diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
index d296fc3..3397651 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/Kconfig
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_NVME_SCSI
 	  to say N here, unless you run a distro that abuses the SCSI
 	  emulation to provide stable device names for mount by id, like
 	  some OpenSuSE and SLES versions.
+
+config NVME_FABRICS
+	tristate
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/Makefile b/drivers/nvme/host/Makefile
index 9a3ca89..5f8648f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NVME_CORE)			+= nvme-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NVME)		+= nvme.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NVME_FABRICS)		+= nvme-fabrics.o
 
 nvme-core-y				:= core.o
 nvme-core-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NVME_SCSI)	+= scsi.o
 nvme-core-$(CONFIG_NVM)			+= lightnvm.o
 
 nvme-y					+= pci.o
+
+nvme-fabrics-y				+= fabrics.o
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 3a1e82e..e5c1d75 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1178,9 +1178,26 @@ int nvme_init_identify(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	}
 
 	nvme_set_queue_limits(ctrl, ctrl->admin_q);
+	ctrl->sgls = le32_to_cpu(id->sgls);
+
+	if (ctrl->ops->is_fabrics) {
+		ctrl->icdoff = le16_to_cpu(id->icdoff);
+		ctrl->ioccsz = le32_to_cpu(id->ioccsz);
+		ctrl->iorcsz = le32_to_cpu(id->iorcsz);
+		ctrl->maxcmd = le16_to_cpu(id->maxcmd);
+
+		/*
+		 * In fabrics we need to verify the cntlid matches the
+		 * admin connect
+		 */
+		if (ctrl->cntlid != le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid))
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		ctrl->cntlid = le16_to_cpu(id->cntlid);
+	}
 
 	kfree(id);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_init_identify);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa86d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -0,0 +1,931 @@
+/*
+ * NVMe over Fabrics common host code.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 HGST, a Western Digital Company.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/parser.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include "nvme.h"
+#include "fabrics.h"
+
+static LIST_HEAD(nvmf_transports);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvmf_transports_mutex);
+
+static LIST_HEAD(nvmf_hosts);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvmf_hosts_mutex);
+
+static struct nvmf_host *nvmf_default_host;
+
+static struct nvmf_host *__nvmf_host_find(const char *hostnqn)
+{
+	struct nvmf_host *host;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(host, &nvmf_hosts, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(host->nqn, hostnqn))
+			return host;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct nvmf_host *nvmf_host_add(const char *hostnqn)
+{
+	struct nvmf_host *host;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_hosts_mutex);
+	host = __nvmf_host_find(hostnqn);
+	if (host)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	host = kmalloc(sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!host)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	kref_init(&host->ref);
+	memcpy(host->nqn, hostnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+	uuid_le_gen(&host->id);
+
+	list_add_tail(&host->list, &nvmf_hosts);
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_hosts_mutex);
+	return host;
+}
+
+static struct nvmf_host *nvmf_host_default(void)
+{
+	struct nvmf_host *host;
+
+	host = kmalloc(sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!host)
+		return NULL;
+
+	kref_init(&host->ref);
+	uuid_le_gen(&host->id);
+	snprintf(host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE,
+		"nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:NVMf:uuid:%pUl", &host->id);
+
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_hosts_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&host->list, &nvmf_hosts);
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_hosts_mutex);
+
+	return host;
+}
+
+static void nvmf_host_destroy(struct kref *ref)
+{
+	struct nvmf_host *host = container_of(ref, struct nvmf_host, ref);
+
+	kfree(host);
+}
+
+static void nvmf_host_put(struct nvmf_host *host)
+{
+	if (host)
+		kref_put(&host->ref, nvmf_host_destroy);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_get_address() -  Get address/port
+ * @ctrl:	Host NVMe controller instance which we got the address
+ * @buf:	OUTPUT parameter that will contain the address/port
+ * @size:	buffer size
+ */
+int nvmf_get_address(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, char *buf, int size)
+{
+	return snprintf(buf, size, "traddr=%s,trsvcid=%s\n",
+			ctrl->opts->traddr, ctrl->opts->trsvcid);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_get_address);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_get_subsysnqn() - Get subsystem NQN
+ * @ctrl:	Host NVMe controller instance which we got the NQN
+ */
+const char *nvmf_get_subsysnqn(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
+{
+	return ctrl->opts->subsysnqn;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_get_subsysnqn);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_reg_read32() -  NVMe Fabrics "Property Get" API function.
