diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c
index 08f0abf..77cb0cd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/voltage.c
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ static int vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(struct omap_vdd_info *vdd,
 		struct omap_volt_data *target_volt)
 {
 	u32 vpconfig;
-	u16 mod, ocp_mod;
-	u8 target_vsel, current_vsel, prm_irqst_reg;
+	u16 mod;
+	u8 target_vsel, current_vsel;
 	int ret, timeout = 0;
 
 	ret = _pre_volt_scale(vdd, target_volt, &target_vsel, &current_vsel);
@@ -648,18 +648,13 @@ static int vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(struct omap_vdd_info *vdd,
 		return ret;
 
 	mod = vdd->vp_reg.prm_mod;
-	ocp_mod = vdd->ocp_mod;
-	prm_irqst_reg = vdd->prm_irqst_reg;
-
 	/*
 	 * Clear all pending TransactionDone interrupt/status. Typical latency
 	 * is <3us
 	 */
 	while (timeout++ < VP_TRANXDONE_TIMEOUT) {
-		vdd->write_reg(vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status,
-				ocp_mod, prm_irqst_reg);
-		if (!(vdd->read_reg(ocp_mod, prm_irqst_reg) &
-				vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status))
+		omap_vp_clear_transdone(&vdd->voltdm);
+		if (!omap_vp_is_transdone(&vdd->voltdm))
 				break;
 		udelay(1);
 	}
@@ -691,7 +686,7 @@ static int vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(struct omap_vdd_info *vdd,
 	 * Depends on SMPSWAITTIMEMIN/MAX and voltage change
 	 */
 	timeout = 0;
-	omap_test_timeout((vdd->read_reg(ocp_mod, prm_irqst_reg) &
+	omap_test_timeout((vdd->read_reg(vdd->ocp_mod, vdd->prm_irqst_reg) &
 			vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status),
 			VP_TRANXDONE_TIMEOUT, timeout);
 	if (timeout >= VP_TRANXDONE_TIMEOUT)
@@ -707,11 +702,9 @@ static int vp_forceupdate_scale_voltage(struct omap_vdd_info *vdd,
 	 */
 	timeout = 0;
 	while (timeout++ < VP_TRANXDONE_TIMEOUT) {
-		vdd->write_reg(vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status,
-				ocp_mod, prm_irqst_reg);
-		if (!(vdd->read_reg(ocp_mod, prm_irqst_reg) &
-				vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status))
-				break;
+		omap_vp_clear_transdone(&vdd->voltdm);
+		if (!omap_vp_is_transdone(&vdd->voltdm))
+			break;
 		udelay(1);
 	}
 
@@ -1269,6 +1262,47 @@ void omap_vp_disable(struct voltagedomain *voltdm)
 }
 
 /**
+ * omap_vp_is_transdone() - is voltage transfer done on vp?
+ * @voltdm:	pointer to the VDD which is to be scaled.
+ *
+ * VP's transdone bit is the only way to ensure that the transfer
+ * of the voltage value has actually been send over to the PMIC
+ * This is hence useful for all users of voltage domain to precisely
+ * identify once the PMIC voltage has been set by the voltage processor
+ */
+bool omap_vp_is_transdone(struct voltagedomain *voltdm)
+{
+	struct omap_vdd_info *vdd;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(voltdm)) {
+		pr_warning("%s: Bad Params vdm=%p\n", __func__, voltdm);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	vdd = container_of(voltdm, struct omap_vdd_info, voltdm);
+	return (vdd->read_reg(vdd->ocp_mod, vdd->prm_irqst_reg) &
+			vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status) ? true : false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_vp_clear_transdone() - clear voltage transfer done status on vp
+ * @voltdm:	pointer to the VDD which is to be scaled.
+ */
+bool omap_vp_clear_transdone(struct voltagedomain *voltdm)
+{
+	struct omap_vdd_info *vdd;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(voltdm)) {
+		pr_warning("%s: Bad Params vdm=%p\n", __func__, voltdm);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	vdd = container_of(voltdm, struct omap_vdd_info, voltdm);
+	vdd->write_reg(vdd->vp_reg.tranxdone_status,
+			vdd->ocp_mod, vdd->prm_irqst_reg);
+	return true;
+}
+/**
  * omap_voltage_scale_vdd() - API to scale voltage of a particular
  *				voltage domain.
  * @voltdm:	pointer to the VDD which is to be scaled.
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/voltage.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/voltage.h
index 52df49f..332c581 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/voltage.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/voltage.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ void omap_voltage_get_volttable(struct voltagedomain *voltdm,
 struct omap_volt_data *omap_voltage_get_voltdata(struct voltagedomain *voltdm,
 		unsigned long volt);
 struct omap_volt_data *omap_voltage_get_nom_volt(struct voltagedomain *voltdm);
+bool omap_vp_is_transdone(struct voltagedomain *voltdm);
+bool omap_vp_clear_transdone(struct voltagedomain *voltdm);
 struct dentry *omap_voltage_get_dbgdir(struct voltagedomain *voltdm);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 int omap_voltage_register_pmic(struct voltagedomain *voltdm,
