static DEVICE_ATTR(ioc_reset_count, S_IRUGO,
     _ctl_ioc_reset_count_show, NULL);
 
+struct DIAG_BUFFER_START {
+       u32 Size;
+       u32 DiagVersion;
+       u8 BufferType;
+       u8 Reserved[3];
+       u32 Reserved1;
+       u32 Reserved2;
+       u32 Reserved3;
+};
+/**
+ * _ctl_host_trace_buffer_size_show - host buffer size (trace only)
+ * @cdev - pointer to embedded class device
+ * @buf - the buffer returned
+ *
+ * A sysfs 'read-only' shost attribute.
+ */
+static ssize_t
+_ctl_host_trace_buffer_size_show(struct device *cdev,
+    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+       struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
+       struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(shost);
+       u32 size = 0;
+       struct DIAG_BUFFER_START *request_data;
+
+       if (!ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE]) {
+               printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: host_trace_buffer is not "
+                   "registered\n", ioc->name, __func__);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+           MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED) == 0) {
+               printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: host_trace_buffer is not "
+                   "registered\n", ioc->name, __func__);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       request_data = (struct DIAG_BUFFER_START *)
+           ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE];
+       if ((le32_to_cpu(request_data->DiagVersion) == 0x00000000 ||
+           le32_to_cpu(request_data->DiagVersion) == 0x01000000) &&
+           le32_to_cpu(request_data->Reserved3) == 0x4742444c)
+               size = le32_to_cpu(request_data->Size);
+
+       ioc->ring_buffer_sz = size;
+       return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", size);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(host_trace_buffer_size, S_IRUGO,
+        _ctl_host_trace_buffer_size_show, NULL);
+
+/**
+ * _ctl_host_trace_buffer_show - firmware ring buffer (trace only)
+ * @cdev - pointer to embedded class device
+ * @buf - the buffer returned
+ *
+ * A sysfs 'read/write' shost attribute.
+ *
+ * You will only be able to read 4k bytes of ring buffer at a time.
+ * In order to read beyond 4k bytes, you will have to write out the
+ * offset to the same attribute, it will move the pointer.
+ */
+static ssize_t
+_ctl_host_trace_buffer_show(struct device *cdev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+     char *buf)
+{
+       struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
+       struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(shost);
+       void *request_data;
+       u32 size;
+
+       if (!ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE]) {
+               printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: host_trace_buffer is not "
+                   "registered\n", ioc->name, __func__);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+           MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED) == 0) {
+               printk(MPT2SAS_ERR_FMT "%s: host_trace_buffer is not "
+                   "registered\n", ioc->name, __func__);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (ioc->ring_buffer_offset > ioc->ring_buffer_sz)
+               return 0;
+
+       size = ioc->ring_buffer_sz - ioc->ring_buffer_offset;
+       size = (size > PAGE_SIZE) ? PAGE_SIZE : size;
+       request_data = ioc->diag_buffer[0] + ioc->ring_buffer_offset;
+       memcpy(buf, request_data, size);
+       return size;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+_ctl_host_trace_buffer_store(struct device *cdev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+    const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+       struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
+       struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(shost);
+       int val = 0;
+
+       if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &val) != 1)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       ioc->ring_buffer_offset = val;
+       return strlen(buf);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(host_trace_buffer, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+    _ctl_host_trace_buffer_show, _ctl_host_trace_buffer_store);
+
+/*****************************************/
+
+/**
+ * _ctl_host_trace_buffer_enable_show - firmware ring buffer (trace only)
+ * @cdev - pointer to embedded class device
+ * @buf - the buffer returned
+ *
+ * A sysfs 'read/write' shost attribute.
+ *
+ * This is a mechnism to post/release host_trace_buffers
+ */
+static ssize_t
+_ctl_host_trace_buffer_enable_show(struct device *cdev,
+    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+       struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
+       struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(shost);
+
+       if ((!ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE]) ||
+          ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+           MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED) == 0))
+               return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "off\n");
+       else if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+           MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED))
+               return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "release\n");
+       else
+               return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "post\n");
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+_ctl_host_trace_buffer_enable_store(struct device *cdev,
+    struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+       struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(cdev);
+       struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(shost);
+       char str[10] = "";
+       struct mpt2_diag_register diag_register;
+       u8 issue_reset = 0;
+
+       if (sscanf(buf, "%s", str) != 1)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (!strcmp(str, "post")) {
+               /* exit out if host buffers are already posted */
+               if ((ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE]) &&
+                   (ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+                   MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED) &&
+                   ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+                   MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED) == 0))
+                       goto out;
+               memset(&diag_register, 0, sizeof(struct mpt2_diag_register));
+               printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "posting host trace buffers\n",
+                   ioc->name);
+               diag_register.buffer_type = MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE;
+               diag_register.requested_buffer_size = (1024 * 1024);
+               diag_register.unique_id = 0x7075900;
+               ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] = 0;
+               _ctl_diag_register_2(ioc,  &diag_register);
+       } else if (!strcmp(str, "release")) {
+               /* exit out if host buffers are already released */
+               if (!ioc->diag_buffer[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE])
+                       goto out;
+               if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+                   MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_REGISTERED) == 0)
+                       goto out;
+               if ((ioc->diag_buffer_status[MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE] &
+                   MPT2_DIAG_BUFFER_IS_RELEASED))
+                       goto out;
+               printk(MPT2SAS_INFO_FMT "releasing host trace buffer\n",
+                   ioc->name);
+               _ctl_send_release(ioc, MPI2_DIAG_BUF_TYPE_TRACE, &issue_reset);
+       }
+
+ out:
+       return strlen(buf);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(host_trace_buffer_enable, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+    _ctl_host_trace_buffer_enable_show, _ctl_host_trace_buffer_enable_store);
 
 struct device_attribute *mpt2sas_host_attrs[] = {
        &dev_attr_version_fw,
        &dev_attr_fw_queue_depth,
        &dev_attr_host_sas_address,
        &dev_attr_ioc_reset_count,
+       &dev_attr_host_trace_buffer_size,
+       &dev_attr_host_trace_buffer,
+       &dev_attr_host_trace_buffer_enable,
        NULL,
 };