struct reg_default *patch;
        int patch_regs;
 
-       /* if set, converts bulk rw to single rw */
-       bool use_single_rw;
+       /* if set, converts bulk read to single read */
+       bool use_single_read;
+       /* if set, converts bulk read to single read */
+       bool use_single_write;
        /* if set, the device supports multi write mode */
        bool can_multi_write;
 
 
                        unsigned int block_base, unsigned int start,
                        unsigned int end)
 {
-       if (regmap_can_raw_write(map) && !map->use_single_rw)
+       if (regmap_can_raw_write(map) && !map->use_single_write)
                return regcache_sync_block_raw(map, block, cache_present,
                                               block_base, start, end);
        else
 
         * Read in the statuses, using a single bulk read if possible
         * in order to reduce the I/O overheads.
         */
-       if (!map->use_single_rw && map->reg_stride == 1 &&
+       if (!map->use_single_read && map->reg_stride == 1 &&
            data->irq_reg_stride == 1) {
                u8 *buf8 = data->status_reg_buf;
                u16 *buf16 = data->status_reg_buf;
        else
                d->irq_reg_stride = 1;
 
-       if (!map->use_single_rw && map->reg_stride == 1 &&
+       if (!map->use_single_read && map->reg_stride == 1 &&
            d->irq_reg_stride == 1) {
                d->status_reg_buf = kmalloc(map->format.val_bytes *
                                            chip->num_regs, GFP_KERNEL);
 
                map->reg_stride = config->reg_stride;
        else
                map->reg_stride = 1;
-       map->use_single_rw = config->use_single_rw;
+       map->use_single_read = config->use_single_rw || !bus || !bus->read;
+       map->use_single_write = config->use_single_rw || !bus || !bus->write;
        map->can_multi_write = config->can_multi_write;
        map->dev = dev;
        map->bus = bus;
                if ((reg_endian != REGMAP_ENDIAN_BIG) ||
                    (val_endian != REGMAP_ENDIAN_BIG))
                        goto err_map;
-               map->use_single_rw = true;
+               map->use_single_write = true;
        }
 
        if (!map->format.format_write &&
                }
 out:
                map->unlock(map->lock_arg);
-       } else if (map->use_single_rw) {
+       } else if (map->use_single_write) {
                map->lock(map->lock_arg);
                for (i = 0; i < val_count; i++) {
                        ret = _regmap_raw_write(map,
                 * Some devices does not support bulk read, for
                 * them we have a series of single read operations.
                 */
-               if (map->use_single_rw) {
+               if (map->use_single_read) {
                        for (i = 0; i < val_count; i++) {
                                ret = regmap_raw_read(map,
                                                reg + (i * map->reg_stride),