diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index c2b10e2c75f0..5bac215d7009 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2106,6 +2106,41 @@ struct spi_message *spi_get_next_queued_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_get_next_queued_message);
 
+/**
+ * __spi_unoptimize_message - shared implementation of spi_unoptimize_message()
+ *                            and spi_maybe_unoptimize_message()
+ * @msg: the message to unoptimize
+ *
+ * Periperhal drivers should use spi_unoptimize_message() and callers inside
+ * core should use spi_maybe_unoptimize_message() rather than calling this
+ * function directly.
+ *
+ * It is not valid to call this on a message that is not currently optimized.
+ */
+static void __spi_unoptimize_message(struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = msg->spi->controller;
+
+	if (ctlr->unoptimize_message)
+		ctlr->unoptimize_message(msg);
+
+	msg->optimized = false;
+	msg->opt_state = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_maybe_unoptimize_message - unoptimize msg not managed by a peripheral
+ * @msg: the message to unoptimize
+ *
+ * This function is used to unoptimize a message if and only if it was
+ * optimized by the core (via spi_maybe_optimize_message()).
+ */
+static void spi_maybe_unoptimize_message(struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	if (!msg->pre_optimized && msg->optimized)
+		__spi_unoptimize_message(msg);
+}
+
 /**
  * spi_finalize_current_message() - the current message is complete
  * @ctlr: the controller to return the message to
@@ -2153,6 +2188,8 @@ void spi_finalize_current_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 
 	mesg->prepared = false;
 
+	spi_maybe_unoptimize_message(mesg);
+
 	WRITE_ONCE(ctlr->cur_msg_incomplete, false);
 	smp_mb(); /* See __spi_pump_transfer_message()... */
 	if (READ_ONCE(ctlr->cur_msg_need_completion))
@@ -4194,6 +4231,99 @@ static int __spi_validate(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * __spi_optimize_message - shared implementation for spi_optimize_message()
+ *                          and spi_maybe_optimize_message()
+ * @spi: the device that will be used for the message
+ * @msg: the message to optimize
+ * @pre_optimized: whether the message is considered pre-optimized or not
+ *
+ * Peripheral drivers will call spi_optimize_message() and the spi core will
+ * call spi_maybe_optimize_message() instead of calling this directly.
+ *
+ * It is not valid to call this on a message that has already been optimized.
+ *
+ * Return: zero on success, else a negative error code
+ */
+static int __spi_optimize_message(struct spi_device *spi,
+				  struct spi_message *msg,
+				  bool pre_optimized)
+{
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = spi->controller;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __spi_validate(spi, msg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ctlr->optimize_message) {
+		ret = ctlr->optimize_message(msg);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	msg->pre_optimized = pre_optimized;
+	msg->optimized = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_maybe_optimize_message - optimize message if it isn't already pre-optimized
+ * @spi: the device that will be used for the message
+ * @msg: the message to optimize
+ * Return: zero on success, else a negative error code
+ */
+static int spi_maybe_optimize_message(struct spi_device *spi,
+				      struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	if (msg->pre_optimized)
+		return 0;
+
+	return __spi_optimize_message(spi, msg, false);
+}
+
+/**
+ * spi_optimize_message - do any one-time validation and setup for a SPI message
+ * @spi: the device that will be used for the message
+ * @msg: the message to optimize
+ *
+ * Peripheral drivers that reuse the same message repeatedly may call this to
+ * perform as much message prep as possible once, rather than repeating it each
+ * time a message transfer is performed to improve throughput and reduce CPU
+ * usage.
+ *
+ * Once a message has been optimized, it cannot be modified with the exception
+ * of updating the contents of any xfer->tx_buf (the pointer can't be changed,
+ * only the data in the memory it points to).
+ *
+ * Calls to this function must be balanced with calls to spi_unoptimize_message()
+ * to avoid leaking resources.
+ *
+ * Context: can sleep
+ * Return: zero on success, else a negative error code
+ */
+int spi_optimize_message(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	return __spi_optimize_message(spi, msg, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_optimize_message);
+
+/**
+ * spi_unoptimize_message - releases any resources allocated by spi_optimize_message()
+ * @msg: the message to unoptimize
+ *
+ * Calls to this function must be balanced with calls to spi_optimize_message().
+ *
+ * Context: can sleep
+ */
+void spi_unoptimize_message(struct spi_message *msg)
+{
+	__spi_unoptimize_message(msg);
+	msg->pre_optimized = false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unoptimize_message);
+
 static int __spi_async(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = spi->controller;
@@ -4258,8 +4388,8 @@ int spi_async(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	ret = __spi_validate(spi, message);
-	if (ret != 0)
+	ret = spi_maybe_optimize_message(spi, message);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->bus_lock_spinlock, flags);
@@ -4271,6 +4401,8 @@ int spi_async(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->bus_lock_spinlock, flags);
 
