diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c b/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
index 3361f4acfdaf..e27eca307a38 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Pulse Eight HDMI CEC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static int debug;
+static int persistent_config = 1;
 module_param(debug, int, 0644);
+module_param(persistent_config, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "debug level (0-1)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(persistent_config, "read config from persistent memory (0-1)");
 
 enum pulse8_msgcodes {
 	MSGCODE_NOTHING = 0,
@@ -109,12 +112,16 @@ enum pulse8_msgcodes {
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 256
 
+#define PING_PERIOD	(15 * HZ)
+
 struct pulse8 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct serio *serio;
 	struct cec_adapter *adap;
+	unsigned int vers;
 	struct completion cmd_done;
 	struct work_struct work;
+	struct delayed_work ping_eeprom_work;
 	struct cec_msg rx_msg;
 	u8 data[DATA_SIZE];
 	unsigned int len;
@@ -122,9 +129,15 @@ struct pulse8 {
 	unsigned int idx;
 	bool escape;
 	bool started;
+	struct mutex config_lock;
 	struct mutex write_lock;
+	bool config_pending;
+	bool restoring_config;
+	bool autonomous;
 };
 
+static void pulse8_ping_eeprom_work_handler(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static void pulse8_irq_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct pulse8 *pulse8 =
@@ -229,6 +242,7 @@ static void pulse8_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
 	struct pulse8 *pulse8 = serio_get_drvdata(serio);
 
 	cec_unregister_adapter(pulse8->adap);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pulse8->ping_eeprom_work);
 	dev_info(&serio->dev, "disconnected\n");
 	serio_close(serio);
 	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
@@ -311,14 +325,15 @@ unlock:
 	return err == -ENOTTY ? -EIO : err;
 }
 
-static int pulse8_setup(struct pulse8 *pulse8, struct serio *serio)
+static int pulse8_setup(struct pulse8 *pulse8, struct serio *serio,
+			struct cec_log_addrs *log_addrs, u16 *pa)
 {
 	u8 *data = pulse8->data + 1;
-	unsigned int count = 0;
-	unsigned int vers = 0;
 	u8 cmd[2];
 	int err;
 
+	pulse8->vers = 0;
+
 	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_PING;
 	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1,
 				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
@@ -328,10 +343,10 @@ static int pulse8_setup(struct pulse8 *pulse8, struct serio *serio)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	vers = (data[0] << 8) | data[1];
+	pulse8->vers = (data[0] << 8) | data[1];
 
-	dev_info(pulse8->dev, "Firmware version %04x\n", vers);
-	if (vers < 2)
+	dev_info(pulse8->dev, "Firmware version %04x\n", pulse8->vers);
+	if (pulse8->vers < 2)
 		return 0;
 
 	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_BUILDDATE;
@@ -348,37 +363,103 @@ static int pulse8_setup(struct pulse8 *pulse8, struct serio *serio)
 			 tm.tm_year + 1900, tm.tm_mon + 1, tm.tm_mday,
 			 tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec);
 	}
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	do {
-		if (count)
-			msleep(500);
-		cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_AUTO_ENABLED;
-		cmd[1] = 0;
-		err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 2,
-					   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 1);
-		if (err && count == 0) {
-			dev_info(pulse8->dev, "No Auto Enabled supported\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "Persistent config:\n");
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_AUTO_ENABLED;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	pulse8->autonomous = data[0];
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "Autonomous mode: %s",
+		data[0] ? "on" : "off");
 
-		cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_AUTO_ENABLED;
-		if (!err)
-			err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 1);
-		if (!err && !data[0]) {
-			cmd[0] = MSGCODE_WRITE_EEPROM;
-			err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1,
-						   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 1);
-			cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_AUTO_ENABLED;
-			if (!err)
-				err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1,
-							   cmd[0], 1);
-		}
-	} while (!err && data[0] && count++ < 5);
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_DEVICE_TYPE;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	log_addrs->primary_device_type[0] = data[0];
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "Primary device type: %d\n", data[0]);
+	switch (log_addrs->primary_device_type[0]) {
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_TV:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_TV;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_RECORD:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_RECORD;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_TUNER:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_TUNER;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_PLAYBACK:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_PLAYBACK;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_AUDIOSYSTEM:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_PLAYBACK;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_SWITCH:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_UNREGISTERED;
+		break;
+	case CEC_OP_PRIM_DEVTYPE_PROCESSOR:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_SPECIFIC;
+		break;
+	default:
+		log_addrs->log_addr_type[0] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_TYPE_UNREGISTERED;
+		dev_info(pulse8->dev, "Unknown Primary Device Type: %d\n",
+			 log_addrs->primary_device_type[0]);
+		break;
+	}
 
-	if (!err && data[0])
-		err = -EIO;
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_LOGICAL_ADDRESS_MASK;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 2);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	log_addrs->log_addr_mask = (data[0] << 8) | data[1];
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "Logical address ACK mask: %x\n",
+		log_addrs->log_addr_mask);
+	if (log_addrs->log_addr_mask)
+		log_addrs->num_log_addrs = 1;
 
