diff --git a/drivers/bus/Kconfig b/drivers/bus/Kconfig
index 3c68e174a113..f2b2e3098491 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bus/Kconfig
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ config SUNXI_RSB
 	  with various RSB based devices, such as AXP223, AXP8XX PMICs,
 	  and AC100/AC200 ICs.
 
+config QCOM_SSC_BLOCK_BUS
+	bool "Qualcomm SSC Block Bus Init Driver"
+	  help
+	  Say y here to enable support for initializing the bus that connects the SSC block's internal
+	  bus to the cNoC on (some) qcom SoCs
+
 config TEGRA_ACONNECT
 	tristate "Tegra ACONNECT Bus Driver"
 	depends on ARCH_TEGRA_210_SOC
diff --git a/drivers/bus/Makefile b/drivers/bus/Makefile
index 52c2f35a26a9..e6756e83a9c4 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bus/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_INTERCONNECT)	+= omap_l3_smx.o omap_l3_noc.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_OCP2SCP)	+= omap-ocp2scp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_EBI2)		+= qcom-ebi2.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_QCOM_SSC_BLOCK_BUS)	+= qcom-ssc-block-bus.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUN50I_DE2_BUS)	+= sun50i-de2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUNXI_RSB)		+= sunxi-rsb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF)		+= simple-pm-bus.o
diff --git a/drivers/bus/qcom-ssc-block-bus.c b/drivers/bus/qcom-ssc-block-bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a93c7350a231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/bus/qcom-ssc-block-bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+// Copyright (c) 2021, Michael Srba
+
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_clock.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/regmap.h>
+#include <linux/reset.h>
+
+/* AXI Halt Register Offsets */
+#define AXI_HALTREQ_REG			0x0
+#define AXI_HALTACK_REG			0x4
+#define AXI_IDLE_REG			0x8
+
+static const char *qcom_ssc_block_pd_names[] = {
+	"ssc_cx",
+	"ssc_mx"
+};
+
+struct qcom_ssc_block_bus_data {
+	int num_pds;
+	const char **pd_names;
+	struct device *pds[ARRAY_SIZE(qcom_ssc_block_pd_names)];
+	char __iomem *reg_mpm_sscaon_config0; // MPM - msm power manager; AON - always-on
+	char __iomem *reg_mpm_sscaon_config1; // that's as much as we know about these
+	struct regmap *halt_map;
+	u32 ssc_axi_halt;
+	struct clk *xo_clk;
+	struct clk *aggre2_clk;
+	struct clk *gcc_im_sleep_clk;
+	struct clk *aggre2_north_clk;
+	struct clk *ssc_xo_clk;
+	struct clk *ssc_ahbs_clk;
+	struct reset_control *ssc_bcr;
+	struct reset_control *ssc_reset;
+};
+
+static void reg32_set_bits(char __iomem *reg, u32 value)
+{
+	u32 tmp = ioread32(reg);
+
+	iowrite32(tmp | value, reg);
+}
+
+static void reg32_clear_bits(char __iomem *reg, u32 value)
+{
+	u32 tmp = ioread32(reg);
+
+	iowrite32(tmp & (~value), reg);
+}
+
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_init(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	struct qcom_ssc_block_bus_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->xo_clk);
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->aggre2_clk);
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->gcc_im_sleep_clk);
+
+	reg32_clear_bits(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0, BIT(4) | BIT(5));
+	reg32_clear_bits(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1, BIT(31));
+
+	clk_disable(data->aggre2_north_clk);
+
+	ret = reset_control_deassert(data->ssc_reset);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error deasserting ssc_reset: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->aggre2_north_clk);
+
+	ret = reset_control_deassert(data->ssc_bcr);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error deasserting ssc_bcr: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	regmap_write(data->halt_map, data->ssc_axi_halt + AXI_HALTREQ_REG, 0);
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->ssc_xo_clk);
+
+	clk_prepare_enable(data->ssc_ahbs_clk);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_deinit(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	struct qcom_ssc_block_bus_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	clk_disable(data->ssc_xo_clk);
+	clk_disable(data->ssc_ahbs_clk);
+
+	ret = reset_control_assert(data->ssc_bcr);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error asserting ssc_bcr: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	regmap_write(data->halt_map, data->ssc_axi_halt + AXI_HALTREQ_REG, 1);
+
+	reg32_set_bits(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1, BIT(31));
+	reg32_set_bits(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0, BIT(4) | BIT(5));
+
+	ret = reset_control_assert(data->ssc_reset);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error asserting ssc_reset: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	clk_disable(data->gcc_im_sleep_clk);
+
+	clk_disable(data->aggre2_north_clk);
+
+	clk_disable(data->aggre2_clk);
+	clk_disable(data->xo_clk);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_attach(struct device *dev, struct device **pds,
+					 const char **pd_names, size_t num_pds)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pds; i++) {
+		pds[i] = dev_pm_domain_attach_by_name(dev, pd_names[i]);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pds[i])) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(pds[i]) ? : -ENODATA;
+			goto unroll_attach;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return num_pds;
+
+unroll_attach:
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
+		dev_pm_domain_detach(pds[i], false);
+
+	return ret;
+};
+
+static void qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_detach(struct device *dev, struct device **pds, size_t num_pds)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pds; i++)
+		dev_pm_domain_detach(pds[i], false);
+}
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_enable(struct device **pds, size_t num_pds)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pds; i++) {
+		dev_pm_genpd_set_performance_state(pds[i], INT_MAX);
+		ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(pds[i]);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto unroll_pd_votes;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+unroll_pd_votes:
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
+		dev_pm_genpd_set_performance_state(pds[i], 0);
+		pm_runtime_put(pds[i]);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+};
