if (msg->status != -EINPROGRESS)
                        goto out;
 
-               if (xfer->delay_usecs)
-                       _spi_transfer_delay_ns(xfer->delay_usecs * 1000);
+               spi_transfer_delay_exec(xfer);
 
                if (xfer->cs_change) {
                        if (list_is_last(&xfer->transfer_list,
                /* add to list */
                list_add(&xfer->transfer_list, rxfer->replaced_after);
 
-               /* clear cs_change and delay_usecs for all but the last */
+               /* clear cs_change and delay for all but the last */
                if (i) {
                        xfer->cs_change = false;
                        xfer->delay_usecs = 0;
+                       xfer->delay.value = 0;
                }
        }
 
 
  * @cs_change: affects chipselect after this transfer completes
  * @cs_change_delay: delay between cs deassert and assert when
  *      @cs_change is set and @spi_transfer is not the last in @spi_message
+ * @delay: delay to be introduced after this transfer before
+ *     (optionally) changing the chipselect status, then starting
+ *     the next transfer or completing this @spi_message.
  * @delay_usecs: microseconds to delay after this transfer before
  *     (optionally) changing the chipselect status, then starting
  *     the next transfer or completing this @spi_message.
 #define        SPI_NBITS_QUAD          0x04 /* 4bits transfer */
        u8              bits_per_word;
        u16             delay_usecs;
+       struct spi_delay        delay;
        struct spi_delay        cs_change_delay;
        struct spi_delay        word_delay;
        u32             speed_hz;
        list_del(&t->transfer_list);
 }
 
+static inline int
+spi_transfer_delay_exec(struct spi_transfer *t)
+{
+       struct spi_delay d;
+
+       if (t->delay_usecs) {
+               d.value = t->delay_usecs;
+               d.unit = SPI_DELAY_UNIT_USECS;
+               return spi_delay_exec(&d, NULL);
+       }
+
+       return spi_delay_exec(&t->delay, t);
+}
+
 /**
  * spi_message_init_with_transfers - Initialize spi_message and append transfers
  * @m: spi_message to be initialized