diff --git a/drivers/cxl/Kconfig b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
index 9e80b311e928..97dc4d751651 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
@@ -32,4 +32,22 @@ config CXL_MEM
 	  Chapter 2.3 Type 3 CXL Device in the CXL 2.0 specification.
 
 	  If unsure say 'm'.
+
+config CXL_MEM_RAW_COMMANDS
+	bool "RAW Command Interface for Memory Devices"
+	depends on CXL_MEM
+	help
+	  Enable CXL RAW command interface.
+
+	  The CXL driver ioctl interface may assign a kernel ioctl command
+	  number for each specification defined opcode. At any given point in
+	  time the number of opcodes that the specification defines and a device
+	  may implement may exceed the kernel's set of associated ioctl function
+	  numbers. The mismatch is either by omission, specification is too new,
+	  or by design. When prototyping new hardware, or developing / debugging
+	  the driver it is useful to be able to submit any possible command to
+	  the hardware, even commands that may crash the kernel due to their
+	  potential impact to memory currently in use by the kernel.
+
+	  If developing CXL hardware or the driver say Y, otherwise say N.
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/mem.c b/drivers/cxl/mem.c
index d764a35afea9..a819f090ffe2 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/mem.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /* Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. */
 #include <uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
@@ -41,7 +43,14 @@
 
 enum opcode {
 	CXL_MBOX_OP_INVALID		= 0x0000,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_RAW			= CXL_MBOX_OP_INVALID,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_ACTIVATE_FW		= 0x0202,
 	CXL_MBOX_OP_IDENTIFY		= 0x4000,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_PARTITION_INFO	= 0x4101,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_LSA		= 0x4103,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_SHUTDOWN_STATE	= 0x4204,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SCAN_MEDIA		= 0x4304,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_SCAN_MEDIA	= 0x4305,
 	CXL_MBOX_OP_MAX			= 0x10000
 };
 
@@ -91,6 +100,8 @@ struct cxl_memdev {
 
 static int cxl_mem_major;
 static DEFINE_IDA(cxl_memdev_ida);
+static struct dentry *cxl_debugfs;
+static bool cxl_raw_allow_all;
 
 /**
  * struct cxl_mem_command - Driver representation of a memory device command
@@ -127,6 +138,49 @@ struct cxl_mem_command {
  */
 static struct cxl_mem_command mem_commands[] = {
 	CXL_CMD(IDENTIFY, 0, 0x43),
+#ifdef CONFIG_CXL_MEM_RAW_COMMANDS
+	CXL_CMD(RAW, ~0, ~0),
+#endif
+};
+
+/*
+ * Commands that RAW doesn't permit. The rationale for each:
+ *
+ * CXL_MBOX_OP_ACTIVATE_FW: Firmware activation requires adjustment /
+ * coordination of transaction timeout values at the root bridge level.
+ *
+ * CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_PARTITION_INFO: The device memory map may change live
+ * and needs to be coordinated with HDM updates.
+ *
+ * CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_LSA: The label storage area may be cached by the
+ * driver and any writes from userspace invalidates those contents.
+ *
+ * CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_SHUTDOWN_STATE: Set shutdown state assumes no writes
+ * to the device after it is marked clean, userspace can not make that
+ * assertion.
+ *
+ * CXL_MBOX_OP_[GET_]SCAN_MEDIA: The kernel provides a native error list that
+ * is kept up to date with patrol notifications and error management.
+ */
+static u16 cxl_disabled_raw_commands[] = {
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_ACTIVATE_FW,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_PARTITION_INFO,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_LSA,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SET_SHUTDOWN_STATE,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_SCAN_MEDIA,
+	CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_SCAN_MEDIA,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Command sets that RAW doesn't permit. All opcodes in this set are
+ * disabled because they pass plain text security payloads over the
+ * user/kernel boundary. This functionality is intended to be wrapped
+ * behind the keys ABI which allows for encrypted payloads in the UAPI
+ */
+static u8 security_command_sets[] = {
+	0x44, /* Sanitize */
+	0x45, /* Persistent Memory Data-at-rest Security */
+	0x46, /* Security Passthrough */
 };
 
 #define cxl_for_each_cmd(cmd)                                                  \
@@ -157,6 +211,16 @@ static int cxl_mem_wait_for_doorbell(struct cxl_mem *cxlm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool cxl_is_security_command(u16 opcode)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(security_command_sets); i++)
+		if (security_command_sets[i] == (opcode >> 8))
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void cxl_mem_mbox_timeout(struct cxl_mem *cxlm,
 				 struct mbox_cmd *mbox_cmd)
 {
@@ -427,6 +491,9 @@ static int handle_mailbox_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
 		cxl_command_names[cmd->info.id].name, mbox_cmd.opcode,
 		cmd->info.size_in);
 
