diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
index 5000586..0a80692 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define MAX_SPI_PORTS		3
+#define S3C64XX_SPI_QUIRK_POLL		(1 << 0)
 
 /* Registers and bit-fields */
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
 #define S3C64XX_SPI_TRAILCNT		S3C64XX_SPI_MAX_TRAILCNT
 
 #define msecs_to_loops(t) (loops_per_jiffy / 1000 * HZ * t)
+#define is_polling(x)	(x->port_conf->quirks & S3C64XX_SPI_QUIRK_POLL)
 
 #define RXBUSY    (1<<2)
 #define TXBUSY    (1<<3)
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@
 	int	fifo_lvl_mask[MAX_SPI_PORTS];
 	int	rx_lvl_offset;
 	int	tx_st_done;
+	int	quirks;
 	bool	high_speed;
 	bool	clk_from_cmu;
 };
@@ -344,8 +347,12 @@
 {
 	struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd = spi_master_get_devdata(spi);
 
-	/* Acquire DMA channels */
-	while (!acquire_dma(sdd))
+	/*
+	 * If DMA resource was not available during
+	 * probe, no need to continue with dma requests
+	 * else Acquire DMA channels
+	 */
+	while (!is_polling(sdd) && !acquire_dma(sdd))
 		usleep_range(10000, 11000);
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&sdd->pdev->dev);
@@ -358,9 +365,12 @@
 	struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd = spi_master_get_devdata(spi);
 
 	/* Free DMA channels */
-	sdd->ops->release((enum dma_ch)sdd->rx_dma.ch, &s3c64xx_spi_dma_client);
-	sdd->ops->release((enum dma_ch)sdd->tx_dma.ch, &s3c64xx_spi_dma_client);
-
+	if (!is_polling(sdd)) {
+		sdd->ops->release((enum dma_ch)sdd->rx_dma.ch,
+					&s3c64xx_spi_dma_client);
+		sdd->ops->release((enum dma_ch)sdd->tx_dma.ch,
+					&s3c64xx_spi_dma_client);
+	}
 	pm_runtime_put(&sdd->pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -464,8 +474,10 @@
 	struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd = spi_master_get_devdata(spi);
 
 	/* Free DMA channels */
-	dma_release_channel(sdd->rx_dma.ch);
-	dma_release_channel(sdd->tx_dma.ch);
+	if (!is_polling(sdd)) {
+		dma_release_channel(sdd->rx_dma.ch);
+		dma_release_channel(sdd->tx_dma.ch);
+	}
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&sdd->pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -566,6 +578,30 @@
 
 	cs = spi->controller_data;
 	gpio_set_value(cs->line, spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH ? 1 : 0);
+
+	/* Start the signals */
+	writel(0, sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
+}
+
+static u32 wait_for_timeout(struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd,
+					int timeout_ms)
+{
+	void __iomem *regs = sdd->regs;
+	unsigned long val = 1;
+	u32 status;
+
+	/* max fifo depth available */
+	u32 max_fifo = (FIFO_LVL_MASK(sdd) >> 1) + 1;
+
+	if (timeout_ms)
+		val = msecs_to_loops(timeout_ms);
+
+	do {
+		status = readl(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_STATUS);
+	} while (RX_FIFO_LVL(status, sdd) < max_fifo && --val);
+
+	/* return the actual received data length */
+	return RX_FIFO_LVL(status, sdd);
 }
 
 static int wait_for_xfer(struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd,
@@ -590,20 +626,19 @@
 		} while (RX_FIFO_LVL(status, sdd) < xfer->len && --val);
 	}
 
-	if (!val)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (dma_mode) {
 		u32 status;
 
 		/*
+		 * If the previous xfer was completed within timeout, then
+		 * proceed further else return -EIO.
 		 * DmaTx returns after simply writing data in the FIFO,
 		 * w/o waiting for real transmission on the bus to finish.
 		 * DmaRx returns only after Dma read data from FIFO which
 		 * needs bus transmission to finish, so we don't worry if
 		 * Xfer involved Rx(with or without Tx).
 		 */
-		if (xfer->rx_buf == NULL) {
+		if (val && !xfer->rx_buf) {
 			val = msecs_to_loops(10);
 			status = readl(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_STATUS);
 			while ((TX_FIFO_LVL(status, sdd)
@@ -613,30 +648,53 @@
 				status = readl(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_STATUS);
 			}
 