+ * @ctrl:	Host NVMe controller instance maintaining the admin
+ *		queue used to submit the property read command to
+ *		the allocated NVMe controller resource on the target system.
+ * @off:	Starting offset value of the targeted property
+ *		register (see the fabrics section of the NVMe standard).
+ * @val:	OUTPUT parameter that will contain the value of
+ *		the property after a successful read.
+ *
+ * Used by the host system to retrieve a 32-bit capsule property value
+ * from an NVMe controller on the target system.
+ *
+ * ("Capsule property" is an "PCIe register concept" applied to the
+ * NVMe fabrics space.)
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	0: successful read
+ *	> 0: NVMe error status code
+ *	< 0: Linux errno error code
+ */
+int nvmf_reg_read32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val)
+{
+	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	struct nvme_completion cqe;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.prop_get.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
+	cmd.prop_get.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_property_get;
+	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
+
+	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &cqe, NULL, 0, 0,
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		*val = le64_to_cpu(cqe.result64);
+	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+		dev_err(ctrl->device,
+			"Property Get error: %d, offset %#x\n",
+			ret > 0 ? ret & ~NVME_SC_DNR : ret, off);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_reg_read32);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_reg_read64() -  NVMe Fabrics "Property Get" API function.
+ * @ctrl:	Host NVMe controller instance maintaining the admin
+ *		queue used to submit the property read command to
+ *		the allocated controller resource on the target system.
+ * @off:	Starting offset value of the targeted property
+ *		register (see the fabrics section of the NVMe standard).
+ * @val:	OUTPUT parameter that will contain the value of
+ *		the property after a successful read.
+ *
+ * Used by the host system to retrieve a 64-bit capsule property value
+ * from an NVMe controller on the target system.
+ *
+ * ("Capsule property" is an "PCIe register concept" applied to the
+ * NVMe fabrics space.)
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	0: successful read
+ *	> 0: NVMe error status code
+ *	< 0: Linux errno error code
+ */
+int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val)
+{
+	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	struct nvme_completion cqe;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.prop_get.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
+	cmd.prop_get.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_property_get;
+	cmd.prop_get.attrib = 1;
+	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
+
+	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &cqe, NULL, 0, 0,
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		*val = le64_to_cpu(cqe.result64);
+	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+		dev_err(ctrl->device,
+			"Property Get error: %d, offset %#x\n",
+			ret > 0 ? ret & ~NVME_SC_DNR : ret, off);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_reg_read64);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_reg_write32() -  NVMe Fabrics "Property Write" API function.
+ * @ctrl:	Host NVMe controller instance maintaining the admin
+ *		queue used to submit the property read command to
+ *		the allocated NVMe controller resource on the target system.
+ * @off:	Starting offset value of the targeted property
+ *		register (see the fabrics section of the NVMe standard).
+ * @val:	Input parameter that contains the value to be
+ *		written to the property.
+ *
+ * Used by the NVMe host system to write a 32-bit capsule property value
+ * to an NVMe controller on the target system.
+ *
+ * ("Capsule property" is an "PCIe register concept" applied to the
+ * NVMe fabrics space.)
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	0: successful write
+ *	> 0: NVMe error status code
+ *	< 0: Linux errno error code
+ */
+int nvmf_reg_write32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val)
+{
+	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.prop_set.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
+	cmd.prop_set.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_property_set;
+	cmd.prop_set.attrib = 0;
+	cmd.prop_set.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
+	cmd.prop_set.value = cpu_to_le64(val);
+
+	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, NULL, NULL, 0, 0,
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		dev_err(ctrl->device,
+			"Property Set error: %d, offset %#x\n",
+			ret > 0 ? ret & ~NVME_SC_DNR : ret, off);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_reg_write32);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_log_connect_error() - Error-parsing-diagnostic print
+ * out function for connect() errors.
+ *
+ * @ctrl: the specific /dev/nvmeX device that had the error.
+ *
+ * @errval: Error code to be decoded in a more human-friendly
+ *	    printout.
+ *
+ * @offset: For use with the NVMe error code NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_PARAM.
