diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Kconfig
index c722f9c..baf9064 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Kconfig
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@
 config MXC_AVIC
 	bool
 
-config MXC_PWM
-	tristate "Enable PWM driver"
-	select HAVE_PWM
-	help
-	  Enable support for the i.MX PWM controller(s).
-
 config MXC_DEBUG_BOARD
 	bool "Enable MXC debug board(for 3-stack)"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
index e81290c..46ba8de 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_HAVE_IOMUX_V1) += iomux-v1.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC_IOMUX_V3) += iomux-v3.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRAM_ALLOC) += iram_alloc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_PWM)  += pwm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_ULPI) += ulpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_USE_EPIT) += epit.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_DEBUG_BOARD) += 3ds_debugboard.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/pwm.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/pwm.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c0cab22..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/pwm.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,306 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * simple driver for PWM (Pulse Width Modulator) controller
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * Derived from pxa PWM driver by eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
- */
-
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/pwm.h>
-#include <mach/hardware.h>
-
-
-/* i.MX1 and i.MX21 share the same PWM function block: */
-
-#define MX1_PWMC    0x00   /* PWM Control Register */
-#define MX1_PWMS    0x04   /* PWM Sample Register */
-#define MX1_PWMP    0x08   /* PWM Period Register */
-
-
-/* i.MX27, i.MX31, i.MX35 share the same PWM function block: */
-
-#define MX3_PWMCR                 0x00    /* PWM Control Register */
-#define MX3_PWMSAR                0x0C    /* PWM Sample Register */
-#define MX3_PWMPR                 0x10    /* PWM Period Register */
-#define MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(x)    (((x - 1) & 0xFFF) << 4)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN                (1 << 24)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN                (1 << 23)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN			(1 << 22)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH (2 << 16)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG      (1 << 16)
-#define MX3_PWMCR_EN              (1 << 0)
-
-
-
-struct pwm_device {
-	struct list_head	node;
-	struct platform_device *pdev;
-
-	const char	*label;
-	struct clk	*clk;
-
-	int		clk_enabled;
-	void __iomem	*mmio_base;
-
-	unsigned int	use_count;
-	unsigned int	pwm_id;
-};
-
-int pwm_config(struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns, int period_ns)
-{
-	if (pwm == NULL || period_ns == 0 || duty_ns > period_ns)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!(cpu_is_mx1() || cpu_is_mx21())) {
-		unsigned long long c;
-		unsigned long period_cycles, duty_cycles, prescale;
-		u32 cr;
-
-		c = clk_get_rate(pwm->clk);
-		c = c * period_ns;
-		do_div(c, 1000000000);
-		period_cycles = c;
-
-		prescale = period_cycles / 0x10000 + 1;
-
-		period_cycles /= prescale;
-		c = (unsigned long long)period_cycles * duty_ns;
-		do_div(c, period_ns);
-		duty_cycles = c;
-
-		/*
-		 * according to imx pwm RM, the real period value should be
-		 * PERIOD value in PWMPR plus 2.
-		 */
-		if (period_cycles > 2)
-			period_cycles -= 2;
-		else
-			period_cycles = 0;
-
-		writel(duty_cycles, pwm->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
-		writel(period_cycles, pwm->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR);
-
-		cr = MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(prescale) |
-			MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN | MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN |
-			MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN | MX3_PWMCR_EN;
-
-		if (cpu_is_mx25())
-			cr |= MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG;
-		else
-			cr |= MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH;
-
-		writel(cr, pwm->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR);
-	} else if (cpu_is_mx1() || cpu_is_mx21()) {
-		/* The PWM subsystem allows for exact frequencies. However,
-		 * I cannot connect a scope on my device to the PWM line and
-		 * thus cannot provide the program the PWM controller
-		 * exactly. Instead, I'm relying on the fact that the
-		 * Bootloader (u-boot or WinCE+haret) has programmed the PWM
-		 * function group already. So I'll just modify the PWM sample
-		 * register to follow the ratio of duty_ns vs. period_ns
-		 * accordingly.
-		 *
-		 * This is good enough for programming the brightness of
-		 * the LCD backlight.
-		 *
-		 * The real implementation would divide PERCLK[0] first by
-		 * both the prescaler (/1 .. /128) and then by CLKSEL
-		 * (/2 .. /16).
