diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index 0de8e114e6b6..8ca330671ad1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -1531,3 +1531,25 @@ struct tree_descr spufs_dir_contents[] = {
 	{ "object-id", &spufs_object_id_ops, 0666, },
 	{},
 };
+
+struct tree_descr spufs_dir_nosched_contents[] = {
+	{ "mem",  &spufs_mem_fops,  0666, },
+	{ "mbox", &spufs_mbox_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "ibox", &spufs_ibox_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "wbox", &spufs_wbox_fops, 0222, },
+	{ "mbox_stat", &spufs_mbox_stat_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "ibox_stat", &spufs_ibox_stat_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "wbox_stat", &spufs_wbox_stat_fops, 0444, },
+	{ "signal1", &spufs_signal1_fops, 0666, },
+	{ "signal2", &spufs_signal2_fops, 0666, },
+	{ "signal1_type", &spufs_signal1_type, 0666, },
+	{ "signal2_type", &spufs_signal2_type, 0666, },
+	{ "mss", &spufs_mss_fops, 0666, },
+	{ "mfc", &spufs_mfc_fops, 0666, },
+	{ "cntl", &spufs_cntl_fops,  0666, },
+	{ "npc", &spufs_npc_ops, 0666, },
+	{ "psmap", &spufs_psmap_fops, 0666, },
+	{ "phys-id", &spufs_id_ops, 0666, },
+	{ "object-id", &spufs_object_id_ops, 0666, },
+	{},
+};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/hw_ops.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/hw_ops.c
index efc452e71ab0..2ad534a04be8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/hw_ops.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/hw_ops.c
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ static char *spu_hw_get_ls(struct spu_context *ctx)
 
 static void spu_hw_runcntl_write(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 val)
 {
-	eieio();
+	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->spu->register_lock);
+	if (val & SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE)
+		out_be64(&ctx->spu->priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, 4LL);
 	out_be32(&ctx->spu->problem->spu_runcntl_RW, val);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->spu->register_lock);
 }
 
 static void spu_hw_runcntl_stop(struct spu_context *ctx)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 427d00a4f6a0..787ae71a6859 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -258,7 +258,12 @@ spufs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
 
 	inode->i_op = &spufs_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
-	ret = spufs_fill_dir(dentry, spufs_dir_contents, mode, ctx);
+	if (flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED)
+		ret = spufs_fill_dir(dentry, spufs_dir_nosched_contents,
+					 mode, ctx);
+	else
+		ret = spufs_fill_dir(dentry, spufs_dir_contents, mode, ctx);
+
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_ctx;
 
@@ -307,6 +312,16 @@ static int spufs_create_context(struct inode *inode,
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = -EPERM;
+	if ((flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED) &&
+	    !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+	if ((flags & (SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED | SPU_CREATE_ISOLATE))
+	    == SPU_CREATE_ISOLATE)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	ret = spufs_mkdir(inode, dentry, flags, mode & S_IRWXUGO);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
index 63df8cf4ba16..0c03a04b6a30 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/run.c
@@ -51,11 +51,17 @@ static inline int spu_stopped(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 * stat)
 static inline int spu_run_init(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 * npc)
 {
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long runcntl = SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE;
 
 	if ((ret = spu_acquire_runnable(ctx)) != 0)
 		return ret;
-	ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
-	ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE);
+
+	if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_ISOLATE)
+		runcntl |= SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE;
+	else
+		ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
+
+	ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index a0f55ca2d488..b17b809ecd77 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct spufs_inode_info {
 	container_of(inode, struct spufs_inode_info, vfs_inode)
 
 extern struct tree_descr spufs_dir_contents[];
+extern struct tree_descr spufs_dir_nosched_contents[];
 
 /* system call implementation */
 long spufs_run_spu(struct file *file,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
index b85347ff6b22..b47fb50ac2c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
@@ -1916,6 +1916,51 @@ static void save_lscsa(struct spu_state *prev, struct spu *spu)
 	wait_spu_stopped(prev, spu);	/* Step 57. */
 }
 
