diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index dd483bfe3951..d0c821992a99 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ config FB_SH_MOBILE_LCDC
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
 	select FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB_SYS_FOPS
+	select FB_DEFERRED_IO
 	---help---
 	  Frame buffer driver for the on-chip SH-Mobile LCD controller.
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index e339d829183c..0e2b8fd24df1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <video/sh_mobile_lcdc.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 #define PALETTE_NR 16
 
@@ -30,11 +32,14 @@ struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan {
 	u32 pseudo_palette[PALETTE_NR];
 	struct fb_info info;
 	dma_addr_t dma_handle;
+	struct fb_deferred_io defio;
 };
 
 struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv {
 	void __iomem *base;
+	int irq;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_CLK
+	atomic_t clk_usecnt;
 	struct clk *dot_clk;
 	struct clk *clk;
 #endif
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv {
 
 /* per-channel registers */
 enum { LDDCKPAT1R, LDDCKPAT2R, LDMT1R, LDMT2R, LDMT3R, LDDFR, LDSM1R,
-       LDSA1R, LDMLSR, LDHCNR, LDHSYNR, LDVLNR, LDVSYNR, LDPMR };
+       LDSM2R, LDSA1R, LDMLSR, LDHCNR, LDHSYNR, LDVLNR, LDVSYNR, LDPMR };
 
 static unsigned long lcdc_offs_mainlcd[] = {
 	[LDDCKPAT1R] = 0x400,
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ static unsigned long lcdc_offs_mainlcd[] = {
 	[LDMT3R] = 0x420,
 	[LDDFR] = 0x424,
 	[LDSM1R] = 0x428,
+	[LDSM2R] = 0x42c,
 	[LDSA1R] = 0x430,
 	[LDMLSR] = 0x438,
 	[LDHCNR] = 0x448,
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ static unsigned long lcdc_offs_sublcd[] = {
 	[LDMT3R] = 0x608,
 	[LDDFR] = 0x60c,
 	[LDSM1R] = 0x610,
+	[LDSM2R] = 0x614,
 	[LDSA1R] = 0x618,
 	[LDMLSR] = 0x620,
 	[LDHCNR] = 0x624,
@@ -97,6 +104,8 @@ static unsigned long lcdc_offs_sublcd[] = {
 #define LCDC_RESET	0x00000100
 #define DISPLAY_BEU	0x00000008
 #define LCDC_ENABLE	0x00000001
+#define LDINTR_FE	0x00000400
+#define LDINTR_FS	0x00000004
 
 static void lcdc_write_chan(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *chan,
 			    int reg_nr, unsigned long data)
@@ -171,6 +180,65 @@ struct sh_mobile_lcdc_sys_bus_ops sh_mobile_lcdc_sys_bus_ops = {
 	lcdc_sys_read_data,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_CLK
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_on(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (atomic_inc_and_test(&priv->clk_usecnt)) {
+		clk_enable(priv->clk);
+		if (priv->dot_clk)
+			clk_enable(priv->dot_clk);
+	}
+}
+
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (atomic_sub_return(1, &priv->clk_usecnt) == -1) {
+		if (priv->dot_clk)
+			clk_disable(priv->dot_clk);
+		clk_disable(priv->clk);
+	}
+}
+#else
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_on(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv) {}
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv) {}
+#endif
+
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io(struct fb_info *info,
+				       struct list_head *pagelist)
+{
+	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch = info->par;
+
+	/* enable clocks before accessing hardware */
+	sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_on(ch->lcdc);
+
+	/* trigger panel update */
+	lcdc_write_chan(ch, LDSM2R, 1);
+}
+
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io_touch(struct fb_info *info)
+{
+	struct fb_deferred_io *fbdefio = info->fbdefio;
+
+	if (fbdefio)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, fbdefio->delay);
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t sh_mobile_lcdc_irq(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv = data;
+	unsigned long tmp;
+
+	/* acknowledge interrupt */
+	tmp = lcdc_read(priv, _LDINTR);
+	tmp &= 0xffffff00; /* mask in high 24 bits */
+	tmp |= 0x000000ff ^ LDINTR_FS; /* status in low 8 */
+	lcdc_write(priv, _LDINTR, tmp);
+
+	/* disable clocks */
+	sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(priv);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static void sh_mobile_lcdc_start_stop(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv,
 				      int start)
 {
@@ -208,11 +276,11 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_start(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 	int k, m;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_CLK
-	clk_enable(priv->clk);
-	if (priv->dot_clk)
-		clk_enable(priv->dot_clk);
-#endif
+	/* enable clocks before accessing the hardware */
+	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->ch); k++)
+		if (priv->ch[k].enabled)
+			sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_on(priv);
+
 	/* reset */
 	lcdc_write(priv, _LDCNT2R, lcdc_read(priv, _LDCNT2R) | LCDC_RESET);
 	lcdc_wait_bit(priv, _LDCNT2R, LCDC_RESET, 0);
@@ -255,7 +323,7 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_start(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 	lcdc_write(priv, _LDDCKSTPR, 0);
 	lcdc_wait_bit(priv, _LDDCKSTPR, ~0, 0);
 
