--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2434,6 +2434,12 @@ config MIPS_VPE_LOADER
 	  Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object
 	  onto another VPE and running it.
 
+config IFX_VPE_EXT
+	bool "IFX APRP Extensions"
+	depends on MIPS_VPE_LOADER
+	help
+	  IFX included extensions in APRP
+
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP
 	bool
 	default "y"
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
@@ -127,4 +127,13 @@ void cleanup_tc(struct tc *tc);
 
 int __init vpe_module_init(void);
 void __exit vpe_module_exit(void);
+
+/* For the explanation of the APIs please refer the section "MT APRP Kernel
+ * Programming" in AR9 SW Architecture Specification
+ */
+int32_t vpe1_sw_start(void *sw_start_addr, uint32_t tcmask, uint32_t flags);
+int32_t vpe1_sw_stop(uint32_t flags);
+uint32_t vpe1_get_load_addr(uint32_t flags);
+uint32_t vpe1_get_max_mem(uint32_t flags);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_VPE_H */
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ int vpe_run(struct vpe *v)
 	struct vpe_notifications *notifier;
 	unsigned int vpeflags;
 	struct tc *t;
+	unsigned long physical_memsize = 0L;
 
 	/* check we are the Master VPE */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -416,6 +417,8 @@ int __init vpe_module_init(void)
 			}
 
 			v->ntcs = hw_tcs - aprp_cpu_index();
+			write_tc_c0_tcbind((read_tc_c0_tcbind() &
+						~TCBIND_CURVPE) | 1);
 
 			/* add the tc to the list of this vpe's tc's. */
 			list_add(&t->tc, &v->tc);
@@ -519,3 +522,47 @@ void __exit vpe_module_exit(void)
 			release_vpe(v);
 	}
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IFX_VPE_EXT
+int32_t vpe1_sw_start(void *sw_start_addr, uint32_t tcmask, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	enum vpe_state state;
+	struct vpe *v = get_vpe(tclimit);
+	struct vpe_notifications *not;
+
+	if (tcmask || flags) {
+		pr_warn("Currently tcmask and flags should be 0. Other values are not supported\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	state = xchg(&v->state, VPE_STATE_INUSE);
+	if (state != VPE_STATE_UNUSED) {
+		vpe_stop(v);
+
+		list_for_each_entry(not, &v->notify, list) {
+			not->stop(tclimit);
+		}
+	}
+
+	v->__start = (unsigned long)sw_start_addr;
+
+	if (!vpe_run(v)) {
+		pr_debug("VPE loader: VPE1 running successfully\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_sw_start);
+
+int32_t vpe1_sw_stop(uint32_t flags)
+{
+	struct vpe *v = get_vpe(tclimit);
+
+	if (!vpe_free(v)) {
+		pr_debug("RP Stopped\n");
+		return 0;
+	} else
+		return -1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_sw_stop);
+#endif
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -49,6 +49,41 @@ struct vpe_control vpecontrol = {
 	.tc_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(vpecontrol.tc_list)
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IFX_VPE_EXT
+unsigned int vpe1_load_addr;
+
+static int __init load_address(char *str)
+{
+	get_option(&str, &vpe1_load_addr);
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("vpe1_load_addr=", load_address);
+
+static unsigned int vpe1_mem;
+static int __init vpe1mem(char *str)
+{
+	vpe1_mem = memparse(str, &str);
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("vpe1_mem=", vpe1mem);
+
+uint32_t vpe1_get_load_addr(uint32_t flags)
+{
+	return vpe1_load_addr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_get_load_addr);
+
+uint32_t vpe1_get_max_mem(uint32_t flags)
+{
+	if (!vpe1_mem)
+		return P_SIZE;
+	else
+		return vpe1_mem;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vpe1_get_max_mem);
+
+#endif
+
 /* get the vpe associated with this minor */
 struct vpe *get_vpe(int minor)
 {
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ unsigned long physical_memsize = 0L;
  */
 static struct ltq_soc_info soc_info;
 
+/* for Multithreading (APRP), vpe.c will use it */
+unsigned long cp0_memsize;
+
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {
 	return soc_info.sys_type;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ltq_soc_type);
 
 int ltq_soc_type(void)
 {
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsmtregs.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #define read_c0_vpeconf1()		__read_32bit_c0_register($1, 3)
 #define write_c0_vpeconf1(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($1, 3, val)
 
+#define read_c0_vpeopt()		__read_32bit_c0_register($1, 7)
+#define write_c0_vpeopt(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($1, 7, val)
+
 #define read_c0_tcstatus()		__read_32bit_c0_register($2, 1)
 #define write_c0_tcstatus(val)		__write_32bit_c0_register($2, 1, val)
 
@@ -378,6 +381,8 @@ do {									\
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf0(val)	mttc0(1, 2, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_vpeconf1()		mftc0(1, 3)
 #define write_vpe_c0_vpeconf1(val)	mttc0(1, 3, val)
+#define read_vpe_c0_vpeopt()		mftc0(1, 7)
+#define write_vpe_c0_vpeopt(val)	mttc0(1, 7, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_count()		mftc0(9, 0)
 #define write_vpe_c0_count(val)		mttc0(9, 0, val)
 #define read_vpe_c0_status()		mftc0(12, 0)