10 +48,22 @@ static int __init mpc5121_generic_probe(void)
 	return board[i] != NULL;
 }
 
+void __init mpc512x_generic_init_early(void)
+{
+	mpc512x_init_diu();
+}
+
+void __init mpc512x_generic_setup_arch(void)
+{
+	mpc512x_setup_diu();
+}
+
 define_machine(mpc5121_generic) {
 	.name			= "MPC5121 generic",
 	.probe			= mpc5121_generic_probe,
 	.init			= mpc512x_init,
+	.init_early		= mpc512x_generic_init_early,
+	.setup_arch		= mpc512x_generic_setup_arch,
 	.init_IRQ		= mpc512x_init_IRQ,
 	.get_irq		= ipic_get_irq,
 	.calibrate_decr		= generic_calibrate_decr,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x.h
index b2daca0..1ab6d11 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ extern void __init mpc512x_init(void);
 extern int __init mpc5121_clk_init(void);
 void __init mpc512x_declare_of_platform_devices(void);
 extern void mpc512x_restart(char *cmd);
+extern void mpc512x_init_diu(void);
+extern void mpc512x_setup_diu(void);
 #endif				/* __MPC512X_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_shared.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_shared.c
index b7f518a..8e297fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_shared.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_shared.c
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
+#include <linux/fsl-diu-fb.h>
+#include <linux/bootmem.h>
+#include <sysdev/fsl_soc.h>
 
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/ipic.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
@@ -53,6 +57,286 @@ void mpc512x_restart(char *cmd)
 		;
 }
 