+ *
+ * @cmd: This is the SQE portion of a submission capsule.
+ *
+ * @data: This is the "Data" portion of a submission capsule.
+ */
+static void nvmf_log_connect_error(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
+		int errval, int offset, struct nvme_command *cmd,
+		struct nvmf_connect_data *data)
+{
+	int err_sctype = errval & (~NVME_SC_DNR);
+
+	switch (err_sctype) {
+
+	case (NVME_SC_CONNECT_INVALID_PARAM):
+		if (offset >> 16) {
+			char *inv_data = "Connect Invalid Data Parameter";
+
+			switch (offset & 0xffff) {
+			case (offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_data, cntlid)):
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+					"%s, cntlid: %d\n",
+					inv_data, data->cntlid);
+				break;
+			case (offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_data, hostnqn)):
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+					"%s, hostnqn \"%s\"\n",
+					inv_data, data->hostnqn);
+				break;
+			case (offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_data, subsysnqn)):
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+					"%s, subsysnqn \"%s\"\n",
+					inv_data, data->subsysnqn);
+				break;
+			default:
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+					"%s, starting byte offset: %d\n",
+				       inv_data, offset & 0xffff);
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			char *inv_sqe = "Connect Invalid SQE Parameter";
+
+			switch (offset) {
+			case (offsetof(struct nvmf_connect_command, qid)):
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+				       "%s, qid %d\n",
+					inv_sqe, cmd->connect.qid);
+				break;
+			default:
+				dev_err(ctrl->device,
+					"%s, starting byte offset: %d\n",
+					inv_sqe, offset);
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(ctrl->device,
+			"Connect command failed, error wo/DNR bit: %d\n",
+			err_sctype);
+		break;
+	} /* switch (err_sctype) */
+}
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_connect_admin_queue() - NVMe Fabrics Admin Queue "Connect"
+ *				API function.
+ * @ctrl:	Host nvme controller instance used to request
+ *              a new NVMe controller allocation on the target
+ *              system and  establish an NVMe Admin connection to
+ *              that controller.
+ *
+ * This function enables an NVMe host device to request a new allocation of
+ * an NVMe controller resource on a target system as well establish a
+ * fabrics-protocol connection of the NVMe Admin queue between the
+ * host system device and the allocated NVMe controller on the
+ * target system via a NVMe Fabrics "Connect" command.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	0: success
+ *	> 0: NVMe error status code
+ *	< 0: Linux errno error code
+ *
+ */
+int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
+{
+	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	struct nvme_completion cqe;
+	struct nvmf_connect_data *data;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.connect.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
+	cmd.connect.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_connect;
+	cmd.connect.qid = 0;
+	cmd.connect.sqsize = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->sqsize);
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_le));
+	data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(0xffff);
+	strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+	strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+
+	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, &cqe,
+			data, sizeof(*data), 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 1,
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
+	if (ret) {
+		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(cqe.result),
+				       &cmd, data);
+		goto out_free_data;
+	}
+
+	ctrl->cntlid = le16_to_cpu(cqe.result16);
+
+out_free_data:
+	kfree(data);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_connect_admin_queue);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_connect_io_queue() - NVMe Fabrics I/O Queue "Connect"
+ *			     API function.
+ * @ctrl:	Host nvme controller instance used to establish an
+ *		NVMe I/O queue connection to the already allocated NVMe
+ *		controller on the target system.
+ * @qid:	NVMe I/O queue number for the new I/O connection between
+ *		host and target (note qid == 0 is illegal as this is
+ *		the Admin queue, per NVMe standard).
+ *
+ * This function issues a fabrics-protocol connection
+ * of a NVMe I/O queue (via NVMe Fabrics "Connect" command)
+ * between the host system device and the allocated NVMe controller
+ * on the target system.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *	0: success
+ *	> 0: NVMe error status code
+ *	< 0: Linux errno error code
+ */
+int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid)
+{
+	struct nvme_command cmd;
+	struct nvmf_connect_data *data;
+	struct nvme_completion cqe;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.connect.opcode = nvme_fabrics_command;
+	cmd.connect.fctype = nvme_fabrics_type_connect;
+	cmd.connect.qid = cpu_to_le16(qid);
+	cmd.connect.sqsize = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->sqsize);
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_le));
+	data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->cntlid);
+	strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+	strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+
+	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->connect_q, &cmd, &cqe,
+			data, sizeof(*data), 0, qid, 1,
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
+	if (ret) {
+		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(cqe.result),
+				       &cmd, data);
+	}
+	kfree(data);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_connect_io_queue);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_register_transport() - NVMe Fabrics Library registration function.