-			if (!val)
-				return -EIO;
 		}
+
+		/* If timed out while checking rx/tx status return error */
+		if (!val)
+			return -EIO;
 	} else {
+		int loops;
+		u32 cpy_len;
+		u8 *buf;
+
 		/* If it was only Tx */
-		if (xfer->rx_buf == NULL) {
+		if (!xfer->rx_buf) {
 			sdd->state &= ~TXBUSY;
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		switch (sdd->cur_bpw) {
-		case 32:
-			ioread32_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
-				xfer->rx_buf, xfer->len / 4);
-			break;
-		case 16:
-			ioread16_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
-				xfer->rx_buf, xfer->len / 2);
-			break;
-		default:
-			ioread8_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
-				xfer->rx_buf, xfer->len);
-			break;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * If the receive length is bigger than the controller fifo
+		 * size, calculate the loops and read the fifo as many times.
+		 * loops = length / max fifo size (calculated by using the
+		 * fifo mask).
+		 * For any size less than the fifo size the below code is
+		 * executed atleast once.
+		 */
+		loops = xfer->len / ((FIFO_LVL_MASK(sdd) >> 1) + 1);
+		buf = xfer->rx_buf;
+		do {
+			/* wait for data to be received in the fifo */
+			cpy_len = wait_for_timeout(sdd, (loops ? ms : 0));
+
+			switch (sdd->cur_bpw) {
+			case 32:
+				ioread32_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
+					buf, cpy_len / 4);
+				break;
+			case 16:
+				ioread16_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
+					buf, cpy_len / 2);
+				break;
+			default:
+				ioread8_rep(regs + S3C64XX_SPI_RX_DATA,
+					buf, cpy_len);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			buf = buf + cpy_len;
+		} while (loops--);
 		sdd->state &= ~RXBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -652,6 +710,9 @@
 		sdd->tgl_spi = NULL;
 
 	gpio_set_value(cs->line, spi->mode & SPI_CS_HIGH ? 0 : 1);
+
+	/* Quiese the signals */
+	writel(S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SIG_INACT, sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
 }
 
 static void s3c64xx_spi_config(struct s3c64xx_spi_driver_data *sdd)
@@ -733,7 +794,7 @@
 	struct device *dev = &sdd->pdev->dev;
 	struct spi_transfer *xfer;
 
-	if (msg->is_dma_mapped)
+	if (is_polling(sdd) || msg->is_dma_mapped)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* First mark all xfer unmapped */
@@ -782,7 +843,7 @@
 	struct device *dev = &sdd->pdev->dev;
 	struct spi_transfer *xfer;
 
-	if (msg->is_dma_mapped)
+	if (is_polling(sdd) || msg->is_dma_mapped)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(xfer, &msg->transfers, transfer_list) {
@@ -861,8 +922,9 @@
 
 		/* Polling method for xfers not bigger than FIFO capacity */
 		use_dma = 0;
-		if (sdd->rx_dma.ch && sdd->tx_dma.ch &&
-		    (xfer->len > ((FIFO_LVL_MASK(sdd) >> 1) + 1)))
+		if (!is_polling(sdd) &&
+			(sdd->rx_dma.ch && sdd->tx_dma.ch &&
+			(xfer->len > ((FIFO_LVL_MASK(sdd) >> 1) + 1))))
 			use_dma = 1;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&sdd->lock, flags);
@@ -876,17 +938,10 @@
 		/* Slave Select */
 		enable_cs(sdd, spi);
 
-		/* Start the signals */
-		writel(0, sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
-
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sdd->lock, flags);
 
 		status = wait_for_xfer(sdd, xfer, use_dma);
 
-		/* Quiese the signals */
-		writel(S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SIG_INACT,
-		       sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
-
 		if (status) {
 			dev_err(&spi->dev, "I/O Error: rx-%d tx-%d res:rx-%c tx-%c len-%d\n",
 				xfer->rx_buf ? 1 : 0, xfer->tx_buf ? 1 : 0,
@@ -1287,19 +1342,19 @@
 	if (!sdd->pdev->dev.of_node) {
 		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA,  0);
 		if (!res) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to get SPI tx dma "
-					"resource\n");
-			return -ENXIO;
-		}
-		sdd->tx_dma.dmach = res->start;
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to get SPI tx dma "
+					"resource. Switching to poll mode\n");
+			sdd->port_conf->quirks = S3C64XX_SPI_QUIRK_POLL;
+		} else
+			sdd->tx_dma.dmach = res->start;
 
 		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA,  1);
 		if (!res) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to get SPI rx dma "
-					"resource\n");
-			return -ENXIO;
-		}
-		sdd->rx_dma.dmach = res->start;
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to get SPI rx dma "
+					"resource. Switching to poll mode\n");
+			sdd->port_conf->quirks = S3C64XX_SPI_QUIRK_POLL;
+		} else
+			sdd->rx_dma.dmach = res->start;
 	}
 
 	sdd->tx_dma.direction = DMA_MEM_TO_DEV;