+struct fsl_diu_shared_fb {
+	char		gamma[0x300];	/* 32-bit aligned! */
+	struct diu_ad	ad0;		/* 32-bit aligned! */
+	phys_addr_t	fb_phys;
+	size_t		fb_len;
+	bool		in_use;
+};
+
+unsigned int mpc512x_get_pixel_format(unsigned int bits_per_pixel,
+				      int monitor_port)
+{
+	unsigned int pix_fmt;
+
+	switch (bits_per_pixel) {
+	case 32:
+		pix_fmt = 0x88883316;
+		break;
+	case 24:
+		pix_fmt = 0x88082219;
+		break;
+	case 16:
+		pix_fmt = 0x65053118;
+		break;
+	default:
+		pix_fmt = 0x00000400;
+	}
+	return pix_fmt;
+}
+
+void mpc512x_set_gamma_table(int monitor_port, char *gamma_table_base)
+{
+}
+
+void mpc512x_set_monitor_port(int monitor_port)
+{
+}
+
+#define CCM_SCFR1	0x0000000c
+#define DIU_DIV_MASK	0x000000ff
+void mpc512x_set_pixel_clock(unsigned int pixclock)
+{
+	unsigned long bestval, bestfreq, speed_ccb, busfreq;
+	unsigned long minpixclock, maxpixclock, pixval;
+	struct device_node *np;
+	void __iomem *ccm;
+	u32 temp;
+	long err;
+	int i;
+
+	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,mpc5121-clock");
+	if (!np) {
+		pr_err("Can't find clock control module.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ccm = of_iomap(np, 0);
+	if (!ccm) {
+		pr_err("Can't map clock control module reg.\n");
+		of_node_put(np);
+		return;
+	}
+	of_node_put(np);
+
+	np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
+	if (np) {
+		unsigned int size;
+		const unsigned int *prop =
+			of_get_property(np, "bus-frequency", &size);
+
+		of_node_put(np);
+		if (prop) {
+			busfreq = *prop;
+		} else {
+			pr_err("Can't get bus-frequency property\n");
+			return;
+		}
+	} else {
+		pr_err("Can't find \"cpu\" node.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Pixel Clock configuration */
+	pr_debug("DIU: Bus Frequency = %lu\n", busfreq);
+	speed_ccb = busfreq * 4;
+
+	/* Calculate the pixel clock with the smallest error */
+	/* calculate the following in steps to avoid overflow */
+	pr_debug("DIU pixclock in ps - %d\n", pixclock);
+	temp = (1000000000 / pixclock) * 1000;
+	pixclock = temp;
+	pr_debug("DIU pixclock freq - %u\n", pixclock);
+
+	temp = (temp * 5) / 100; /* pixclock * 0.05 */
+	pr_debug("deviation = %d\n", temp);
+	minpixclock = pixclock - temp;
+	maxpixclock = pixclock + temp;
+	pr_debug("DIU minpixclock - %lu\n", minpixclock);
+	pr_debug("DIU maxpixclock - %lu\n", maxpixclock);
+	pixval = speed_ccb/pixclock;
+	pr_debug("DIU pixval = %lu\n", pixval);
+
+	err = 100000000;
+	bestval = pixval;
+	pr_debug("DIU bestval = %lu\n", bestval);
+
+	bestfreq = 0;
+	for (i = -1; i <= 1; i++) {
+		temp = speed_ccb / (pixval+i);
+		pr_debug("DIU test pixval i=%d, pixval=%lu, temp freq. = %u\n",
+			i, pixval, temp);
+		if ((temp < minpixclock) || (temp > maxpixclock))
+			pr_debug("DIU exceeds monitor range (%lu to %lu)\n",
+				minpixclock, maxpixclock);
+		else if (abs(temp - pixclock) < err) {
+			pr_debug("Entered the else if block %d\n", i);
+			err = abs(temp - pixclock);
+			bestval = pixval + i;
+			bestfreq = temp;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("DIU chose = %lx\n", bestval);
+	pr_debug("DIU error = %ld\n NomPixClk ", err);
+	pr_debug("DIU: Best Freq = %lx\n", bestfreq);
+	/* Modify DIU_DIV in CCM SCFR1 */
+	temp = in_be32(ccm + CCM_SCFR1);
+	pr_debug("DIU: Current value of SCFR1: 0x%08x\n", temp);
+	temp &= ~DIU_DIV_MASK;
+	temp |= (bestval & DIU_DIV_MASK);
+	out_be32(ccm + CCM_SCFR1, temp);
+	pr_debug("DIU: Modified value of SCFR1: 0x%08x\n", temp);
+	iounmap(ccm);
+}
+
+ssize_t mpc512x_show_monitor_port(int monitor_port, char *buf)
+{
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0 - 5121 LCD\n");
+}
+
+int mpc512x_set_sysfs_monitor_port(int val)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct fsl_diu_shared_fb __attribute__ ((__aligned__(8))) diu_shared_fb;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_FB_FSL_DIU) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_FB_FSL_DIU_MODULE)
+static inline void mpc512x_free_bootmem(struct page *page)
+{
+	__ClearPageReserved(page);
+	BUG_ON(PageTail(page));
+	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page->_count) > 1);
+	atomic_set(&page->_count, 1);
+	__free_page(page);
+	totalram_pages++;
+}
+
+void mpc512x_release_bootmem(void)
+{
+	unsigned long addr = diu_shared_fb.fb_phys & PAGE_MASK;
+	unsigned long size = diu_shared_fb.fb_len;
+	unsigned long start, end;
+
+	if (diu_shared_fb.in_use) {
+		start = PFN_UP(addr);
+		end = PFN_DOWN(addr + size);
+
+		for (; start < end; start++)
+			mpc512x_free_bootmem(pfn_to_page(start));
+
+		diu_shared_fb.in_use = false;
+	}
+	diu_ops.release_bootmem	= NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Check if DIU was pre-initialized. If so, perform steps
+ * needed to continue displaying through the whole boot process.
+ * Move area descriptor and gamma table elsewhere, they are
+ * destroyed by bootmem allocator otherwise. The frame buffer
+ * address range will be reserved in setup_arch() after bootmem
+ * allocator is up.
+ */
+void __init mpc512x_init_diu(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	void __iomem *diu_reg;
+	phys_addr_t desc;
+	void __iomem *vaddr;
+	unsigned long mode, pix_fmt, res, bpp;
+	unsigned long dst;
+
+	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,mpc5121-diu");
+	if (!np) {
+		pr_err("No DIU node\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	diu_reg = of_iomap(np, 0);
+	of_node_put(np);
+	if (!diu_reg) {
+		pr_err("Can't map DIU\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mode = in_be32(diu_reg + 0x1c);
+	if (mode != 1) {
+		pr_info("%s: DIU OFF\n", __func__);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	desc = in_be32(diu_reg);
+	vaddr = ioremap(desc, sizeof(struct diu_ad));
+	if (!vaddr) {
+		pr_err("Can't map DIU area desc.\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	memcpy(&diu_shared_fb.ad0, vaddr, sizeof(struct diu_ad));
+	/* flush fb area descriptor */
+	dst = (unsigned long)&diu_shared_fb.ad0;
+	flush_dcache_range(dst, dst + sizeof(struct diu_ad) - 1);
+
+	res = in_be32(diu_reg + 0x28);
+	pix_fmt = in_le32(vaddr);
+	bpp = ((pix_fmt >> 16) & 0x3) + 1;
+	diu_shared_fb.fb_phys = in_le32(vaddr + 4);
+	diu_shared_fb.fb_len = ((res & 0xfff0000) >> 16) * (res & 0xfff) * bpp;
+	diu_shared_fb.in_use = true;
+	iounmap(vaddr);
+
+	desc = in_be32(diu_reg + 0xc);
+	vaddr = ioremap(desc, sizeof(diu_shared_fb.gamma));
+	if (!vaddr) {
+		pr_err("Can't map DIU area desc.\n");
+		diu_shared_fb.in_use = false;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	memcpy(&diu_shared_fb.gamma, vaddr, sizeof(diu_shared_fb.gamma));
+	/* flush gamma table */
+	dst = (unsigned long)&diu_shared_fb.gamma;
+	flush_dcache_range(dst, dst + sizeof(diu_shared_fb.gamma) - 1);
+
+	iounmap(vaddr);
+	out_be32(diu_reg + 0xc, virt_to_phys(&diu_shared_fb.gamma));
+	out_be32(diu_reg + 4, 0);
+	out_be32(diu_reg + 8, 0);
+	out_be32(diu_reg, virt_to_phys(&diu_shared_fb.ad0));
+
+out:
+	iounmap(diu_reg);
+}
+
+void __init mpc512x_setup_diu(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (diu_shared_fb.in_use) {
+		ret = reserve_bootmem(diu_shared_fb.fb_phys,
+				      diu_shared_fb.fb_len,
+				      BOOTMEM_EXCLUSIVE);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: reserve bootmem failed\n", __func__);
+			diu_shared_fb.in_use = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_FB_FSL_DIU) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_FB_FSL_DIU_MODULE)
+	diu_ops.get_pixel_format	= mpc512x_get_pixel_format;
+	diu_ops.set_gamma_table		= mpc512x_set_gamma_table;
+	diu_ops.set_monitor_port	= mpc512x_set_monitor_port;
+	diu_ops.set_pixel_clock		= mpc512x_set_pixel_clock;
+	diu_ops.show_monitor_port	= mpc512x_show_monitor_port;
+	diu_ops.set_sysfs_monitor_port	= mpc512x_set_sysfs_monitor_port;
+	diu_ops.release_bootmem		= mpc512x_release_bootmem;
+#endif
+}
+
 void __init mpc512x_init_IRQ(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
index 42381bb..5360948 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct platform_diu_data_ops {
 	void (*set_pixel_clock) (unsigned int pixclock);
 	ssize_t (*show_monitor_port) (int monitor_port, char *buf);
 	int (*set_sysfs_monitor_port) (int val);
+	void (*release_bootmem) (void);
 };
 