-		 */
-		u32 max = readl(pwm->mmio_base + MX1_PWMP);
-		u32 p = max * duty_ns / period_ns;
-		writel(max - p, pwm->mmio_base + MX1_PWMS);
-	} else {
-		BUG();
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pwm_config);
-
-int pwm_enable(struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (!pwm->clk_enabled) {
-		rc = clk_prepare_enable(pwm->clk);
-		if (!rc)
-			pwm->clk_enabled = 1;
-	}
-	return rc;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pwm_enable);
-
-void pwm_disable(struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	writel(0, pwm->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR);
-
-	if (pwm->clk_enabled) {
-		clk_disable_unprepare(pwm->clk);
-		pwm->clk_enabled = 0;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pwm_disable);
-
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(pwm_lock);
-static LIST_HEAD(pwm_list);
-
-struct pwm_device *pwm_request(int pwm_id, const char *label)
-{
-	struct pwm_device *pwm;
-	int found = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&pwm_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(pwm, &pwm_list, node) {
-		if (pwm->pwm_id == pwm_id) {
-			found = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (found) {
-		if (pwm->use_count == 0) {
-			pwm->use_count++;
-			pwm->label = label;
-		} else
-			pwm = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-	} else
-		pwm = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
-	return pwm;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pwm_request);
-
-void pwm_free(struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&pwm_lock);
-
-	if (pwm->use_count) {
-		pwm->use_count--;
-		pwm->label = NULL;
-	} else
-		pr_warning("PWM device already freed\n");
-
-	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pwm_free);
-
-static int __devinit mxc_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct pwm_device *pwm;
-	struct resource *r;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	pwm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pwm_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (pwm == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	pwm->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pwm");
-
-	if (IS_ERR(pwm->clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(pwm->clk);
-		goto err_free;
-	}
-
-	pwm->clk_enabled = 0;
-
-	pwm->use_count = 0;
-	pwm->pwm_id = pdev->id;
-	pwm->pdev = pdev;
-
-	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (r == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory resource defined\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_free_clk;
-	}
-
-	r = request_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r), pdev->name);
-	if (r == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request memory resource\n");
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto err_free_clk;
-	}
-
-	pwm->mmio_base = ioremap(r->start, resource_size(r));
-	if (pwm->mmio_base == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to ioremap() registers\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_free_mem;
-	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&pwm_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&pwm->node, &pwm_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pwm);
-	return 0;
-
-err_free_mem:
-	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
-err_free_clk:
-	clk_put(pwm->clk);
-err_free:
-	kfree(pwm);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int __devexit mxc_pwm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct pwm_device *pwm;
-	struct resource *r;
-
-	pwm = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	if (pwm == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	mutex_lock(&pwm_lock);
-	list_del(&pwm->node);
-	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
-
-	iounmap(pwm->mmio_base);
-
-	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
-
-	clk_put(pwm->clk);
-
-	kfree(pwm);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct platform_driver mxc_pwm_driver = {
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= "mxc_pwm",
-	},
-	.probe		= mxc_pwm_probe,
-	.remove		= __devexit_p(mxc_pwm_remove),
-};
-
-static int __init mxc_pwm_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&mxc_pwm_driver);
-}
-arch_initcall(mxc_pwm_init);
-
-static void __exit mxc_pwm_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&mxc_pwm_driver);
-}
-module_exit(mxc_pwm_exit);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>");
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
index 0ef4f30..a9a9715 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called pwm-bfin.
 
+config PWM_IMX
+	tristate "i.MX pwm support"
+	depends on ARCH_MXC
+	help
+	  Generic PWM framework driver for i.MX.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+	  will be called pwm-imx.
+
 config PWM_PXA
 	tristate "PXA PWM support"
 	depends on ARCH_PXA
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/Makefile b/drivers/pwm/Makefile
index e859c51..3dd1b83 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pwm/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_PWM)		+= core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_BFIN)		+= pwm-bfin.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_IMX)		+= pwm-imx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_PXA)		+= pwm-pxa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_TEGRA)		+= pwm-tegra.o
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900d145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/*
+ * simple driver for PWM (Pulse Width Modulator) controller
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Derived from pxa PWM driver by eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/pwm.h>
+#include <mach/hardware.h>
+
+
+/* i.MX1 and i.MX21 share the same PWM function block: */
+
+#define MX1_PWMC    0x00   /* PWM Control Register */
+#define MX1_PWMS    0x04   /* PWM Sample Register */
+#define MX1_PWMP    0x08   /* PWM Period Register */
+
+
+/* i.MX27, i.MX31, i.MX35 share the same PWM function block: */
+
+#define MX3_PWMCR                 0x00    /* PWM Control Register */
+#define MX3_PWMSAR                0x0C    /* PWM Sample Register */
+#define MX3_PWMPR                 0x10    /* PWM Period Register */
+#define MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(x)    (((x - 1) & 0xFFF) << 4)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN                (1 << 24)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN                (1 << 23)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN			(1 << 22)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH (2 << 16)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG      (1 << 16)
+#define MX3_PWMCR_EN              (1 << 0)
+
+struct imx_chip {
+	struct clk	*clk;
+
+	int		clk_enabled;
+	void __iomem	*mmio_base;
+
+	struct pwm_chip	chip;
+};
+
+#define to_imx_chip(chip)	container_of(chip, struct imx_chip, chip)
+
+static int imx_pwm_config(struct pwm_chip *chip,
+		struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns, int period_ns)
+{
+	struct imx_chip *imx = to_imx_chip(chip);
+
+	if (!(cpu_is_mx1() || cpu_is_mx21())) {
+		unsigned long long c;
+		unsigned long period_cycles, duty_cycles, prescale;
+		u32 cr;
+
+		c = clk_get_rate(imx->clk);
+		c = c * period_ns;
+		do_div(c, 1000000000);
+		period_cycles = c;
+
+		prescale = period_cycles / 0x10000 + 1;
+
+		period_cycles /= prescale;
+		c = (unsigned long long)period_cycles * duty_ns;
+		do_div(c, period_ns);
+		duty_cycles = c;
+
+		/*
+		 * according to imx pwm RM, the real period value should be
+		 * PERIOD value in PWMPR plus 2.
