diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/Makefile
index 5d9c7ef35f0f..5f4ec2613db6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-obj-y	= scmi-driver.o scmi-protocols.o
+obj-y	= scmi-bus.o scmi-driver.o scmi-protocols.o
+scmi-bus-y = bus.o
 scmi-driver-y = driver.o
 scmi-protocols-y = base.o
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40c72a35fc99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/*
+ * System Control and Management Interface (SCMI) Message Protocol bus layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 ARM Ltd.
+ *
+ * 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/>.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+static DEFINE_IDA(scmi_bus_id);
+static DEFINE_IDR(scmi_protocols);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(protocol_lock);
+
+static const struct scmi_device_id *
+scmi_dev_match_id(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev, struct scmi_driver *scmi_drv)
+{
+	const struct scmi_device_id *id = scmi_drv->id_table;
+
+	if (!id)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (; id->protocol_id; id++)
+		if (id->protocol_id == scmi_dev->protocol_id)
+			return id;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int scmi_dev_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	struct scmi_driver *scmi_drv = to_scmi_driver(drv);
+	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev = to_scmi_dev(dev);
+	const struct scmi_device_id *id;
+
+	id = scmi_dev_match_id(scmi_dev, scmi_drv);
+	if (id)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int scmi_protocol_init(int protocol_id, struct scmi_handle *handle)
+{
+	scmi_prot_init_fn_t fn = idr_find(&scmi_protocols, protocol_id);
+
+	if (unlikely(!fn))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return fn(handle);
+}
+
+static int scmi_dev_probe(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct scmi_driver *scmi_drv = to_scmi_driver(dev->driver);
+	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev = to_scmi_dev(dev);
+	const struct scmi_device_id *id;
+	int ret;
+
+	id = scmi_dev_match_id(scmi_dev, scmi_drv);
+	if (!id)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!scmi_dev->handle)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
+	ret = scmi_protocol_init(scmi_dev->protocol_id, scmi_dev->handle);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return scmi_drv->probe(scmi_dev);
+}
+
+static int scmi_dev_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct scmi_driver *scmi_drv = to_scmi_driver(dev->driver);
+	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev = to_scmi_dev(dev);
+
+	if (scmi_drv->remove)
+		scmi_drv->remove(scmi_dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct bus_type scmi_bus_type = {
+	.name =	"scmi_protocol",
+	.match = scmi_dev_match,
+	.probe = scmi_dev_probe,
+	.remove = scmi_dev_remove,
+};
+
+int scmi_driver_register(struct scmi_driver *driver, struct module *owner,
+			 const char *mod_name)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	driver->driver.bus = &scmi_bus_type;
+	driver->driver.name = driver->name;
+	driver->driver.owner = owner;
+	driver->driver.mod_name = mod_name;
+
+	retval = driver_register(&driver->driver);
+	if (!retval)
+		pr_debug("registered new scmi driver %s\n", driver->name);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scmi_driver_register);
+
+void scmi_driver_unregister(struct scmi_driver *driver)
+{
+	driver_unregister(&driver->driver);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scmi_driver_unregister);
+
+struct scmi_device *
+scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol)
+{
+	int id, retval;
+	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev;
+
+	id = ida_simple_get(&scmi_bus_id, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	scmi_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*scmi_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!scmi_dev)
+		goto no_mem;
+
+	scmi_dev->id = id;
+	scmi_dev->protocol_id = protocol;
+	scmi_dev->dev.parent = parent;
+	scmi_dev->dev.of_node = np;
+	scmi_dev->dev.bus = &scmi_bus_type;
+	dev_set_name(&scmi_dev->dev, "scmi_dev.%d", id);
+
+	retval = device_register(&scmi_dev->dev);
+	if (!retval)
+		return scmi_dev;
+
+	put_device(&scmi_dev->dev);
+	kfree(scmi_dev);
+no_mem:
+	ida_simple_remove(&scmi_bus_id, id);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void scmi_device_destroy(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)
+{
+	scmi_handle_put(scmi_dev->handle);
+	device_unregister(&scmi_dev->dev);
+	ida_simple_remove(&scmi_bus_id, scmi_dev->id);
+	kfree(scmi_dev);
+}
+
+void scmi_set_handle(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)
+{
+	scmi_dev->handle = scmi_handle_get(&scmi_dev->dev);
