diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/loader.c b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d21637215ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,673 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+//
+// Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Author: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
+//
+
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include "core.h"
+#include "registers.h"
+
+/* FW load (200ms) plus operational delays */
+#define FW_READY_TIMEOUT_MSECS	250
+
+#define FW_SIGNATURE	"$SST"
+#define FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE 4
+
+/* some nice binary layout picture here */
+
+struct catpt_fw_hdr {
+	char signature[FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE];
+	u32 file_size;
+	u32 modules;
+	u32 file_format;
+	u32 reserved[4];
+} __packed;
+
+struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr {
+	char signature[FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE];
+	u32 mod_size;
+	u32 blocks;
+	u16 slot;
+	enum catpt_module_id id:16;
+	u32 entry_point;
+	u32 persistent_size;
+	u32 scratch_size;
+} __packed;
+
+enum catpt_ram_type {
+	CATPT_RAM_TYPE_IRAM = 1,
+	CATPT_RAM_TYPE_DRAM = 2,
+	/* DRAM with module's initial state */
+	CATPT_RAM_TYPE_INSTANCE = 3,
+};
+
+struct catpt_fw_block_hdr {
+	enum catpt_ram_type type __aligned(4);
+	u32 size;
+	u32 ram_offset;
+	u32 rsvd;
+} __packed;
+
+void catpt_sram_init(struct resource *sram, u32 start, u32 size)
+{
+	sram->start = start;
+	sram->end = start + size - 1;
+}
+
+void catpt_sram_free(struct resource *sram)
+{
+	struct resource *res, *save;
+
+	for (res = sram->child; res;) {
+		save = res->sibling;
+		release_resource(res);
+		kfree(res);
+		res = save;
+	}
+}
+
+struct resource *
+catpt_request_region(struct resource *root, resource_size_t size)
+{
+	struct resource *res = root->child;
+	resource_size_t addr = root->start;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		if (res->start - addr >= size)
+			break;
+		addr = res->end + 1;
+		res = res->sibling;
+		if (!res)
+			return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return __request_region(root, addr, size, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int catpt_store_streams_context(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	struct catpt_stream_runtime *stream;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(stream, &cdev->stream_list, node) {
+		u32 off, size;
+		int ret;
+
+		off = stream->persistent->start;
+		size = resource_size(stream->persistent);
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "storing stream %d ctx: off 0x%08x size %d\n",
+			stream->info.stream_hw_id, off, size);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_fromdsp(cdev, chan,
+					       cdev->dxbuf_paddr + off,
+					       cdev->lpe_base + off,
+					       ALIGN(size, 4));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy fromdsp failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int catpt_store_module_states(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cdev->modules); i++) {
+		struct catpt_module_type *type;
+		u32 off;
+		int ret;
+
+		type = &cdev->modules[i];
+		if (!type->loaded || !type->state_size)
+			continue;
+
+		off = type->state_offset;
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "storing mod %d state: off 0x%08x size %d\n",
+			i, off, type->state_size);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_fromdsp(cdev, chan,
+					       cdev->dxbuf_paddr + off,
+					       cdev->lpe_base + off,
+					       ALIGN(type->state_size, 4));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy fromdsp failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int catpt_store_memdumps(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdev->dx_ctx.num_meminfo; i++) {
+		struct catpt_save_meminfo *info;
+		u32 off;
+		int ret;
+
+		info = &cdev->dx_ctx.meminfo[i];
+		if (info->source != CATPT_DX_TYPE_MEMORY_DUMP)
+			continue;
+
+		off = catpt_to_host_offset(info->offset);
+		if (off < cdev->dram.start || off > cdev->dram.end)
+			continue;
+
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "storing memdump: off 0x%08x size %d\n",
+			off, info->size);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_fromdsp(cdev, chan,
+					       cdev->dxbuf_paddr + off,
+					       cdev->lpe_base + off,
+					       ALIGN(info->size, 4));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy fromdsp failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+catpt_restore_streams_context(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	struct catpt_stream_runtime *stream;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(stream, &cdev->stream_list, node) {
+		u32 off, size;
+		int ret;
+
+		off = stream->persistent->start;
+		size = resource_size(stream->persistent);
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "restoring stream %d ctx: off 0x%08x size %d\n",
+			stream->info.stream_hw_id, off, size);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_todsp(cdev, chan,
+					     cdev->lpe_base + off,
+					     cdev->dxbuf_paddr + off,
+					     ALIGN(size, 4));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy fromdsp failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_restore_memdumps(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdev->dx_ctx.num_meminfo; i++) {
+		struct catpt_save_meminfo *info;
+		u32 off;
+		int ret;
+
+		info = &cdev->dx_ctx.meminfo[i];
+		if (info->source != CATPT_DX_TYPE_MEMORY_DUMP)
+			continue;
+
+		off = catpt_to_host_offset(info->offset);
+		if (off < cdev->dram.start || off > cdev->dram.end)
+			continue;
+
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "restoring memdump: off 0x%08x size %d\n",
+			off, info->size);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_todsp(cdev, chan,
+					     cdev->lpe_base + off,