+ * @ops:	Transport ops instance to be registered to the
+ *		common fabrics library.
+ *
+ * API function that registers the type of specific transport fabric
+ * being implemented to the common NVMe fabrics library. Part of
+ * the overall init sequence of starting up a fabrics driver.
+ */
+void nvmf_register_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+	list_add_tail(&ops->entry, &nvmf_transports);
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_register_transport);
+
+/**
+ * nvmf_unregister_transport() - NVMe Fabrics Library unregistration function.
+ * @ops:	Transport ops instance to be unregistered from the
+ *		common fabrics library.
+ *
+ * Fabrics API function that unregisters the type of specific transport
+ * fabric being implemented from the common NVMe fabrics library.
+ * Part of the overall exit sequence of unloading the implemented driver.
+ */
+void nvmf_unregister_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+	list_del(&ops->entry);
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_unregister_transport);
+
+static struct nvmf_transport_ops *nvmf_lookup_transport(
+		struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts)
+{
+	struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ops, &nvmf_transports, entry) {
+		if (strcmp(ops->name, opts->transport) == 0)
+			return ops;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static const match_table_t opt_tokens = {
+	{ NVMF_OPT_TRANSPORT,		"transport=%s"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_TRADDR,		"traddr=%s"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_TRSVCID,		"trsvcid=%s"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_NQN,			"nqn=%s"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_QUEUE_SIZE,		"queue_size=%d"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_NR_IO_QUEUES,	"nr_io_queues=%d"	},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_TL_RETRY_COUNT,	"tl_retry_count=%d"	},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_RECONNECT_DELAY,	"reconnect_delay=%d"	},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_HOSTNQN,		"hostnqn=%s"		},
+	{ NVMF_OPT_ERR,			NULL			}
+};
+
+static int nvmf_parse_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
+		const char *buf)
+{
+	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
+	char *options, *o, *p;
+	int token, ret = 0;
+	size_t nqnlen  = 0;
+
+	/* Set defaults */
+	opts->queue_size = NVMF_DEF_QUEUE_SIZE;
+	opts->nr_io_queues = num_online_cpus();
+	opts->tl_retry_count = 2;
+	opts->reconnect_delay = NVMF_DEF_RECONNECT_DELAY;
+
+	options = o = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!options)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	while ((p = strsep(&o, ",\n")) != NULL) {
+		if (!*p)
+			continue;
+
+		token = match_token(p, opt_tokens, args);
+		opts->mask |= token;
+		switch (token) {
+		case NVMF_OPT_TRANSPORT:
+			p = match_strdup(args);
+			if (!p) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->transport = p;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_NQN:
+			p = match_strdup(args);
+			if (!p) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->subsysnqn = p;
+			nqnlen = strlen(opts->subsysnqn);
+			if (nqnlen >= NVMF_NQN_SIZE) {
+				pr_err("%s needs to be < %d bytes\n",
+				opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->discovery_nqn =
+				!(strcmp(opts->subsysnqn,
+					 NVME_DISC_SUBSYS_NAME));
+			if (opts->discovery_nqn)
+				opts->nr_io_queues = 0;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_TRADDR:
+			p = match_strdup(args);
+			if (!p) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->traddr = p;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_TRSVCID:
+			p = match_strdup(args);
+			if (!p) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->trsvcid = p;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_QUEUE_SIZE:
+			if (match_int(args, &token)) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (token < NVMF_MIN_QUEUE_SIZE ||
+			    token > NVMF_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+				pr_err("Invalid queue_size %d\n", token);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->queue_size = token;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_NR_IO_QUEUES:
+			if (match_int(args, &token)) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (token <= 0) {
+				pr_err("Invalid number of IOQs %d\n", token);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->nr_io_queues = min_t(unsigned int,
+					num_online_cpus(), token);
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_TL_RETRY_COUNT:
+			if (match_int(args, &token)) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (token < 0) {
+				pr_err("Invalid tl_retry_count %d\n", token);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->tl_retry_count = token;
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_HOSTNQN:
+			if (opts->host) {
+				pr_err("hostnqn already user-assigned: %s\n",
+				       opts->host->nqn);
+				ret = -EADDRINUSE;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			p = match_strdup(args);
+			if (!p) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			nqnlen = strlen(p);
+			if (nqnlen >= NVMF_NQN_SIZE) {
+				pr_err("%s needs to be < %d bytes\n",
+					p, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->host = nvmf_host_add(p);
