diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index d718ae4b907a..d71217a91793 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -339,4 +339,15 @@ config CMA_ALIGNMENT
 
 endif
 
+config BOOT_CONSTRAINTS
+	bool "Boot constraints for devices"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This enables boot constraints detection for devices. These constraints
+	  are (normally) set by the Bootloader and must be satisfied by the
+	  kernel until the relevant device driver is probed. Once the driver is
+	  probed, the constraint is dropped.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/base/Makefile b/drivers/base/Makefile
index f2816f6ff76a..6094b3b75184 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ obj-y			:= component.o core.o bus.o dd.o syscore.o \
 			   cpu.o firmware.o init.o map.o devres.o \
 			   attribute_container.o transport_class.o \
 			   topology.o container.o property.o cacheinfo.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BOOT_CONSTRAINTS) += boot_constraint.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEVTMPFS)	+= devtmpfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_CMA) += dma-contiguous.o
 obj-y			+= power/
diff --git a/drivers/base/boot_constraint.c b/drivers/base/boot_constraint.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38740b8499ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/boot_constraint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+/*
+ * This takes care of boot time constraints, normally set by the Bootloader.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Linaro.
+ * Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "Boot Constraints: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/boot_constraint.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+struct constraint {
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+	struct list_head node;
+	enum boot_constraint_type type;
+
+	int (*add)(struct constraint *constraint, void *data);
+	void (*remove)(struct constraint *constraint);
+	void *private;
+};
+
+struct constraint_dev {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct list_head node;
+	struct list_head constraints;
+};
+
+#define for_each_constraint(_constraint, _temp, _cdev)		\
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(_constraint, _temp, &_cdev->constraints, node)
+
+/* Global list of all constraint devices currently registered */
+static LIST_HEAD(constraint_devices);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(constraint_devices_mutex);
+
+/* Forward declarations of constraints */
+
+
+/* Boot constraints core */
+
+static struct constraint_dev *constraint_device_find(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cdev, &constraint_devices, node) {
+		if (cdev->dev == dev)
+			return cdev;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct constraint_dev *constraint_device_allocate(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+
+	cdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cdev)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	cdev->dev = dev;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->node);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->constraints);
+
+	list_add(&cdev->node, &constraint_devices);
+
+	return cdev;
+}
+
+static void constraint_device_free(struct constraint_dev *cdev)
+{
+	list_del(&cdev->node);
+	kfree(cdev);
+}
+
+static struct constraint_dev *constraint_device_get(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+
+	cdev = constraint_device_find(dev);
+	if (cdev)
+		return cdev;
+
+	cdev = constraint_device_allocate(dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to add constraint dev (%ld)\n",
+			PTR_ERR(cdev));
+	}
+
+	return cdev;
+}
+
+static void constraint_device_put(struct constraint_dev *cdev)
+{
+	if (!list_empty(&cdev->constraints))
+		return;
+
+	constraint_device_free(cdev);
+}
+
+static struct constraint *constraint_allocate(struct constraint_dev *cdev,
+					      enum boot_constraint_type type)
+{
+	struct constraint *constraint;
+	int (*add)(struct constraint *constraint, void *data);
+	void (*remove)(struct constraint *constraint);
+
+	switch (type) {
+	default:
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	constraint = kzalloc(sizeof(*constraint), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!constraint)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	constraint->cdev = cdev;
+	constraint->type = type;
+	constraint->add = add;
+	constraint->remove = remove;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&constraint->node);
+
+	list_add(&constraint->node, &cdev->constraints);
+
+	return constraint;
+}
+
+static void constraint_free(struct constraint *constraint)
+{
+	list_del(&constraint->node);
+	kfree(constraint);
+}
+
+int boot_constraint_add(struct device *dev, enum boot_constraint_type type,
+			void *data)
+{
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+	struct constraint *constraint;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
+
+	/* Find or add the cdev type first */
+	cdev = constraint_device_get(dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(cdev);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	constraint = constraint_allocate(cdev, type);
+	if (IS_ERR(constraint)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to add constraint type: %d (%ld)\n", type,
+			PTR_ERR(constraint));
+		ret = PTR_ERR(constraint);
+		goto put_cdev;
+	}
+
+	/* Set constraint */
+	ret = constraint->add(constraint, data);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_constraint;
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "Added boot constraint-type (%d)\n", type);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+
+free_constraint:
+	constraint_free(constraint);
+put_cdev:
+	constraint_device_put(cdev);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(boot_constraint_add);
+
+static void constraint_remove(struct constraint *constraint)
+{
+	constraint->remove(constraint);
+	constraint_free(constraint);
+}
+
+void boot_constraints_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct constraint_dev *cdev;
+	struct constraint *constraint, *temp;
+
+	mutex_lock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
+
+	cdev = constraint_device_find(dev);
+	if (!cdev)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	for_each_constraint(constraint, temp, cdev)
+		constraint_remove(constraint);
+
+	constraint_device_put(cdev);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&constraint_devices_mutex);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 4882f06d12df..4eb9d183d647 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * This file is released under the GPLv2
  */
 
+#include <linux/boot_constraint.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
@@ -381,15 +382,20 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	 */
 	devices_kset_move_last(dev);
 
-	if (dev->bus->probe) {
+	if (dev->bus->probe)
 		ret = dev->bus->probe(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			goto probe_failed;
-	} else if (drv->probe) {
+	else if (drv->probe)
 		ret = drv->probe(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			goto probe_failed;
-	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Remove boot constraints for both successful and unsuccessful probe(),
+	 * except for the case where EPROBE_DEFER is returned by probe().
+	 */
+	if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		boot_constraints_remove(dev);
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto probe_failed;
 
 	if (test_remove) {
 		test_remove = false;
diff --git a/include/linux/boot_constraint.h b/include/linux/boot_constraint.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41b5a62d2dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/boot_constraint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Boot constraints header.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Linaro.
+ * Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ */
+
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct device;
+
+enum boot_constraint_type {
+	BOOT_CONSTRAINT_NONE,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_CONSTRAINTS
+int boot_constraint_add(struct device *dev, enum boot_constraint_type type,
+			void *data);
+void boot_constraints_remove(struct device *dev);
+#else
+static inline int boot_constraint_add(struct device *dev,
+				      enum boot_constraint_type type, void *data)
+{ return -EINVAL; }
+static inline void boot_constraints_remove(struct device *dev) {}
+#endif
