diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/hwblk.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/hwblk.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51a46f496639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/hwblk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_SH_HWBLK_H
+#define __ASM_SH_HWBLK_H
+
+#include <asm/clock.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+#define HWBLK_AREA_FLAG_PARENT (1 << 0) /* valid parent */
+
+#define HWBLK_AREA(_flags, _parent)		\
+{						\
+	.flags = _flags,			\
+	.parent = _parent,			\
+}
+
+struct hwblk_area {
+	unsigned long cnt;
+	unsigned char parent;
+	unsigned char flags;
+};
+
+#define HWBLK(_mstp, _bit, _area)		\
+{						\
+	.mstp = (void __iomem *)_mstp,		\
+	.bit = _bit,				\
+	.area = _area,				\
+}
+
+struct hwblk {
+	void __iomem *mstp;
+	unsigned char bit;
+	unsigned char area;
+	unsigned long cnt;
+};
+
+struct hwblk_info {
+	struct hwblk_area *areas;
+	int nr_areas;
+	struct hwblk *hwblks;
+	int nr_hwblks;
+};
+
+/* Should be defined by processor-specific code */
+int arch_hwblk_init(void);
+int arch_hwblk_sleep_mode(void);
+
+int hwblk_register(struct hwblk_info *info);
+int hwblk_init(void);
+
+/* allow clocks to enable and disable hardware blocks */
+#define SH_HWBLK_CLK(_name, _id, _parent, _hwblk, _flags)	\
+{							\
+	.name		= _name,			\
+	.id		= _id,				\
+	.parent		= _parent,			\
+	.arch_flags	= _hwblk,			\
+	.flags		= _flags,			\
+}
+
+int sh_hwblk_clk_register(struct clk *clks, int nr);
+
+#endif /* __ASM_SH_HWBLK_H */
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index eecad7cbd61e..3d6b9312dc47 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_UBC_WAKEUP)	+= ubc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SH_ADC)		+= adc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SH_CLK_CPG)	+= clock-cpg.o
 
-obj-y	+= irq/ init.o clock.o
+obj-y	+= irq/ init.o clock.o hwblk.o
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/hwblk.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/hwblk.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c3a73deff24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/hwblk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <asm/suspend.h>
+#include <asm/hwblk.h>
+#include <asm/clock.h>
+
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hwblk_lock);
+
+static void hwblk_area_inc(struct hwblk_info *info, int area)
+{
+	struct hwblk_area *hap = info->areas + area;
+
+	hap->cnt++;
+	if (hap->cnt == 1)
+		if (hap->flags & HWBLK_AREA_FLAG_PARENT)
+			hwblk_area_inc(info, hap->parent);
+}
+
+static void hwblk_area_dec(struct hwblk_info *info, int area)
+{
+	struct hwblk_area *hap = info->areas + area;
+
+	if (hap->cnt == 1)
+		if (hap->flags & HWBLK_AREA_FLAG_PARENT)
+			hwblk_area_dec(info, hap->parent);
+	hap->cnt--;
+}
+
+static void hwblk_enable(struct hwblk_info *info, int hwblk)
+{
+	struct hwblk *hp = info->hwblks + hwblk;
+	unsigned long tmp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hwblk_lock, flags);
+
+	hp->cnt++;
+	if (hp->cnt == 1) {
+		hwblk_area_inc(info, hp->area);
+
+		tmp = __raw_readl(hp->mstp);
+		tmp &= ~(1 << hp->bit);
+		__raw_writel(tmp, hp->mstp);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwblk_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void hwblk_disable(struct hwblk_info *info, int hwblk)
+{
+	struct hwblk *hp = info->hwblks + hwblk;
+	unsigned long tmp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hwblk_lock, flags);
+
+	if (hp->cnt == 1) {
+		hwblk_area_dec(info, hp->area);
+
+		tmp = __raw_readl(hp->mstp);
+		tmp |= 1 << hp->bit;
+		__raw_writel(tmp, hp->mstp);
+	}
+	hp->cnt--;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwblk_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static struct hwblk_info *hwblk_info;
+
+int __init hwblk_register(struct hwblk_info *info)
+{
+	hwblk_info = info;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __init __weak arch_hwblk_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int __weak arch_hwblk_sleep_mode(void)
+{
+	return SUSP_SH_SLEEP;
+}
+
+int __init hwblk_init(void)
+{
+	return arch_hwblk_init();
+}
+
+/* allow clocks to enable and disable hardware blocks */
+static int sh_hwblk_clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	if (!hwblk_info)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	hwblk_enable(hwblk_info, clk->arch_flags);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sh_hwblk_clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
+{
+	if (hwblk_info)
+		hwblk_disable(hwblk_info, clk->arch_flags);
+}
+
+static struct clk_ops sh_hwblk_clk_ops = {
+	.enable		= sh_hwblk_clk_enable,
+	.disable	= sh_hwblk_clk_disable,
+	.recalc		= followparent_recalc,
+};
+
+int __init sh_hwblk_clk_register(struct clk *clks, int nr)
+{
+	struct clk *clkp;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int k;
+
+	for (k = 0; !ret && (k < nr); k++) {
+		clkp = clks + k;
+		clkp->ops = &sh_hwblk_clk_ops;
+		ret |= clk_register(clkp);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
index 9b352a1e3fb4..d2424b068b7b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
 #include <asm/clock.h>
+#include <asm/hwblk.h>
 #include <asm/rtc.h>
 
 /* Dummy RTC ops */
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	if (board_time_init)
 		board_time_init();
 
+	hwblk_init();
 	clk_init();
 
 	rtc_sh_get_time(&xtime);