-	/* interrupts are disabled */
+	/* interrupts are disabled to begin with */
 	lcdc_write(priv, _LDINTR, 0);
 
 	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->ch); k++) {
@@ -316,9 +384,6 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_start(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* --- display_lcdc_data() --- */
-	lcdc_write(priv, _LDINTR, 0x00000f00);
-
 	/* word and long word swap */
 	lcdc_write(priv, _LDDDSR, lcdc_read(priv, _LDDDSR) | 6);
 
@@ -340,8 +405,24 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_start(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 		/* set line size */
 		lcdc_write_chan(ch, LDMLSR, ch->info.fix.line_length);
 
-		/* continuous read mode */
-		lcdc_write_chan(ch, LDSM1R, 0);
+		/* setup deferred io if SYS bus */
+		tmp = ch->cfg.sys_bus_cfg.deferred_io_msec;
+		if (ch->ldmt1r_value & (1 << 12) && tmp) {
+			ch->defio.deferred_io = sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io;
+			ch->defio.delay = msecs_to_jiffies(tmp);
+			ch->info.fbdefio = &ch->defio;
+			fb_deferred_io_init(&ch->info);
+
+			/* one-shot mode */
+			lcdc_write_chan(ch, LDSM1R, 1);
+
+			/* enable "Frame End Interrupt Enable" bit */
+			lcdc_write(priv, _LDINTR, LDINTR_FE);
+
+		} else {
+			/* continuous read mode */
+			lcdc_write_chan(ch, LDSM1R, 0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* display output */
@@ -365,6 +446,7 @@ static void sh_mobile_lcdc_stop(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch;
 	struct sh_mobile_lcdc_board_cfg	*board_cfg;
+	unsigned long tmp;
 	int k;
 
 	/* tell the board code to disable the panel */
@@ -373,16 +455,22 @@ static void sh_mobile_lcdc_stop(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_priv *priv)
 		board_cfg = &ch->cfg.board_cfg;
 		if (board_cfg->display_off)
 			board_cfg->display_off(board_cfg->board_data);
+
+		/* cleanup deferred io if SYS bus */
+		tmp = ch->cfg.sys_bus_cfg.deferred_io_msec;
+		if (ch->ldmt1r_value & (1 << 12) && tmp) {
+			fb_deferred_io_cleanup(&ch->info);
+			ch->info.fbdefio = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* stop the lcdc */
 	sh_mobile_lcdc_start_stop(priv, 0);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_CLK
-	if (priv->dot_clk)
-		clk_disable(priv->dot_clk);
-	clk_disable(priv->clk);
-#endif
+	/* stop clocks */
+	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->ch); k++)
+		if (priv->ch[k].enabled)
+			sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(priv);
 }
 
 static int sh_mobile_lcdc_check_interface(struct sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch)
@@ -446,6 +534,7 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_setup_clocks(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	priv->lddckr = icksel << 16;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_CLK
+	atomic_set(&priv->clk_usecnt, -1);
 	snprintf(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name), "lcdc%d", pdev->id);
 	priv->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, clk_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
@@ -497,13 +586,34 @@ static struct fb_fix_screeninfo sh_mobile_lcdc_fix  = {
 	.accel =	FB_ACCEL_NONE,
 };
 
