diff --git a/doc/SPI/README.altera_spi b/doc/SPI/README.altera_spi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b07449f80d6194fa74c344c8849a0e17b4a8cf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/SPI/README.altera_spi
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SoCFPGA EPCS/EPCQx1 mini howto:
+- Instantiate EPCS/EPCQx1 Serial flash controller in QSys and rebuild
+- The controller base address is the "Base" in QSys + 0x400
+- Set MSEL[4:0]=10010 (AS Standard)
+- Load the bitstream into FPGA, enable bridges
+- Only then will the driver work
diff --git a/drivers/spi/altera_spi.c b/drivers/spi/altera_spi.c
index 5accbb5c22c1e88cd829078c7ad914584020e38d..a4d03d97cfcff6aff2d20718f40ec83090384545 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/altera_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/altera_spi.c
@@ -12,58 +12,62 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <spi.h>
 
-#define ALTERA_SPI_RXDATA	0
-#define ALTERA_SPI_TXDATA	4
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS	8
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL	12
-#define ALTERA_SPI_SLAVE_SEL	20
-
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_ROE_MSK	(0x8)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TOE_MSK	(0x10)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TMT_MSK	(0x20)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TRDY_MSK	(0x40)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK	(0x80)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_E_MSK	(0x100)
-
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IROE_MSK	(0x8)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_ITOE_MSK	(0x10)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_ITRDY_MSK	(0x40)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IRRDY_MSK	(0x80)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IE_MSK	(0x100)
-#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_SSO_MSK	(0x400)
+#ifndef CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL
+#define CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL 0xff
+#endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_ALTERA_SPI_LIST
 #define CONFIG_SYS_ALTERA_SPI_LIST { CONFIG_SYS_SPI_BASE }
 #endif
 
+struct altera_spi_regs {
+	u32	rxdata;
+	u32	txdata;
+	u32	status;
+	u32	control;
+	u32	_reserved;
+	u32	slave_sel;
+};
+
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_ROE_MSK	(1 << 3)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TOE_MSK	(1 << 4)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TMT_MSK	(1 << 5)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_TRDY_MSK	(1 << 6)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK	(1 << 7)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_E_MSK		(1 << 8)
+
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IROE_MSK	(1 << 3)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_ITOE_MSK	(1 << 4)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_ITRDY_MSK	(1 << 6)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IRRDY_MSK	(1 << 7)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_IE_MSK	(1 << 8)
+#define ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_SSO_MSK	(1 << 10)
+
 static ulong altera_spi_base_list[] = CONFIG_SYS_ALTERA_SPI_LIST;
 
 struct altera_spi_slave {
-	struct spi_slave slave;
-	ulong base;
+	struct spi_slave	slave;
+	struct altera_spi_regs	*regs;
 };
 #define to_altera_spi_slave(s) container_of(s, struct altera_spi_slave, slave)
 
-__attribute__((weak))
-int spi_cs_is_valid(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs)
+__weak int spi_cs_is_valid(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs)
 {
 	return bus < ARRAY_SIZE(altera_spi_base_list) && cs < 32;
 }
 
-__attribute__((weak))
-void spi_cs_activate(struct spi_slave *slave)
+__weak void spi_cs_activate(struct spi_slave *slave)
 {
 	struct altera_spi_slave *altspi = to_altera_spi_slave(slave);
-	writel(1 << slave->cs, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
-	writel(ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_SSO_MSK, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL);
+	writel(1 << slave->cs, &altspi->regs->slave_sel);
+	writel(ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL_SSO_MSK, &altspi->regs->control);
 }
 
-__attribute__((weak))
-void spi_cs_deactivate(struct spi_slave *slave)
+__weak void spi_cs_deactivate(struct spi_slave *slave)
 {
 	struct altera_spi_slave *altspi = to_altera_spi_slave(slave);
-	writel(0, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL);
-	writel(0, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
+	writel(0, &altspi->regs->control);
+	writel(0, &altspi->regs->slave_sel);
 }
 
 void spi_init(void)
@@ -87,9 +91,8 @@ struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 	if (!altspi)
 		return NULL;
 
-	altspi->base = altera_spi_base_list[bus];
-	debug("%s: bus:%i cs:%i base:%lx\n", __func__,
-		bus, cs, altspi->base);
+	altspi->regs = (struct altera_spi_regs *)altera_spi_base_list[bus];
+	debug("%s: bus:%i cs:%i base:%p\n", __func__, bus, cs, altspi->regs);
 
 	return &altspi->slave;
 }
@@ -105,8 +108,8 @@ int spi_claim_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
 	struct altera_spi_slave *altspi = to_altera_spi_slave(slave);
 
 	debug("%s: bus:%i cs:%i\n", __func__, slave->bus, slave->cs);
-	writel(0, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_CONTROL);
-	writel(0, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
+	writel(0, &altspi->regs->control);
+	writel(0, &altspi->regs->slave_sel);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -115,24 +118,22 @@ void spi_release_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
 	struct altera_spi_slave *altspi = to_altera_spi_slave(slave);
 
 	debug("%s: bus:%i cs:%i\n", __func__, slave->bus, slave->cs);
-	writel(0, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_SLAVE_SEL);
+	writel(0, &altspi->regs->slave_sel);
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL
-# define CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL 0xff
-#endif
-
 int spi_xfer(struct spi_slave *slave, unsigned int bitlen, const void *dout,
 	     void *din, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct altera_spi_slave *altspi = to_altera_spi_slave(slave);
 	/* assume spi core configured to do 8 bit transfers */
-	uint bytes = bitlen / 8;
-	const uchar *txp = dout;
-	uchar *rxp = din;
+	unsigned int bytes = bitlen / 8;
+	const unsigned char *txp = dout;
+	unsigned char *rxp = din;
+	uint32_t reg, data, start;
 
 	debug("%s: bus:%i cs:%i bitlen:%i bytes:%i flags:%lx\n", __func__,
-		slave->bus, slave->cs, bitlen, bytes, flags);
+	      slave->bus, slave->cs, bitlen, bytes, flags);
+
 	if (bitlen == 0)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -142,25 +143,40 @@ int spi_xfer(struct spi_slave *slave, unsigned int bitlen, const void *dout,
 	}
 