 extern struct platform_diu_data_ops diu_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.c b/drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.c
index 7acdc09..81dec09 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fsl-diu-fb.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,10 @@ static int fsl_diu_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 	struct mfb_info *mfbi = info->par;
 	int res = 0;
 
+	/* free boot splash memory on first /dev/fb0 open */
+	if (!mfbi->index && diu_ops.release_bootmem)
+		diu_ops.release_bootmem();
+
 	spin_lock(&diu_lock);
 	mfbi->count++;
 	if (mfbi->count == 1) {
@@ -1430,6 +1434,7 @@ static int __devinit fsl_diu_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	int ret, i, error = 0;
 	struct resource res;
 	struct fsl_diu_data *machine_data;
+	int diu_mode;
 
 	machine_data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fsl_diu_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!machine_data)
@@ -1466,7 +1471,9 @@ static int __devinit fsl_diu_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 		goto error2;
 	}
 
-	out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->diu_mode, 0);		/* disable DIU anyway*/
+	diu_mode = in_be32(&dr.diu_reg->diu_mode);
+	if (diu_mode != MFB_MODE1)
+		out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->diu_mode, 0);	/* disable DIU */
 
 	/* Get the IRQ of the DIU */
 	machine_data->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
@@ -1514,7 +1521,13 @@ static int __devinit fsl_diu_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	machine_data->dummy_ad->offset_xyd = 0;
 	machine_data->dummy_ad->next_ad = 0;
 
-	out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->desc[0], machine_data->dummy_ad->paddr);
+	/*
+	 * Let DIU display splash screen if it was pre-initialized
+	 * by the bootloader, set dummy area descriptor otherwise.
+	 */
+	if (diu_mode != MFB_MODE1)
+		out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->desc[0], machine_data->dummy_ad->paddr);
+
 	out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->desc[1], machine_data->dummy_ad->paddr);
 	out_be32(&dr.diu_reg->desc[2], machine_data->dummy_ad->paddr);
 