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_fillrect(struct fb_info *info,
+				    const struct fb_fillrect *rect)
+{
+	sys_fillrect(info, rect);
+	sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io_touch(info);
+}
+
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_copyarea(struct fb_info *info,
+				    const struct fb_copyarea *area)
+{
+	sys_copyarea(info, area);
+	sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io_touch(info);
+}
+
+static void sh_mobile_lcdc_imageblit(struct fb_info *info,
+				     const struct fb_image *image)
+{
+	sys_imageblit(info, image);
+	sh_mobile_lcdc_deferred_io_touch(info);
+}
+
 static struct fb_ops sh_mobile_lcdc_ops = {
 	.fb_setcolreg	= sh_mobile_lcdc_setcolreg,
 	.fb_read        = fb_sys_read,
 	.fb_write       = fb_sys_write,
-	.fb_fillrect	= sys_fillrect,
-	.fb_copyarea	= sys_copyarea,
-	.fb_imageblit	= sys_imageblit,
+	.fb_fillrect	= sh_mobile_lcdc_fillrect,
+	.fb_copyarea	= sh_mobile_lcdc_copyarea,
+	.fb_imageblit	= sh_mobile_lcdc_imageblit,
 };
 
 static int sh_mobile_lcdc_set_bpp(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int bpp)
@@ -564,8 +674,9 @@ static int __init sh_mobile_lcdc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (res == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot find IO resource\n");
+	i = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (!res || i < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot get platform resources\n");
 		error = -ENOENT;
 		goto err0;
 	}
@@ -577,6 +688,14 @@ static int __init sh_mobile_lcdc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err0;
 	}
 
+	error = request_irq(i, sh_mobile_lcdc_irq, IRQF_DISABLED,
+			    pdev->dev.bus_id, priv);
+	if (error) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to request irq\n");
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
+	priv->irq = i;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
@@ -660,6 +779,7 @@ static int __init sh_mobile_lcdc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		info->fix.smem_start = priv->ch[i].dma_handle;
 		info->screen_base = buf;
 		info->device = &pdev->dev;
+		info->par = &priv->ch[i];
 	}
 
 	if (error)
@@ -687,6 +807,10 @@ static int __init sh_mobile_lcdc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			 (int) priv->ch[i].cfg.lcd_cfg.xres,
 			 (int) priv->ch[i].cfg.lcd_cfg.yres,
 			 priv->ch[i].cfg.bpp);
+
+		/* deferred io mode: disable clock to save power */
+		if (info->fbdefio)
+			sh_mobile_lcdc_clk_off(priv);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -728,6 +852,8 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (priv->base)
 		iounmap(priv->base);
 
+	if (priv->irq)
+		free_irq(priv->irq, priv);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/video/sh_mobile_lcdc.h b/include/video/sh_mobile_lcdc.h
index 1a4bc6ada606..25144ab22b95 100644
--- a/include/video/sh_mobile_lcdc.h
+++ b/include/video/sh_mobile_lcdc.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum { LCDC_CLK_BUS, LCDC_CLK_PERIPHERAL, LCDC_CLK_EXTERNAL };
 struct sh_mobile_lcdc_sys_bus_cfg {
 	unsigned long ldmt2r;
 	unsigned long ldmt3r;
+	unsigned long deferred_io_msec;
 };
 
 struct sh_mobile_lcdc_sys_bus_ops {