diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/MSI-HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/PCI/MSI-HOWTO.txt
index 53e6fca146d..a09178086c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/PCI/MSI-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/Documentation/PCI/MSI-HOWTO.txt
@@ -127,15 +127,42 @@ on the number of vectors that can be allocated; pci_enable_msi_block()
 returns as soon as it finds any constraint that doesn't allow the
 call to succeed.
 
-4.2.3 pci_disable_msi
+4.2.3 pci_enable_msi_block_auto
+
+int pci_enable_msi_block_auto(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *count)
+
+This variation on pci_enable_msi() call allows a device driver to request
+the maximum possible number of MSIs.  The MSI specification only allows
+interrupts to be allocated in powers of two, up to a maximum of 2^5 (32).
+
+If this function returns a positive number, it indicates that it has
+succeeded and the returned value is the number of allocated interrupts. In
+this case, the function enables MSI on this device and updates dev->irq to
+be the lowest of the new interrupts assigned to it.  The other interrupts
+assigned to the device are in the range dev->irq to dev->irq + returned
+value - 1.
+
+If this function returns a negative number, it indicates an error and
+the driver should not attempt to request any more MSI interrupts for
+this device.
+
+If the device driver needs to know the number of interrupts the device
+supports it can pass the pointer count where that number is stored. The
+device driver must decide what action to take if pci_enable_msi_block_auto()
+succeeds, but returns a value less than the number of interrupts supported.
+If the device driver does not need to know the number of interrupts
+supported, it can set the pointer count to NULL.
+
+4.2.4 pci_disable_msi
 
 void pci_disable_msi(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 This function should be used to undo the effect of pci_enable_msi() or
-pci_enable_msi_block().  Calling it restores dev->irq to the pin-based
-interrupt number and frees the previously allocated message signaled
-interrupt(s).  The interrupt may subsequently be assigned to another
-device, so drivers should not cache the value of dev->irq.
+pci_enable_msi_block() or pci_enable_msi_block_auto().  Calling it restores
+dev->irq to the pin-based interrupt number and frees the previously
+allocated message signaled interrupt(s).  The interrupt may subsequently be
+assigned to another device, so drivers should not cache the value of
+dev->irq.
 
 Before calling this function, a device driver must always call free_irq()
 on any interrupt for which it previously called request_irq().
diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi.c
index 5099636a6e5..00cc78c7aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi.c
@@ -845,6 +845,32 @@ int pci_enable_msi_block(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int nvec)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_enable_msi_block);
 
+int pci_enable_msi_block_auto(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *maxvec)
+{
+	int ret, pos, nvec;
+	u16 msgctl;
+
+	pos = pci_find_capability(dev, PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
+	if (!pos)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_MSI_FLAGS, &msgctl);
+	ret = 1 << ((msgctl & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_QMASK) >> 1);
+
+	if (maxvec)
+		*maxvec = ret;
+
+	do {
+		nvec = ret;
+		ret = pci_enable_msi_block(dev, nvec);
+	} while (ret > 0);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	return nvec;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_enable_msi_block_auto);
+
 void pci_msi_shutdown(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct msi_desc *desc;
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 15472d691ee..6fa4dd2a3b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -1101,6 +1101,12 @@ static inline int pci_enable_msi_block(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int nvec)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static inline int
+pci_enable_msi_block_auto(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *maxvec)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static inline void pci_msi_shutdown(struct pci_dev *dev)
 { }
 static inline void pci_disable_msi(struct pci_dev *dev)
@@ -1132,6 +1138,7 @@ static inline int pci_msi_enabled(void)
 }
 #else
 extern int pci_enable_msi_block(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int nvec);
+extern int pci_enable_msi_block_auto(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *maxvec);
 extern void pci_msi_shutdown(struct pci_dev *dev);
 extern void pci_disable_msi(struct pci_dev *dev);
 extern int pci_msix_table_size(struct pci_dev *dev);