+					     cdev->dxbuf_paddr + off,
+					     ALIGN(info->size, 4));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore block failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_restore_fwimage(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+				 struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+				 struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *blk)
+{
+	struct resource r1, r2, common;
+	int i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     blk, sizeof(*blk), false);
+
+	r1.start = cdev->dram.start + blk->ram_offset;
+	r1.end = r1.start + blk->size - 1;
+	/* advance to data area */
+	paddr += sizeof(*blk);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cdev->dx_ctx.num_meminfo; i++) {
+		struct catpt_save_meminfo *info;
+		u32 off;
+		int ret;
+
+		info = &cdev->dx_ctx.meminfo[i];
+
+		if (info->source != CATPT_DX_TYPE_FW_IMAGE)
+			continue;
+
+		off = catpt_to_host_offset(info->offset);
+		if (off < cdev->dram.start || off > cdev->dram.end)
+			continue;
+
+		r2.start = off;
+		r2.end = r2.start + info->size - 1;
+
+		if (!catpt_resource_overlapping(&r2, &r1, &common))
+			continue;
+		/* calculate start offset of common data area */
+		off = common.start - r1.start;
+
+		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "restoring fwimage: %pr\n", &common);
+
+		ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_todsp(cdev, chan, common.start,
+					     paddr + off,
+					     resource_size(&common));
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy todsp failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_load_block(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+			    struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+			    struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *blk, bool alloc)
+{
+	struct resource *sram, *res;
+	dma_addr_t dst_addr;
+	int ret;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     blk, sizeof(*blk), false);
+
+	switch (blk->type) {
+	case CATPT_RAM_TYPE_IRAM:
+		sram = &cdev->iram;
+		break;
+	default:
+		sram = &cdev->dram;
+		break;
+	};
+
+	dst_addr = sram->start + blk->ram_offset;
+	if (alloc) {
+		res = __request_region(sram, dst_addr, blk->size, NULL, 0);
+		if (!res)
+			return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	/* advance to data area */
+	paddr += sizeof(*blk);
+
+	ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_todsp(cdev, chan, dst_addr, paddr, blk->size);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "memcpy error: %d\n", ret);
+		__release_region(sram, dst_addr, blk->size);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int catpt_restore_basefw(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+				struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+				struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *basefw)
+{
+	u32 offset = sizeof(*basefw);
+	int ret, i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     basefw, sizeof(*basefw), false);
+
+	/* restore basefw image */
+	for (i = 0; i < basefw->blocks; i++) {
+		struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *blk;
+
+		blk = (struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *)((u8 *)basefw + offset);
+
+		switch (blk->type) {
+		case CATPT_RAM_TYPE_IRAM:
+			ret = catpt_load_block(cdev, chan, paddr + offset,
+					       blk, false);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ret = catpt_restore_fwimage(cdev, chan, paddr + offset,
+						    blk);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore block failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		offset += sizeof(*blk) + blk->size;
+	}
+
+	/* then proceed with memory dumps */
+	ret = catpt_restore_memdumps(cdev, chan);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore memdumps failed: %d\n", ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int catpt_restore_module(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+				struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+				struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *mod)
+{
+	u32 offset = sizeof(*mod);
+	int i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     mod, sizeof(*mod), false);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mod->blocks; i++) {
+		struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *blk;
+		int ret;
+
+		blk = (struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *)((u8 *)mod + offset);
+
+		switch (blk->type) {
+		case CATPT_RAM_TYPE_INSTANCE:
+			/* restore module state */
+			ret = catpt_dma_memcpy_todsp(cdev, chan,
+					cdev->lpe_base + blk->ram_offset,
+					cdev->dxbuf_paddr + blk->ram_offset,
+					ALIGN(blk->size, 4));
+			break;
+		default:
+			ret = catpt_load_block(cdev, chan, paddr + offset,
+					       blk, false);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore block failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		offset += sizeof(*blk) + blk->size;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_load_module(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+			     struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+			     struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *mod)
+{
+	struct catpt_module_type *type;
+	u32 offset = sizeof(*mod);
+	int i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     mod, sizeof(*mod), false);
+
+	type = &cdev->modules[mod->id];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mod->blocks; i++) {
+		struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *blk;
+		int ret;
+
+		blk = (struct catpt_fw_block_hdr *)((u8 *)mod + offset);
+
+		ret = catpt_load_block(cdev, chan, paddr + offset, blk, true);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "load block failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Save state window coordinates - these will be
+		 * used to capture module state on D0 exit.