+	dev_WARN_ONCE(dev, cmd->info.id == CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_RAW,
+		      "raw command path used\n");
+
 	rc = __cxl_mem_mbox_send_cmd(cxlm, &mbox_cmd);
 	cxl_mem_mbox_put(cxlm);
 	if (rc)
@@ -457,6 +524,29 @@ static int handle_mailbox_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static bool cxl_mem_raw_command_allowed(u16 opcode)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CXL_MEM_RAW_COMMANDS))
+		return false;
+
+	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_NONE))
+		return false;
+
+	if (cxl_raw_allow_all)
+		return true;
+
+	if (cxl_is_security_command(opcode))
+		return false;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cxl_disabled_raw_commands); i++)
+		if (cxl_disabled_raw_commands[i] == opcode)
+			return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * cxl_validate_cmd_from_user() - Check fields for CXL_MEM_SEND_COMMAND.
  * @cxlm: &struct cxl_mem device whose mailbox will be used.
@@ -468,6 +558,7 @@ static int handle_mailbox_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
  *  * %-ENOTTY	- Invalid command specified.
  *  * %-EINVAL	- Reserved fields or invalid values were used.
  *  * %-ENOMEM	- Input or output buffer wasn't sized properly.
+ *  * %-EPERM	- Attempted to use a protected command.
  *
  * The result of this command is a fully validated command in @out_cmd that is
  * safe to send to the hardware.
@@ -492,6 +583,29 @@ static int cxl_validate_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_mem *cxlm,
 	if (send_cmd->in.size > cxlm->payload_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Checks are bypassed for raw commands but along comes the taint! */
+	if (send_cmd->id == CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_RAW) {
+		const struct cxl_mem_command temp = {
+			.info = {
+				.id = CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_RAW,
+				.flags = 0,
+				.size_in = send_cmd->in.size,
+				.size_out = send_cmd->out.size,
+			},
+			.opcode = send_cmd->raw.opcode
+		};
+
+		if (send_cmd->raw.rsvd)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (!cxl_mem_raw_command_allowed(send_cmd->raw.opcode))
+			return -EPERM;
+
+		memcpy(out_cmd, &temp, sizeof(temp));
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (send_cmd->flags & ~CXL_MEM_COMMAND_FLAG_MASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1144,6 +1258,7 @@ static struct pci_driver cxl_mem_driver = {
 
 static __init int cxl_mem_init(void)
 {
+	struct dentry *mbox_debugfs;
 	dev_t devt;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1160,11 +1275,17 @@ static __init int cxl_mem_init(void)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	cxl_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("cxl", NULL);
+	mbox_debugfs = debugfs_create_dir("mbox", cxl_debugfs);
+	debugfs_create_bool("cxl_raw_allow_all", 0600, mbox_debugfs,
+			    &cxl_raw_allow_all);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static __exit void cxl_mem_exit(void)
 {
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(cxl_debugfs);
 	pci_unregister_driver(&cxl_mem_driver);
 	unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(cxl_mem_major, 0), CXL_MEM_MAX_DEVS);
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h b/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
index 18cea908ad0b..8eb669150ecb 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define CXL_CMDS                                                          \
 	___C(INVALID, "Invalid Command"),                                 \
 	___C(IDENTIFY, "Identify Command"),                               \
+	___C(RAW, "Raw device command"),                                  \
 	___C(MAX, "invalid / last command")
 
 #define ___C(a, b) CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_##a
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ struct cxl_mem_query_commands {
  * @id: The command to send to the memory device. This must be one of the
  *	commands returned by the query command.
  * @flags: Flags for the command (input).
+ * @raw: Special fields for raw commands
+ * @raw.opcode: Opcode passed to hardware when using the RAW command.
+ * @raw.rsvd: Must be zero.
  * @rsvd: Must be zero.
  * @retval: Return value from the memory device (output).
  * @in.size: Size of the payload to provide to the device (input).
@@ -135,7 +139,13 @@ struct cxl_mem_query_commands {
 struct cxl_send_command {
 	__u32 id;
 	__u32 flags;
-	__u32 rsvd;
+	union {
+		struct {
+			__u16 opcode;
+			__u16 rsvd;
+		} raw;
+		__u32 rsvd;
+	};
 	__u32 retval;
 
 	struct {