+			if (!opts->host) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			break;
+		case NVMF_OPT_RECONNECT_DELAY:
+			if (match_int(args, &token)) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (token <= 0) {
+				pr_err("Invalid reconnect_delay %d\n", token);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			opts->reconnect_delay = token;
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_warn("unknown parameter or missing value '%s' in ctrl creation request\n",
+				p);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!opts->host) {
+		kref_get(&nvmf_default_host->ref);
+		opts->host = nvmf_default_host;
+	}
+
+out:
+	kfree(options);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int nvmf_check_required_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
+		unsigned int required_opts)
+{
+	if ((opts->mask & required_opts) != required_opts) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opt_tokens); i++) {
+			if ((opt_tokens[i].token & required_opts) &&
+			    !(opt_tokens[i].token & opts->mask)) {
+				pr_warn("missing parameter '%s'\n",
+					opt_tokens[i].pattern);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nvmf_check_allowed_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
+		unsigned int allowed_opts)
+{
+	if (opts->mask & ~allowed_opts) {
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opt_tokens); i++) {
+			if (opt_tokens[i].token & ~allowed_opts) {
+				pr_warn("invalid parameter '%s'\n",
+					opt_tokens[i].pattern);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void nvmf_free_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts)
+{
+	nvmf_host_put(opts->host);
+	kfree(opts->transport);
+	kfree(opts->traddr);
+	kfree(opts->trsvcid);
+	kfree(opts->subsysnqn);
+	kfree(opts);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_free_options);
+
+#define NVMF_REQUIRED_OPTS	(NVMF_OPT_TRANSPORT | NVMF_OPT_NQN)
+#define NVMF_ALLOWED_OPTS	(NVMF_OPT_QUEUE_SIZE | NVMF_OPT_NR_IO_QUEUES | \
+				 NVMF_OPT_HOSTNQN)
+
+static struct nvme_ctrl *
+nvmf_create_ctrl(struct device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts;
+	struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops;
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl;
+	int ret;
+
+	opts = kzalloc(sizeof(*opts), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!opts)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	ret = nvmf_parse_options(opts, buf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_opts;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check the generic options first as we need a valid transport for
+	 * the lookup below.  Then clear the generic flags so that transport
+	 * drivers don't have to care about them.
+	 */
+	ret = nvmf_check_required_opts(opts, NVMF_REQUIRED_OPTS);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_opts;
+	opts->mask &= ~NVMF_REQUIRED_OPTS;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+	ops = nvmf_lookup_transport(opts);
+	if (!ops) {
+		pr_info("no handler found for transport %s.\n",
+			opts->transport);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = nvmf_check_required_opts(opts, ops->required_opts);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+	ret = nvmf_check_allowed_opts(opts, NVMF_ALLOWED_OPTS |
+				ops->allowed_opts | ops->required_opts);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	ctrl = ops->create_ctrl(dev, opts);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctrl)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+	return ctrl;
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_transports_mutex);
+out_free_opts:
+	nvmf_host_put(opts->host);
+	kfree(opts);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+static struct class *nvmf_class;
+static struct device *nvmf_device;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvmf_dev_mutex);
+
+static ssize_t nvmf_dev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
+		size_t count, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq_file = file->private_data;
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl;
+	const char *buf;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (count > PAGE_SIZE)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	buf = memdup_user_nul(ubuf, count);
+	if (IS_ERR(buf))
+		return PTR_ERR(buf);
+
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_dev_mutex);
+	if (seq_file->private) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	ctrl = nvmf_create_ctrl(nvmf_device, buf, count);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctrl)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ctrl);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	seq_file->private = ctrl;
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_dev_mutex);
+	kfree(buf);
+	return ret ? ret : count;
+}
+
+static int nvmf_dev_show(struct seq_file *seq_file, void *private)
+{
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nvmf_dev_mutex);
+	ctrl = seq_file->private;
+	if (!ctrl) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	seq_printf(seq_file, "instance=%d,cntlid=%d\n",
+			ctrl->instance, ctrl->cntlid);
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&nvmf_dev_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int nvmf_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The miscdevice code initializes file->private_data, but doesn't
+	 * make use of it later.