+		 */
+		if (blk->type == CATPT_RAM_TYPE_INSTANCE) {
+			type->state_offset = blk->ram_offset;
+			type->state_size = blk->size;
+		}
+
+		offset += sizeof(*blk) + blk->size;
+	}
+
+	/* init module type static info */
+	type->loaded = true;
+	/* DSP expects address from module header substracted by 4 */
+	type->entry_point = mod->entry_point - 4;
+	type->persistent_size = mod->persistent_size;
+	type->scratch_size = mod->scratch_size;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_restore_firmware(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+				  struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+				  struct catpt_fw_hdr *fw)
+{
+	u32 offset = sizeof(*fw);
+	int i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     fw, sizeof(*fw), false);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < fw->modules; i++) {
+		struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *mod;
+		int ret;
+
+		mod = (struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *)((u8 *)fw + offset);
+		if (strncmp(fw->signature, mod->signature,
+			    FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE)) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "module signature mismatch\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (mod->id > CATPT_MODID_LAST)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		switch (mod->id) {
+		case CATPT_MODID_BASE_FW:
+			ret = catpt_restore_basefw(cdev, chan, paddr + offset,
+						   mod);
+			break;
+		default:
+			ret = catpt_restore_module(cdev, chan, paddr + offset,
+						   mod);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore module failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		offset += sizeof(*mod) + mod->mod_size;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_load_firmware(struct catpt_dev *cdev,
+			       struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t paddr,
+			       struct catpt_fw_hdr *fw)
+{
+	u32 offset = sizeof(*fw);
+	int i;
+
+	print_hex_dump_debug(__func__, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 8, 4,
+			     fw, sizeof(*fw), false);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < fw->modules; i++) {
+		struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *mod;
+		int ret;
+
+		mod = (struct catpt_fw_mod_hdr *)((u8 *)fw + offset);
+		if (strncmp(fw->signature, mod->signature,
+			    FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE)) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "module signature mismatch\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (mod->id > CATPT_MODID_LAST)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = catpt_load_module(cdev, chan, paddr + offset, mod);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(cdev->dev, "load module failed: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		offset += sizeof(*mod) + mod->mod_size;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int catpt_load_image(struct catpt_dev *cdev, struct dma_chan *chan,
+			    const char *name, const char *signature,
+			    bool restore)
+{
+	struct catpt_fw_hdr *fw;
+	struct firmware *img;
+	dma_addr_t paddr;
+	void *vaddr;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = request_firmware((const struct firmware **)&img, name, cdev->dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	fw = (struct catpt_fw_hdr *)img->data;
+	if (strncmp(fw->signature, signature, FW_SIGNATURE_SIZE)) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "firmware signature mismatch\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto release_fw;
+	}
+
+	vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(cdev->dev, img->size, &paddr, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vaddr) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto release_fw;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(vaddr, img->data, img->size);
+	fw = (struct catpt_fw_hdr *)vaddr;
+	if (restore)
+		ret = catpt_restore_firmware(cdev, chan, paddr, fw);
+	else
+		ret = catpt_load_firmware(cdev, chan, paddr, fw);
+
+	dma_free_coherent(cdev->dev, img->size, vaddr, paddr);
+release_fw:
+	release_firmware(img);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int catpt_load_images(struct catpt_dev *cdev, bool restore)
+{
+	static const char *const names[] = {
+		"intel/IntcSST1.bin",
+		"intel/IntcSST2.bin",
+	};
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	int ret;
+
+	chan = catpt_dma_request_config_chan(cdev);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
+
+	ret = catpt_load_image(cdev, chan, names[cdev->spec->core_id - 1],
+			       FW_SIGNATURE, restore);
+	if (ret)
+		goto exit;
+
+	if (!restore)
+		goto exit;
+	ret = catpt_restore_streams_context(cdev, chan);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "restore streams ctx failed: %d\n", ret);
+exit:
+	dma_release_channel(chan);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int catpt_boot_firmware(struct catpt_dev *cdev, bool restore)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	catpt_dsp_stall(cdev, true);
+
+	ret = catpt_load_images(cdev, restore);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "load binaries failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	reinit_completion(&cdev->fw_ready);
+	catpt_dsp_stall(cdev, false);
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cdev->fw_ready,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(FW_READY_TIMEOUT_MSECS));
+	if (!ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "firmware ready timeout\n");
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	/* update sram pg & clock once done booting */
+	catpt_dsp_update_srampge(cdev, &cdev->dram, cdev->spec->dram_mask);
+	catpt_dsp_update_srampge(cdev, &cdev->iram, cdev->spec->iram_mask);
+
+	return catpt_dsp_update_lpclock(cdev);
+}
+
+int catpt_first_boot_firmware(struct catpt_dev *cdev)
+{
+	struct resource *res;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = catpt_boot_firmware(cdev, false);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "basefw boot failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* restrict FW Core dump area */
+	__request_region(&cdev->dram, 0, 0x200, NULL, 0);
+	/* restrict entire area following BASE_FW - highest offset in DRAM */
+	for (res = cdev->dram.child; res->sibling; res = res->sibling)
+		;
+	__request_region(&cdev->dram, res->end + 1,
+			 cdev->dram.end - res->end, NULL, 0);
+
+	ret = catpt_ipc_get_mixer_stream_info(cdev, &cdev->mixer);
+	if (ret)
+		return CATPT_IPC_ERROR(ret);
+
+	ret = catpt_arm_stream_templates(cdev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "arm templates failed: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* update dram pg for scratch and restricted regions */
+	catpt_dsp_update_srampge(cdev, &cdev->dram, cdev->spec->dram_mask);
+
+	return 0;
+}
