int (*reg_read)(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val);
        int (*reg_write)(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int val);
+       int (*reg_update_bits)(void *context, unsigned int reg,
+                              unsigned int mask, unsigned int val);
 
        bool defer_caching;
 
 
                goto skip_format_initialization;
        } else {
                map->reg_read  = _regmap_bus_read;
+               map->reg_update_bits = bus->reg_update_bits;
        }
 
        reg_endian = regmap_get_reg_endian(bus, config);
        int ret;
        unsigned int tmp, orig;
 
-       ret = _regmap_read(map, reg, &orig);
-       if (ret != 0)
-               return ret;
+       if (change)
+               *change = false;
 
-       tmp = orig & ~mask;
-       tmp |= val & mask;
-
-       if (force_write || (tmp != orig)) {
-               ret = _regmap_write(map, reg, tmp);
-               if (change)
+       if (regmap_volatile(map, reg) && map->reg_update_bits) {
+               ret = map->reg_update_bits(map->bus_context, reg, mask, val);
+               if (ret == 0 && change)
                        *change = true;
        } else {
-               if (change)
-                       *change = false;
+               ret = _regmap_read(map, reg, &orig);
+               if (ret != 0)
+                       return ret;
+
+               tmp = orig & ~mask;
+               tmp |= val & mask;
+
+               if (force_write || (tmp != orig)) {
+                       ret = _regmap_write(map, reg, tmp);
+                       if (ret == 0 && change)
+                               *change = true;
+               }
        }
 
        return ret;
 
                                  unsigned int *val);
 typedef int (*regmap_hw_reg_write)(void *context, unsigned int reg,
                                   unsigned int val);
+typedef int (*regmap_hw_reg_update_bits)(void *context, unsigned int reg,
+                                        unsigned int mask, unsigned int val);
 typedef struct regmap_async *(*regmap_hw_async_alloc)(void);
 typedef void (*regmap_hw_free_context)(void *context);
 
        regmap_hw_gather_write gather_write;
        regmap_hw_async_write async_write;
        regmap_hw_reg_write reg_write;
+       regmap_hw_reg_update_bits reg_update_bits;
        regmap_hw_read read;
        regmap_hw_reg_read reg_read;
        regmap_hw_free_context free_context;