diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
index 9a4403e..1df7477 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ config VFIO_AMBA
 	  framework.
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
+
+source "drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
index 81de144..9ce8afe 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 vfio-platform-y := vfio_platform.o vfio_platform_common.o vfio_platform_irq.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += vfio-platform.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += reset/
 
 vfio-amba-y := vfio_amba.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += vfio-amba.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += reset/
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c09cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config VFIO_PLATFORM_CALXEDAXGMAC
+	tristate "VFIO support for calxeda xgmac"
+	depends on VFIO_PLATFORM
+	help
+	  Support for VFIO platform driver specialized for Calxeda xgmac reset.
+
+	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8977721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vfio-platform-calxedaxgmac-y := vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.o
+
+ccflags-y += -Idrivers/vfio/platform
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM_CALXEDAXGMAC) += vfio-platform-calxedaxgmac.o
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..729d0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * VFIO platform driver specialized for Calxeda xgmac reset
+ * reset code is inherited from calxeda xgmac native driver
+ *
+ * Copyright 2010-2011 Calxeda, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Linaro Ltd.
+ *              www.linaro.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include "vfio_platform_private.h"
+#include <linux/io.h>
+
+#define DRIVER_VERSION  "0.1"
+#define DRIVER_AUTHOR   "Eric Auger <eric.auger@linaro.org>"
+#define DRIVER_DESC     "VFIO - Calxeda xgmac vfio platform driver"
+
+/* XGMAC Register definitions */
+#define XGMAC_CONTROL           0x00000000      /* MAC Configuration */
+
+/* DMA Control and Status Registers */
+#define XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL       0x00000f18      /* Ctrl (Operational Mode) */
+#define XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA      0x00000f1c      /* Interrupt Enable */
+
+/* DMA Control registe defines */
+#define DMA_CONTROL_ST          0x00002000      /* Start/Stop Transmission */
+#define DMA_CONTROL_SR          0x00000002      /* Start/Stop Receive */
+
+/* Common MAC defines */
+#define MAC_ENABLE_TX           0x00000008      /* Transmitter Enable */
+#define MAC_ENABLE_RX           0x00000004      /* Receiver Enable */
+
+static inline void xgmac_mac_disable(void __iomem *ioaddr)
+{
+	u32 value = readl(ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
+
+	value &= ~(DMA_CONTROL_ST | DMA_CONTROL_SR);
+	writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_DMA_CONTROL);
+
+	value = readl(ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
+	value &= ~(MAC_ENABLE_TX | MAC_ENABLE_RX);
+	writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
+}
+
+static int vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_reset(struct vfio_platform_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct resource *res = get_platform_resource(vdev, 0);
+	void __iomem *base = phys_to_virt(res->start);
+
+	if (!base)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* disable IRQ */
+	writel(0, base + XGMAC_DMA_INTR_ENA);
+
+	/* Disable the MAC core */
+	xgmac_mac_disable(base);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct vfio_device *vfio_dev;
+	struct vfio_platform_device *vpdev;
+
+	ret = vfio_platform_probe(pdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	vfio_dev = vfio_device_get_from_dev(&pdev->dev),
+	vpdev = (struct vfio_platform_device *) vfio_device_data(vfio_dev);
+	vpdev->reset = vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_reset;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "vfio-platform-calxedaxgmac",
+	},
+	.probe = vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_probe,
+	.remove = vfio_platform_remove,
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac_driver);
+
+MODULE_VERSION(DRIVER_VERSION);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