+	 */
+	file->private_data = NULL;
+	return single_open(file, nvmf_dev_show, NULL);
+}
+
+static int nvmf_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq_file = file->private_data;
+	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = seq_file->private;
+
+	if (ctrl)
+		nvme_put_ctrl(ctrl);
+	return single_release(inode, file);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations nvmf_dev_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.write		= nvmf_dev_write,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.open		= nvmf_dev_open,
+	.release	= nvmf_dev_release,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice nvmf_misc = {
+	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.name           = "nvme-fabrics",
+	.fops		= &nvmf_dev_fops,
+};
+
+static int __init nvmf_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	nvmf_default_host = nvmf_host_default();
+	if (!nvmf_default_host)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	nvmf_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "nvme-fabrics");
+	if (IS_ERR(nvmf_class)) {
+		pr_err("couldn't register class nvme-fabrics\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(nvmf_class);
+		goto out_free_host;
+	}
+
+	nvmf_device =
+		device_create(nvmf_class, NULL, MKDEV(0, 0), NULL, "ctl");
+	if (IS_ERR(nvmf_device)) {
+		pr_err("couldn't create nvme-fabris device!\n");
+		ret = PTR_ERR(nvmf_device);
+		goto out_destroy_class;
+	}
+
+	ret = misc_register(&nvmf_misc);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("couldn't register misc device: %d\n", ret);
+		goto out_destroy_device;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_destroy_device:
+	device_destroy(nvmf_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
+out_destroy_class:
+	class_destroy(nvmf_class);
+out_free_host:
+	nvmf_host_put(nvmf_default_host);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit nvmf_exit(void)
+{
+	misc_deregister(&nvmf_misc);
+	device_destroy(nvmf_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
+	class_destroy(nvmf_class);
+	nvmf_host_put(nvmf_default_host);
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvmf_connect_command) != 64);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvmf_property_get_command) != 64);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvmf_property_set_command) != 64);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nvmf_connect_data) != 1024);
+}
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+
+module_init(nvmf_init);
+module_exit(nvmf_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12038308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * NVMe over Fabrics common host code.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 HGST, a Western Digital Company.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#ifndef _NVME_FABRICS_H
+#define _NVME_FABRICS_H 1
+
+#include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/inet.h>
+
+#define NVMF_MIN_QUEUE_SIZE	16
+#define NVMF_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE	1024
+#define NVMF_DEF_QUEUE_SIZE	128
+#define NVMF_DEF_RECONNECT_DELAY	10
+
+/*
+ * Define a host as seen by the target.  We allocate one at boot, but also
+ * allow the override it when creating controllers.  This is both to provide
+ * persistence of the Host NQN over multiple boots, and to allow using
+ * multiple ones, for example in a container scenario.  Because we must not
+ * use different Host NQNs with the same Host ID we generate a Host ID and
+ * use this structure to keep track of the relation between the two.
+ */
+struct nvmf_host {
+	struct kref		ref;
+	struct list_head	list;
+	char			nqn[NVMF_NQN_SIZE];
+	uuid_le			id;
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum nvmf_parsing_opts - used to define the sysfs parsing options used.
+ */
+enum {
+	NVMF_OPT_ERR		= 0,
+	NVMF_OPT_TRANSPORT	= 1 << 0,
+	NVMF_OPT_NQN		= 1 << 1,
+	NVMF_OPT_TRADDR		= 1 << 2,
+	NVMF_OPT_TRSVCID	= 1 << 3,
+	NVMF_OPT_QUEUE_SIZE	= 1 << 4,
+	NVMF_OPT_NR_IO_QUEUES	= 1 << 5,
+	NVMF_OPT_TL_RETRY_COUNT	= 1 << 6,
+	NVMF_OPT_HOSTNQN	= 1 << 8,
+	NVMF_OPT_RECONNECT_DELAY = 1 << 9,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct nvmf_ctrl_options - Used to hold the options specified
+ *			      with the parsing opts enum.