+}
+
+int scmi_protocol_register(int protocol_id, scmi_prot_init_fn_t fn)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	spin_lock(&protocol_lock);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&scmi_protocols, fn, protocol_id, protocol_id + 1,
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret != protocol_id)
+		pr_err("unable to allocate SCMI idr slot, err %d\n", ret);
+	spin_unlock(&protocol_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scmi_protocol_register);
+
+void scmi_protocol_unregister(int protocol_id)
+{
+	spin_lock(&protocol_lock);
+	idr_remove(&scmi_protocols, protocol_id);
+	spin_unlock(&protocol_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scmi_protocol_unregister);
+
+static int __scmi_devices_unregister(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev = to_scmi_dev(dev);
+
+	scmi_device_destroy(scmi_dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void scmi_devices_unregister(void)
+{
+	bus_for_each_dev(&scmi_bus_type, NULL, NULL, __scmi_devices_unregister);
+}
+
+static int __init scmi_bus_init(void)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	retval = bus_register(&scmi_bus_type);
+	if (retval)
+		pr_err("scmi protocol bus register failed (%d)\n", retval);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+subsys_initcall(scmi_bus_init);
+
+void __exit scmi_bus_exit(void)
+{
+	scmi_devices_unregister();
+	bus_unregister(&scmi_bus_type);
+	ida_destroy(&scmi_bus_id);
+}
+module_exit(scmi_bus_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
index bc767f4997e0..f1eeacaef57b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ int scmi_one_xfer_init(const struct scmi_handle *h, u8 msg_id, u8 prot_id,
 		       size_t tx_size, size_t rx_size, struct scmi_xfer **p);
 int scmi_handle_put(const struct scmi_handle *handle);
 struct scmi_handle *scmi_handle_get(struct device *dev);
+void scmi_set_handle(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev);
 int scmi_version_get(const struct scmi_handle *h, u8 protocol, u32 *version);
 void scmi_setup_protocol_implemented(const struct scmi_handle *handle,
 				     u8 *prot_imp);
diff --git a/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h b/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
index 664da3d763f2..7b72c75cb560 100644
--- a/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
+++ b/include/linux/scmi_protocol.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * 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/device.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define SCMI_MAX_STR_SIZE	16
@@ -62,3 +63,64 @@ enum scmi_std_protocol {
 	SCMI_PROTOCOL_CLOCK = 0x14,
 	SCMI_PROTOCOL_SENSOR = 0x15,
 };
+
+struct scmi_device {
+	u32 id;
+	u8 protocol_id;
+	struct device dev;
+	struct scmi_handle *handle;
+};
+
+#define to_scmi_dev(d) container_of(d, struct scmi_device, dev)
+
+struct scmi_device *
+scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent, int protocol);
+void scmi_device_destroy(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev);
+
+struct scmi_device_id {
+	u8 protocol_id;
+};
+
+struct scmi_driver {
+	const char *name;
+	int (*probe)(struct scmi_device *);
+	void (*remove)(struct scmi_device *);
+	const struct scmi_device_id *id_table;
+
+	struct device_driver driver;
+};
+
+#define to_scmi_driver(d) container_of(d, struct scmi_driver, driver)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_PROTOCOL
+int scmi_driver_register(struct scmi_driver *driver,
+			 struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
+void scmi_driver_unregister(struct scmi_driver *driver);
+#else
+static int scmi_driver_register(struct scmi_driver *driver,
+				struct module *owner, const char *mod_name)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+static void scmi_driver_unregister(struct scmi_driver *driver) {}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_PROTOCOL */
+
+#define scmi_register(driver) \
+	scmi_driver_register(driver, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
+#define scmi_unregister(driver) \
+	scmi_driver_unregister(driver)
+
+/**
+ * module_scmi_driver() - Helper macro for registering a scmi driver
+ * @__scmi_driver: scmi_driver structure
+ *
+ * Helper macro for scmi drivers to set up proper module init / exit
+ * functions.  Replaces module_init() and module_exit() and keeps people from
+ * printing pointless things to the kernel log when their driver is loaded.
+ */
+#define module_scmi_driver(__scmi_driver)	\
+	module_driver(__scmi_driver, scmi_register, scmi_unregister)
+
+typedef int (*scmi_prot_init_fn_t)(struct scmi_handle *);
+int scmi_protocol_register(int protocol_id, scmi_prot_init_fn_t fn);
+void scmi_protocol_unregister(int protocol_id);
