#define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI_WIDTH     FLASH_CFI_8BIT
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * 0xffff is an undefined value for the configuration register. When
+ * this value is returned, the configuration register shall not be
+ * written at all (default mode).
+ */
+static u16 cfi_flash_config_reg(int i)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_CFI_FLASH_CONFIG_REGS
+       return ((u16 [])CONFIG_SYS_CFI_FLASH_CONFIG_REGS)[i];
+#else
+       return 0xffff;
+#endif
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT)
 int cfi_flash_num_flash_banks = CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS_DETECT;
 #endif
        flash_verbose = v;
 }
 
+static void cfi_flash_set_config_reg(u32 base, u16 val)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_CFI_FLASH_CONFIG_REGS
+       /*
+        * Only set this config register if really defined
+        * to a valid value (0xffff is invalid)
+        */
+       if (val == 0xffff)
+               return;
+
+       /*
+        * Set configuration register. Data is "encrypted" in the 16 lower
+        * address bits.
+        */
+       flash_write16(FLASH_CMD_SETUP, (void *)(base + (val << 1)));
+       flash_write16(FLASH_CMD_SET_CR_CONFIRM, (void *)(base + (val << 1)));
+
+       /*
+        * Finally issue reset-command to bring device back to
+        * read-array mode
+        */
+       flash_write16(FLASH_CMD_RESET, (void *)base);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 unsigned long flash_init (void)
        for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS; ++i) {
                flash_info[i].flash_id = FLASH_UNKNOWN;
 
+               /* Optionally write flash configuration register */
+               cfi_flash_set_config_reg(cfi_flash_bank_addr(i),
+                                        cfi_flash_config_reg(i));
+
                if (!flash_detect_legacy(cfi_flash_bank_addr(i), i))
                        flash_get_size(cfi_flash_bank_addr(i), i);
                size += flash_info[i].size;
 
 #define FLASH_CMD_ERASE_CONFIRM                0xD0
 #define FLASH_CMD_WRITE                        0x40
 #define FLASH_CMD_PROTECT              0x60
+#define FLASH_CMD_SETUP                        0x60
+#define FLASH_CMD_SET_CR_CONFIRM       0x03
 #define FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_SET          0x01
 #define FLASH_CMD_PROTECT_CLEAR                0xD0
 #define FLASH_CMD_CLEAR_STATUS         0x50