 	/* empty read buffer */
-	if (readl(altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_STATUS) &
-	    ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK)
-		readl(altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_RXDATA);
+	if (readl(&altspi->regs->status) & ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK)
+		readl(&altspi->regs->rxdata);
+
 	if (flags & SPI_XFER_BEGIN)
 		spi_cs_activate(slave);
 
 	while (bytes--) {
-		uchar d = txp ? *txp++ : CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL;
-		debug("%s: tx:%x ", __func__, d);
-		writel(d, altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_TXDATA);
-		while (!(readl(altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_STATUS) &
-			 ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK))
-			;
-		d = readl(altspi->base + ALTERA_SPI_RXDATA);
+		if (txp)
+			data = *txp++;
+		else
+			data = CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI_IDLE_VAL;
+
+		debug("%s: tx:%x ", __func__, data);
+		writel(data, &altspi->regs->txdata);
+
+		start = get_timer(0);
+		while (1) {
+			reg = readl(&altspi->regs->status);
+			if (reg & ALTERA_SPI_STATUS_RRDY_MSK)
+				break;
+			if (get_timer(start) > (CONFIG_SYS_HZ / 1000)) {
+				printf("%s: Transmission timed out!\n", __func__);
+				goto done;
+			}
+		}
+
+		data = readl(&altspi->regs->rxdata);
 		if (rxp)
-			*rxp++ = d;
-		debug("rx:%x\n", d);
+			*rxp++ = data & 0xff;
+
+		debug("rx:%x\n", data);
 	}
- done:
+
+done:
 	if (flags & SPI_XFER_END)
 		spi_cs_deactivate(slave);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c b/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
index be102692d446450528886c998440ecefc8a32fbf..23f2ba6223dce6d089ac6af3ac153b19d4e79844 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/mxc_spi.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ struct mxc_spi_slave {
 #endif
 	int		gpio;
 	int		ss_pol;
+	unsigned int	max_hz;
+	unsigned int	mode;
 };
 
 static inline struct mxc_spi_slave *to_mxc_spi_slave(struct spi_slave *slave)
@@ -83,12 +85,13 @@ u32 get_cspi_div(u32 div)
 }
 
 #ifdef MXC_CSPI
-static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs,
-		unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int mode)
+static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs)
 {
 	unsigned int ctrl_reg;
 	u32 clk_src;
 	u32 div;
+	unsigned int max_hz = mxcs->max_hz;
+	unsigned int mode = mxcs->mode;
 
 	clk_src = mxc_get_clock(MXC_CSPI_CLK);
 
@@ -120,19 +123,15 @@ static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MXC_ECSPI
-static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs,
-		unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int mode)
+static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs)
 {
 	u32 clk_src = mxc_get_clock(MXC_CSPI_CLK);
 	s32 reg_ctrl, reg_config;
 	u32 ss_pol = 0, sclkpol = 0, sclkpha = 0, sclkctl = 0;
 	u32 pre_div = 0, post_div = 0;
 	struct cspi_regs *regs = (struct cspi_regs *)mxcs->base;
-
-	if (max_hz == 0) {
-		printf("Error: desired clock is 0\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
+	unsigned int max_hz = mxcs->max_hz;
+	unsigned int mode = mxcs->mode;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reset SPI and set all CSs to master mode, if toggling
@@ -169,9 +168,6 @@ static s32 spi_cfg_mxc(struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs, unsigned int cs,
 	reg_ctrl = (reg_ctrl & ~MXC_CSPICTRL_POSTDIV(0x0F)) |
 		MXC_CSPICTRL_POSTDIV(post_div);
 
-	/* We need to disable SPI before changing registers */
-	reg_ctrl &= ~MXC_CSPICTRL_EN;
-
 	if (mode & SPI_CS_HIGH)
 		ss_pol = 1;
 
@@ -412,6 +408,11 @@ struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 	if (bus >= ARRAY_SIZE(spi_bases))
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (max_hz == 0) {
+		printf("Error: desired clock is 0\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	mxcs = spi_alloc_slave(struct mxc_spi_slave, bus, cs);
 	if (!mxcs) {
 		puts("mxc_spi: SPI Slave not allocated !\n");
@@ -427,13 +428,9 @@ struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 	}
 
 	mxcs->base = spi_bases[bus];
+	mxcs->max_hz = max_hz;
+	mxcs->mode = mode;
 
-	ret = spi_cfg_mxc(mxcs, cs, max_hz, mode);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("mxc_spi: cannot setup SPI controller\n");
-		free(mxcs);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	return &mxcs->slave;
 }
 
@@ -446,12 +443,17 @@ void spi_free_slave(struct spi_slave *slave)
 
 int spi_claim_bus(struct spi_slave *slave)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct mxc_spi_slave *mxcs = to_mxc_spi_slave(slave);
 	struct cspi_regs *regs = (struct cspi_regs *)mxcs->base;
 
 	reg_write(&regs->rxdata, 1);
 	udelay(1);
-	reg_write(&regs->ctrl, mxcs->ctrl_reg);
+	ret = spi_cfg_mxc(mxcs, slave->cs);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("mxc_spi: cannot setup SPI controller\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 	reg_write(&regs->period, MXC_CSPIPERIOD_32KHZ);
 	reg_write(&regs->intr, 0);