+static void force_spu_isolate_exit(struct spu *spu)
+{
+	struct spu_problem __iomem *prob = spu->problem;
+	struct spu_priv2 __iomem *priv2 = spu->priv2;
+
+	/* Stop SPE execution and wait for completion. */
+	out_be32(&prob->spu_runcntl_RW, SPU_RUNCNTL_STOP);
+	iobarrier_rw();
+	POLL_WHILE_TRUE(in_be32(&prob->spu_status_R) & SPU_STATUS_RUNNING);
+
+	/* Restart SPE master runcntl. */
+	spu_mfc_sr1_set(spu, MFC_STATE1_MASTER_RUN_CONTROL_MASK);
+	iobarrier_w();
+
+	/* Initiate isolate exit request and wait for completion. */
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, 4LL);
+	iobarrier_w();
+	out_be32(&prob->spu_runcntl_RW, 2);
+	iobarrier_rw();
+	POLL_WHILE_FALSE((in_be32(&prob->spu_status_R)
+				& SPU_STATUS_STOPPED_BY_STOP));
+
+	/* Reset load request to normal. */
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_privcntl_RW, SPU_PRIVCNT_LOAD_REQUEST_NORMAL);
+	iobarrier_w();
+}
+
+/**
+ * stop_spu_isolate
+ *	Check SPU run-control state and force isolated
+ *	exit function as necessary.
+ */
+static void stop_spu_isolate(struct spu *spu)
+{
+	struct spu_problem __iomem *prob = spu->problem;
+
+	if (in_be32(&prob->spu_status_R) & SPU_STATUS_ISOLATED_STATE) {
+		/* The SPU is in isolated state; the only way
+		 * to get it out is to perform an isolated
+		 * exit (clean) operation.
+		 */
+		force_spu_isolate_exit(spu);
+	}
+}
+
 static void harvest(struct spu_state *prev, struct spu *spu)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1928,6 +1973,7 @@ static void harvest(struct spu_state *prev, struct spu *spu)
 	inhibit_user_access(prev, spu);	        /* Step 3.  */
 	terminate_spu_app(prev, spu);	        /* Step 4.  */
 	set_switch_pending(prev, spu);	        /* Step 5.  */
+	stop_spu_isolate(spu);			/* NEW.     */
 	remove_other_spu_access(prev, spu);	/* Step 6.  */
 	suspend_mfc(prev, spu);	                /* Step 7.  */
 	wait_suspend_mfc_complete(prev, spu);	/* Step 8.  */
@@ -2096,11 +2142,11 @@ int spu_save(struct spu_state *prev, struct spu *spu)
 	acquire_spu_lock(spu);	        /* Step 1.     */
 	rc = __do_spu_save(prev, spu);	/* Steps 2-53. */
 	release_spu_lock(spu);
-	if (rc) {
+	if (rc != 0 && rc != 2 && rc != 6) {
 		panic("%s failed on SPU[%d], rc=%d.\n",
 		      __func__, spu->number, rc);
 	}
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_save);
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
index cac4ad90a1d4..a1cf476c66f5 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/spu.h
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ extern struct spufs_calls {
  */
 #define SPU_CREATE_EVENTS_ENABLED	0x0001
 #define SPU_CREATE_GANG			0x0002
+#define SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED		0x0004
+#define SPU_CREATE_ISOLATE		0x0008
 
-#define SPU_CREATE_FLAG_ALL		0x0003 /* mask of all valid flags */
+#define SPU_CREATE_FLAG_ALL		0x000f /* mask of all valid flags */
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPU_FS_MODULE
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ struct spu_problem {
 	u32 spu_runcntl_RW;					/* 0x401c */
 #define SPU_RUNCNTL_STOP	0L
 #define SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE	1L
+#define SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE	2L
 	u8  pad_0x4020_0x4024[0x4];				/* 0x4020 */
 	u32 spu_status_R;					/* 0x4024 */
 #define SPU_STOP_STATUS_SHIFT           16