+
+static void qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_disable(struct device **pds, size_t num_pds)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pds; i++) {
+		dev_pm_genpd_set_performance_state(pds[i], 0);
+		pm_runtime_put(pds[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct qcom_ssc_block_bus_data *data;
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	struct of_phandle_args halt_args;
+	struct resource *res;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (np)
+		of_platform_populate(np, NULL, NULL, &pdev->dev);
+
+	data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
+
+	data->pd_names = qcom_ssc_block_pd_names;
+	data->num_pds = ARRAY_SIZE(qcom_ssc_block_pd_names);
+
+	ret = qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_attach(&pdev->dev, data->pds, data->pd_names, data->num_pds);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "error when attaching power domains: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_enable(data->pds, data->num_pds);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "error when enabling power domains: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	// the meaning of the bits in these two registers is sadly not documented,
+	// the set/clear operations are just copying what qcom does
+	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpm_sscaon_config0");
+	data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0 = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to ioremap mpm_sscaon_config0 (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpm_sscaon_config0");
+	data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1 = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to ioremap mpm_sscaon_config1 (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->ssc_bcr = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, "ssc_bcr");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->ssc_bcr)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->ssc_bcr);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire reset: scc_bcr (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	data->ssc_reset = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, "ssc_reset");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->ssc_reset)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->ssc_reset);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to acquire reset: ssc_reset: (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->xo_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "xo");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->xo_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->xo_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: xo (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->aggre2_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "aggre2");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->aggre2_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->aggre2_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: aggre2 (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->gcc_im_sleep_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "gcc_im_sleep");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->gcc_im_sleep_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->gcc_im_sleep_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: gcc_im_sleep (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->aggre2_north_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "aggre2_north");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->aggre2_north_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->aggre2_north_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: aggre2_north (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->ssc_xo_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ssc_xo");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->ssc_xo_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->ssc_xo_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: ssc_xo (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data->ssc_ahbs_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ssc_ahbs");
+	if (IS_ERR(data->ssc_ahbs_clk)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(data->ssc_ahbs_clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get clock: ssc_ahbs (err: %d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = of_parse_phandle_with_fixed_args(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,halt-regs", 1, 0,
+					       &halt_args);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to parse qcom,halt-regs\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	data->halt_map = syscon_node_to_regmap(halt_args.np);
+	of_node_put(halt_args.np);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->halt_map))
+		return PTR_ERR(data->halt_map);
+
+	data->ssc_axi_halt = halt_args.args[0];
+
+	qcom_ssc_block_bus_init(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int qcom_ssc_block_bus_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct qcom_ssc_block_bus_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	qcom_ssc_block_bus_deinit(&pdev->dev);
+
+	iounmap(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config0);
+	iounmap(data->reg_mpm_sscaon_config1);
+
+	qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_disable(data->pds, data->num_pds);
+	qcom_ssc_block_bus_pds_detach(&pdev->dev, data->pds, data->num_pds);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_clk_destroy(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct of_device_id qcom_ssc_block_bus_of_match[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "qcom,ssc-block-bus", },
+	{ /* sentinel */ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, qcom_ssc_block_bus_of_match);
+
+static struct platform_driver qcom_ssc_block_bus_driver = {
+	.probe = qcom_ssc_block_bus_probe,
+	.remove = qcom_ssc_block_bus_remove,
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "qcom-ssc-block-bus",
+		.of_match_table = qcom_ssc_block_bus_of_match,
+	},
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(qcom_ssc_block_bus_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("A driver for handling the init sequence needed for accessing the SSC block on (some) qcom SoCs over AHB");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Srba <Michael.Srba@seznam.cz>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