+	spi_maybe_unoptimize_message(message);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_async);
@@ -4331,10 +4463,15 @@ static int __spi_sync(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message)
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 	}
 
-	status = __spi_validate(spi, message);
-	if (status != 0)
+	status = spi_maybe_optimize_message(spi, message);
+	if (status)
 		return status;
 
+	/*
+	 * NB: all return paths after this point must ensure that
+	 * spi_finalize_current_message() is called to avoid leaking resources.
+	 */
+
 	SPI_STATISTICS_INCREMENT_FIELD(ctlr->pcpu_statistics, spi_sync);
 	SPI_STATISTICS_INCREMENT_FIELD(spi->pcpu_statistics, spi_sync);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 2b8e2746769a..f7a269f4956b 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ extern struct spi_device *spi_new_ancillary_device(struct spi_device *spi, u8 ch
  *
  * @set_cs: set the logic level of the chip select line.  May be called
  *          from interrupt context.
+ * @optimize_message: optimize the message for reuse
+ * @unoptimize_message: release resources allocated by optimize_message
  * @prepare_message: set up the controller to transfer a single message,
  *                   for example doing DMA mapping.  Called from threaded
  *                   context.
@@ -715,6 +717,8 @@ struct spi_controller {
 	struct completion               xfer_completion;
 	size_t				max_dma_len;
 
+	int (*optimize_message)(struct spi_message *msg);
+	int (*unoptimize_message)(struct spi_message *msg);
 	int (*prepare_transfer_hardware)(struct spi_controller *ctlr);
 	int (*transfer_one_message)(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				    struct spi_message *mesg);
@@ -1111,6 +1115,7 @@ struct spi_transfer {
  * @spi: SPI device to which the transaction is queued
  * @is_dma_mapped: if true, the caller provided both DMA and CPU virtual
  *	addresses for each transfer buffer
+ * @optimized: spi_optimize_message was called for the this message
  * @prepared: spi_prepare_message was called for the this message
  * @status: zero for success, else negative errno
  * @complete: called to report transaction completions
@@ -1120,6 +1125,7 @@ struct spi_transfer {
  *	successful segments
  * @queue: for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
  * @state: for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
+ * @opt_state: for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
  * @resources: for resource management when the SPI message is processed
  *
  * A @spi_message is used to execute an atomic sequence of data transfers,
@@ -1143,6 +1149,11 @@ struct spi_message {
 
 	unsigned		is_dma_mapped:1;
 
+	/* spi_optimize_message() was called for this message */
+	bool			pre_optimized;
+	/* __spi_optimize_message() was called for this message */
+	bool			optimized;
+
 	/* spi_prepare_message() was called for this message */
 	bool			prepared;
 
@@ -1172,6 +1183,11 @@ struct spi_message {
 	 */
 	struct list_head	queue;
 	void			*state;
+	/*
+	 * Optional state for use by controller driver between calls to
+	 * spi_optimize_message() and spi_unoptimize_message().
+	 */
+	void			*opt_state;
 
 	/* List of spi_res resources when the SPI message is processed */
 	struct list_head        resources;
@@ -1255,6 +1271,9 @@ static inline void spi_message_free(struct spi_message *m)
 	kfree(m);
 }
 
+extern int spi_optimize_message(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *msg);
+extern void spi_unoptimize_message(struct spi_message *msg);
+
 extern int spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi);
 extern int spi_async(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *message);
 extern int spi_slave_abort(struct spi_device *spi);