+ * @mask:	Used by the fabrics library to parse through sysfs options
+ *		on adding a NVMe controller.
+ * @transport:	Holds the fabric transport "technology name" (for a lack of
+ *		better description) that will be used by an NVMe controller
+ *		being added.
+ * @subsysnqn:	Hold the fully qualified NQN subystem name (format defined
+ *		in the NVMe specification, "NVMe Qualified Names").
+ * @traddr:	network address that will be used by the host to communicate
+ *		to the added NVMe controller.
+ * @trsvcid:	network port used for host-controller communication.
+ * @queue_size: Number of IO queue elements.
+ * @nr_io_queues: Number of controller IO queues that will be established.
+ * @tl_retry_count: Number of transport layer retries for a fabric queue before
+ *		     kicking upper layer(s) error recovery.
+ * @reconnect_delay: Time between two consecutive reconnect attempts.
+ * @discovery_nqn: indicates if the subsysnqn is the well-known discovery NQN.
+ * @host:	Virtual NVMe host, contains the NQN and Host ID.
+ */
+struct nvmf_ctrl_options {
+	unsigned		mask;
+	char			*transport;
+	char			*subsysnqn;
+	char			*traddr;
+	char			*trsvcid;
+	size_t			queue_size;
+	unsigned int		nr_io_queues;
+	unsigned short		tl_retry_count;
+	unsigned int		reconnect_delay;
+	bool			discovery_nqn;
+	struct nvmf_host	*host;
+};
+
+/*
+ * struct nvmf_transport_ops - used to register a specific
+ *			       fabric implementation of NVMe fabrics.
+ * @entry:		Used by the fabrics library to add the new
+ *			registration entry to its linked-list internal tree.
+ * @name:		Name of the NVMe fabric driver implementation.
+ * @required_opts:	sysfs command-line options that must be specified
+ *			when adding a new NVMe controller.
+ * @allowed_opts:	sysfs command-line options that can be specified
+ *			when adding a new NVMe controller.
+ * @create_ctrl():	function pointer that points to a non-NVMe
+ *			implementation-specific fabric technology
+ *			that would go into starting up that fabric
+ *			for the purpose of conneciton to an NVMe controller
+ *			using that fabric technology.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *	1. At minimum, 'required_opts' and 'allowed_opts' should
+ *	   be set to the same enum parsing options defined earlier.
+ *	2. create_ctrl() must be defined (even if it does nothing)
+ */
+struct nvmf_transport_ops {
+	struct list_head	entry;
+	const char		*name;
+	int			required_opts;
+	int			allowed_opts;
+	struct nvme_ctrl	*(*create_ctrl)(struct device *dev,
+					struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts);
+};
+
+int nvmf_reg_read32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val);
+int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val);
+int nvmf_reg_write32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val);
+int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
+int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid);
+void nvmf_register_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops);
+void nvmf_unregister_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops);
+void nvmf_free_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts);
+const char *nvmf_get_subsysnqn(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
+int nvmf_get_address(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, char *buf, int size);
+
+#endif /* _NVME_FABRICS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index c99acb0..ef28d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct nvme_ctrl {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	const struct nvme_ctrl_ops *ops;
 	struct request_queue *admin_q;
+	struct request_queue *connect_q;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct kref kref;
 	int instance;
@@ -107,10 +108,19 @@ struct nvme_ctrl {
 	u8 event_limit;
 	u8 vwc;
 	u32 vs;
+	u32 sgls;
 	bool subsystem;
 	unsigned long quirks;
 	struct work_struct scan_work;
 	struct work_struct async_event_work;
+
+	/* Fabrics only */
+	u16 sqsize;
+	u32 ioccsz;
+	u32 iorcsz;
+	u16 icdoff;
+	u16 maxcmd;
+	struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -146,6 +156,7 @@ struct nvme_ns {
 struct nvme_ctrl_ops {
 	const char *name;
 	struct module *module;
+	bool is_fabrics;
 	int (*reg_read32)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val);
 	int (*reg_write32)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val);
 	int (*reg_read64)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val);