-	return err;
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	*pa = (data[0] << 8) | data[1];
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "Physical address: %x.%x.%x.%x\n",
+		cec_phys_addr_exp(*pa));
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_HDMI_VERSION;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	log_addrs->cec_version = data[0];
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "CEC version: %d\n", log_addrs->cec_version);
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_GET_OSD_NAME;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1, cmd[0], 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	strncpy(log_addrs->osd_name, data, 13);
+	dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "OSD name: %s\n", log_addrs->osd_name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pulse8_apply_persistent_config(struct pulse8 *pulse8,
+					  struct cec_log_addrs *log_addrs,
+					  u16 pa)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = cec_s_log_addrs(pulse8->adap, log_addrs, false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	cec_s_phys_addr(pulse8->adap, pa, false);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int pulse8_cec_adap_enable(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool enable)
@@ -398,9 +479,11 @@ static int pulse8_cec_adap_log_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap, u8 log_addr)
 {
 	struct pulse8 *pulse8 = adap->priv;
 	u16 mask = 0;
-	u8 cmd[3];
-	int err;
+	u16 pa = adap->phys_addr;
+	u8 cmd[16];
+	int err = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&pulse8->config_lock);
 	if (log_addr != CEC_LOG_ADDR_INVALID)
 		mask = 1 << log_addr;
 	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_ACK_MASK;
@@ -408,8 +491,72 @@ static int pulse8_cec_adap_log_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap, u8 log_addr)
 	cmd[2] = mask & 0xff;
 	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 3,
 				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
-	if (mask == 0)
-		return 0;
+	if ((err && mask != 0) || pulse8->restoring_config)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_AUTO_ENABLED;
+	cmd[1] = log_addr == CEC_LOG_ADDR_INVALID ? 0 : 1;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 2,
+				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto unlock;
+	pulse8->autonomous = cmd[1];
+	if (log_addr == CEC_LOG_ADDR_INVALID)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_DEVICE_TYPE;
+	cmd[1] = adap->log_addrs.primary_device_type[0];
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 2,
+				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_DEFAULT_LOGICAL_ADDRESS;
+	cmd[1] = log_addr;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 2,
+				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS;
+	cmd[1] = pa >> 8;
+	cmd[2] = pa & 0xff;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 3,
+				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_HDMI_VERSION;
+	cmd[1] = adap->log_addrs.cec_version;
+	err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 2,
+				   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	if (adap->log_addrs.osd_name[0]) {
+		size_t osd_len = strlen(adap->log_addrs.osd_name);
+		char *osd_str = cmd + 1;
+
+		cmd[0] = MSGCODE_SET_OSD_NAME;
+		strncpy(cmd + 1, adap->log_addrs.osd_name, 13);
+		if (osd_len < 4) {
+			memset(osd_str + osd_len, ' ', 4 - osd_len);
+			osd_len = 4;
+			osd_str[osd_len] = '\0';
+			strcpy(adap->log_addrs.osd_name, osd_str);
+		}
+		err = pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, cmd, 1 + osd_len,
+					   MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+		if (err)
+			goto unlock;
+	}
+
+unlock:
+	if (pulse8->restoring_config)
+		pulse8->restoring_config = false;
+	else
+		pulse8->config_pending = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&pulse8->config_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -471,6 +618,8 @@ static int pulse8_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 		CEC_CAP_PASSTHROUGH | CEC_CAP_RC | CEC_CAP_MONITOR_ALL;
 	struct pulse8 *pulse8;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	struct cec_log_addrs log_addrs = {};
+	u16 pa;
 
 	pulse8 = kzalloc(sizeof(*pulse8), GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -488,12 +637,14 @@ static int pulse8_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 	serio_set_drvdata(serio, pulse8);
 	INIT_WORK(&pulse8->work, pulse8_irq_work_handler);
 	mutex_init(&pulse8->write_lock);
+	mutex_init(&pulse8->config_lock);
+	pulse8->config_pending = false;
 
 	err = serio_open(serio, drv);
 	if (err)
 		goto delete_adap;
 
-	err = pulse8_setup(pulse8, serio);
+	err = pulse8_setup(pulse8, serio, &log_addrs, &pa);
 	if (err)
 		goto close_serio;
 
@@ -502,6 +653,18 @@ static int pulse8_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 		goto close_serio;
 
 	pulse8->dev = &pulse8->adap->devnode.dev;
+
+	if (persistent_config && pulse8->autonomous) {
+		err = pulse8_apply_persistent_config(pulse8, &log_addrs, pa);
+		if (err)
+			goto close_serio;
+		pulse8->restoring_config = true;
+	}
+
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&pulse8->ping_eeprom_work,
+			  pulse8_ping_eeprom_work_handler);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&pulse8->ping_eeprom_work, PING_PERIOD);
+
 	return 0;
 
 close_serio:
@@ -514,6 +677,33 @@ free_device:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void pulse8_ping_eeprom_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct pulse8 *pulse8 =
+		container_of(work, struct pulse8, ping_eeprom_work.work);
+	u8 cmd;
+
+	schedule_delayed_work(&pulse8->ping_eeprom_work, PING_PERIOD);
+	cmd = MSGCODE_PING;
+	pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, &cmd, 1,
+			     MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0);
+
+	if (pulse8->vers < 2)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pulse8->config_lock);
+	if (pulse8->config_pending && persistent_config) {
+		dev_dbg(pulse8->dev, "writing pending config to EEPROM\n");
+		cmd = MSGCODE_WRITE_EEPROM;
+		if (pulse8_send_and_wait(pulse8, &cmd, 1,
+					 MSGCODE_COMMAND_ACCEPTED, 0))
+			dev_info(pulse8->dev, "failed to write pending config to EEPROM\n");
+		else
+			pulse8->config_pending = false;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&pulse8->config_lock);
+}
+
 static struct serio_device_id pulse8_serio_ids[] = {
 	{
 		.type	= SERIO_RS232,