diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 963ad0b..f1695d7 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -143,6 +143,43 @@ static inline int hpet_unregister_irq_handler(irq_handler_t handler)
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#ifdef RTC_PORT
+
+/* Most newer x86 systems have two register banks, the first used
+ * for RTC and NVRAM and the second only for NVRAM.  Caller must
+ * own rtc_lock ... and we won't worry about access during NMI.
+ */
+#define can_bank2	true
+
+static inline unsigned char cmos_read_bank2(unsigned char addr)
+{
+	outb(addr, RTC_PORT(2));
+	return inb(RTC_PORT(3));
+}
+
+static inline void cmos_write_bank2(unsigned char val, unsigned char addr)
+{
+	outb(addr, RTC_PORT(2));
+	outb(val, RTC_PORT(2));
+}
+
+#else
+
+#define can_bank2	false
+
+static inline unsigned char cmos_read_bank2(unsigned char addr)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void cmos_write_bank2(unsigned char val, unsigned char addr)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 static int cmos_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *t)
 {
 	/* REVISIT:  if the clock has a "century" register, use
@@ -491,12 +528,21 @@ cmos_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr,
 
 	if (unlikely(off >= attr->size))
 		return 0;
+	if (unlikely(off < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((off + count) > attr->size)
 		count = attr->size - off;
 
+	off += NVRAM_OFFSET;
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-	for (retval = 0, off += NVRAM_OFFSET; count--; retval++, off++)
-		*buf++ = CMOS_READ(off);
+	for (retval = 0; count; count--, off++, retval++) {
+		if (off < 128)
+			*buf++ = CMOS_READ(off);
+		else if (can_bank2)
+			*buf++ = cmos_read_bank2(off);
+		else
+			break;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
 	return retval;
@@ -512,6 +558,8 @@ cmos_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr,
 	cmos = dev_get_drvdata(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 	if (unlikely(off >= attr->size))
 		return -EFBIG;
+	if (unlikely(off < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((off + count) > attr->size)
 		count = attr->size - off;
 
@@ -520,15 +568,20 @@ cmos_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr,
 	 * here.  If userspace is smart enough to know what fields of
 	 * NVRAM to update, updating checksums is also part of its job.
 	 */
+	off += NVRAM_OFFSET;
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-	for (retval = 0, off += NVRAM_OFFSET; count--; retval++, off++) {
+	for (retval = 0; count; count--, off++, retval++) {
 		/* don't trash RTC registers */
 		if (off == cmos->day_alrm
 				|| off == cmos->mon_alrm
 				|| off == cmos->century)
 			buf++;
-		else
+		else if (off < 128)
 			CMOS_WRITE(*buf++, off);
+		else if (can_bank2)
+			cmos_write_bank2(*buf++, off);
+		else
+			break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
@@ -631,8 +684,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 
 	/* Heuristic to deduce NVRAM size ... do what the legacy NVRAM
 	 * driver did, but don't reject unknown configs.   Old hardware
-	 * won't address 128 bytes, and for now we ignore the way newer
-	 * chips can address 256 bytes (using two more i/o ports).
+	 * won't address 128 bytes.  Newer chips have multiple banks,
+	 * though they may not be listed in one I/O resource.
 	 */
 #if	defined(CONFIG_ATARI)
 	address_space = 64;
@@ -642,6 +695,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 #warning Assuming 128 bytes of RTC+NVRAM address space, not 64 bytes.
 	address_space = 128;
 #endif
+	if (can_bank2 && ports->end > (ports->start + 1))
+		address_space = 256;
 
 	/* For ACPI systems extension info comes from the FADT.  On others,
 	 * board specific setup provides it as appropriate.  Systems where
@@ -740,7 +795,7 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 		goto cleanup2;
 	}
 
-	pr_info("%s: alarms up to one %s%s%s\n",
+	pr_info("%s: alarms up to one %s%s, %zd bytes nvram, %s irqs\n",
 			cmos_rtc.rtc->dev.bus_id,
 			is_valid_irq(rtc_irq)
 				?  (cmos_rtc.mon_alrm
@@ -749,6 +804,7 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 						? "month" : "day"))
 				: "no",
 			cmos_rtc.century ? ", y3k" : "",
+			nvram.size,
 			is_hpet_enabled() ? ", hpet irqs" : "");
 
 	return 0;