+		 */
+		if (period_cycles > 2)
+			period_cycles -= 2;
+		else
+			period_cycles = 0;
+
+		writel(duty_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMSAR);
+		writel(period_cycles, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMPR);
+
+		cr = MX3_PWMCR_PRESCALER(prescale) |
+			MX3_PWMCR_DOZEEN | MX3_PWMCR_WAITEN |
+			MX3_PWMCR_DBGEN | MX3_PWMCR_EN;
+
+		if (cpu_is_mx25())
+			cr |= MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG;
+		else
+			cr |= MX3_PWMCR_CLKSRC_IPG_HIGH;
+
+		writel(cr, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR);
+	} else if (cpu_is_mx1() || cpu_is_mx21()) {
+		/* The PWM subsystem allows for exact frequencies. However,
+		 * I cannot connect a scope on my device to the PWM line and
+		 * thus cannot provide the program the PWM controller
+		 * exactly. Instead, I'm relying on the fact that the
+		 * Bootloader (u-boot or WinCE+haret) has programmed the PWM
+		 * function group already. So I'll just modify the PWM sample
+		 * register to follow the ratio of duty_ns vs. period_ns
+		 * accordingly.
+		 *
+		 * This is good enough for programming the brightness of
+		 * the LCD backlight.
+		 *
+		 * The real implementation would divide PERCLK[0] first by
+		 * both the prescaler (/1 .. /128) and then by CLKSEL
+		 * (/2 .. /16).
+		 */
+		u32 max = readl(imx->mmio_base + MX1_PWMP);
+		u32 p = max * duty_ns / period_ns;
+		writel(max - p, imx->mmio_base + MX1_PWMS);
+	} else {
+		BUG();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int imx_pwm_enable(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
+{
+	struct imx_chip *imx = to_imx_chip(chip);
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!imx->clk_enabled) {
+		rc = clk_prepare_enable(imx->clk);
+		if (!rc)
+			imx->clk_enabled = 1;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void imx_pwm_disable(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm)
+{
+	struct imx_chip *imx = to_imx_chip(chip);
+
+	writel(0, imx->mmio_base + MX3_PWMCR);
+
+	if (imx->clk_enabled) {
+		clk_disable_unprepare(imx->clk);
+		imx->clk_enabled = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct pwm_ops imx_pwm_ops = {
+	.enable = imx_pwm_enable,
+	.disable = imx_pwm_disable,
+	.config = imx_pwm_config,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int __devinit imx_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct imx_chip *imx;
+	struct resource *r;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	imx = kzalloc(sizeof(*imx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (imx == NULL) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	imx->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pwm");
+
+	if (IS_ERR(imx->clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(imx->clk);
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	imx->chip.ops = &imx_pwm_ops;
+	imx->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	imx->chip.base = -1;
+	imx->chip.npwm = 1;
+
+	imx->clk_enabled = 0;
+
+	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (r == NULL) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory resource defined\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_free_clk;
+	}
+
+	r = request_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r), pdev->name);
+	if (r == NULL) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request memory resource\n");
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_free_clk;
+	}
+
+	imx->mmio_base = ioremap(r->start, resource_size(r));
+	if (imx->mmio_base == NULL) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to ioremap() registers\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_free_mem;
+	}
+
+	ret = pwmchip_add(&imx->chip);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_iounmap;
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, imx);
+	return 0;
+
+err_iounmap:
+	iounmap(imx->mmio_base);
+err_free_mem:
+	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
+err_free_clk:
+	clk_put(imx->clk);
+err_free:
+	kfree(imx);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __devexit imx_pwm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct imx_chip *imx;
+	struct resource *r;
+	int ret;
+
+	imx = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	if (imx == NULL)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = pwmchip_remove(&imx->chip);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	iounmap(imx->mmio_base);
+
+	r = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
+
+	clk_put(imx->clk);
+
+	kfree(imx);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver imx_pwm_driver = {
+	.driver		= {
+		.name	= "mxc_pwm",
+	},
+	.probe		= imx_pwm_probe,
+	.remove		= __devexit_p(imx_pwm_remove),
+};
+
+static int __init imx_pwm_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&imx_pwm_driver);
+}
+arch_initcall(imx_pwm_init);
+
+static void __exit imx_pwm_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_driver_unregister(&imx_pwm_driver);
+}
+module_exit(imx_pwm_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>");