spi_imx->devtype_data = devtype_data;
 
+       /* Get number of chip selects, either platform data or OF */
        if (mxc_platform_info) {
                master->num_chipselect = mxc_platform_info->num_chipselect;
                master->cs_gpios = devm_kzalloc(&master->dev,
 
                for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++)
                        master->cs_gpios[i] = mxc_platform_info->chipselect[i];
-       }
+       } else {
+               u32 num_cs;
+
+               if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "num-cs", &num_cs))
+                       master->num_chipselect = num_cs;
+               /* If not preset, default value of 1 is used */
+       }
 
        spi_imx->bitbang.chipselect = spi_imx_chipselect;
        spi_imx->bitbang.setup_transfer = spi_imx_setupxfer;
 
        master->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
-       if (!spi_imx->slave_mode) {
-               if (!master->cs_gpios) {
-                       dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No CS GPIOs available\n");
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
-                       goto out_clk_put;
-               }
-
+       /* Request GPIO CS lines, if any */
+       if (!spi_imx->slave_mode && master->cs_gpios) {
                for (i = 0; i < master->num_chipselect; i++) {
                        if (!gpio_is_valid(master->cs_gpios[i]))
                                continue;