diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 4838531..64e1605 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct list_head list;
 	unsigned int always_on:1;
+	unsigned int bypass:1;
 	int uA_load;
 	int min_uV;
 	int max_uV;
@@ -394,6 +395,9 @@
 	case REGULATOR_STATUS_STANDBY:
 		label = "standby";
 		break;
+	case REGULATOR_STATUS_BYPASS:
+		label = "bypass";
+		break;
 	case REGULATOR_STATUS_UNDEFINED:
 		label = "undefined";
 		break;
@@ -585,6 +589,27 @@
 static DEVICE_ATTR(suspend_standby_state, 0444,
 		regulator_suspend_standby_state_show, NULL);
 
+static ssize_t regulator_bypass_show(struct device *dev,
+				     struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	const char *report;
+	bool bypass;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rdev->desc->ops->get_bypass(rdev, &bypass);
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		report = "unknown";
+	else if (bypass)
+		report = "enabled";
+	else
+		report = "disabled";
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", report);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(bypass, 0444,
+		   regulator_bypass_show, NULL);
 
 /*
  * These are the only attributes are present for all regulators.
@@ -2674,6 +2699,59 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_set_optimum_mode);
 
 /**
+ * regulator_allow_bypass - allow the regulator to go into bypass mode
+ *
+ * @regulator: Regulator to configure
+ * @allow: enable or disable bypass mode
+ *
+ * Allow the regulator to go into bypass mode if all other consumers
+ * for the regulator also enable bypass mode and the machine
+ * constraints allow this.  Bypass mode means that the regulator is
+ * simply passing the input directly to the output with no regulation.
+ */
+int regulator_allow_bypass(struct regulator *regulator, bool enable)
+{
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev = regulator->rdev;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!rdev->desc->ops->set_bypass)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (rdev->constraints &&
+	    !(rdev->constraints->valid_ops_mask & REGULATOR_CHANGE_BYPASS))
+		return 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
+
+	if (enable && !regulator->bypass) {
+		rdev->bypass_count++;
+
+		if (rdev->bypass_count == rdev->open_count) {
+			ret = rdev->desc->ops->set_bypass(rdev, enable);
+			if (ret != 0)
+				rdev->bypass_count--;
+		}
+
+	} else if (!enable && regulator->bypass) {
+		rdev->bypass_count--;
+
+		if (rdev->bypass_count != rdev->open_count) {
+			ret = rdev->desc->ops->set_bypass(rdev, enable);
+			if (ret != 0)
+				rdev->bypass_count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		regulator->bypass = enable;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&rdev->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_allow_bypass);
+
+/**
  * regulator_register_notifier - register regulator event notifier
  * @regulator: regulator source
  * @nb: notifier block
@@ -3036,6 +3114,11 @@
 		if (status < 0)
 			return status;
 	}
+	if (ops->get_bypass) {
+		status = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_bypass);
+		if (status < 0)
+			return status;
+	}
 
 	/* some attributes are type-specific */
 	if (rdev->desc->type == REGULATOR_CURRENT) {
@@ -3124,6 +3207,8 @@
 			   &rdev->use_count);
 	debugfs_create_u32("open_count", 0444, rdev->debugfs,
 			   &rdev->open_count);
+	debugfs_create_u32("bypass_count", 0444, rdev->debugfs,
+			   &rdev->bypass_count);
 }
 
 /**