diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
index cdfa6bc..1acf06b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
@@ -224,6 +224,19 @@
 			eccsize1 = 2;  /* non-ECC bits in nibbles per sector */
 		}
 		break;
+	case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+		ecc_algo = 0x1;
+		bch_type = 0x2;
+		if (mode == NAND_ECC_WRITE) {
+			bch_wrapmode = 0x01;
+			eccsize0 = 0;  /* extra bits in nibbles per sector */
+			eccsize1 = 52; /* OOB bits in nibbles per sector */
+		} else {
+			bch_wrapmode = 0x01;
+			eccsize0 = 52; /* ECC bits in nibbles per sector */
+			eccsize1 = 0;  /* non-ECC bits in nibbles per sector */
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
 		return;
 	}
@@ -290,6 +303,29 @@
 			ptr--;
 		}
 		break;
+	case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+		val = readl(&gpmc_cfg->bch_result_4_6[0].bch_result_x[2]);
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		val = readl(&gpmc_cfg->bch_result_4_6[0].bch_result_x[1]);
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 24) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 16) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		val = readl(&gpmc_cfg->bch_result_4_6[0].bch_result_x[0]);
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 24) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 16) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		for (j = 3; j >= 0; j--) {
+			val = readl(&gpmc_cfg->bch_result_0_3[0].bch_result_x[j]
+									);
+			ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 24) & 0xFF;
+			ecc_code[i++] = (val >> 16) & 0xFF;
+			ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  8) & 0xFF;
+			ecc_code[i++] = (val >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -308,6 +344,8 @@
 	case OMAP_ECC_BCH8_CODE_HW:
 		ecc_code[chip->ecc.bytes - 1] = 0x00;
 		break;
+	case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -333,7 +371,7 @@
 	struct omap_nand_info *info = chip->priv;
 	struct nand_ecc_ctrl *ecc = &chip->ecc;
 	uint32_t error_count = 0, error_max;
-	uint32_t error_loc[8];
+	uint32_t error_loc[ELM_MAX_ERROR_COUNT];
 	enum bch_level bch_type;
 	uint32_t i, ecc_flag = 0;
 	uint8_t count, err = 0;
@@ -365,6 +403,10 @@
 		bch_type = BCH_8_BIT;
 		omap_reverse_list(calc_ecc, ecc->bytes - 1);
 		break;
+	case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+		bch_type = BCH_16_BIT;
+		omap_reverse_list(calc_ecc, ecc->bytes);
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -381,6 +423,9 @@
 			/* 14th byte in ECC is reserved to match ROM layout */
 			error_max = SECTOR_BYTES + (ecc->bytes - 1);
 			break;
+		case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+			error_max = SECTOR_BYTES + ecc->bytes;
+			break;
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -666,6 +711,38 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 
+	case OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW:
+#ifdef CONFIG_NAND_OMAP_ELM
+		debug("nand: using OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW\n");
+		/* check ecc-scheme requirements before updating ecc info */
+		if ((26 * eccsteps) + BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH > oobsize) {
+			printf("nand: error: insufficient OOB: require=%d\n", (
+				(26 * eccsteps) + BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/* intialize ELM for ECC error detection */
+		elm_init();
+		/* populate ecc specific fields */
+		nand->ecc.mode		= NAND_ECC_HW;
+		nand->ecc.size		= SECTOR_BYTES;
+		nand->ecc.bytes		= 26;
+		nand->ecc.strength	= 16;
+		nand->ecc.hwctl		= omap_enable_hwecc;
+		nand->ecc.correct	= omap_correct_data_bch;
+		nand->ecc.calculate	= omap_calculate_ecc;
+		nand->ecc.read_page	= omap_read_page_bch;
+		/* define ecc-layout */
+		ecclayout->eccbytes	= nand->ecc.bytes * eccsteps;
+		for (i = 0; i < ecclayout->eccbytes; i++)
+			ecclayout->eccpos[i] = i + BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH;
+		ecclayout->oobfree[0].offset = i + BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH;
+		ecclayout->oobfree[0].length = oobsize - nand->ecc.bytes -
+						BADBLOCK_MARKER_LENGTH;
+		break;
+#else
+		printf("nand: error: CONFIG_NAND_OMAP_ELM required for ECC\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+#endif
 	default:
 		debug("nand: error: ecc scheme not enabled or supported\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/omap_gpmc.h b/include/linux/mtd/omap_gpmc.h
index d55fe32..9a86582 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/omap_gpmc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/omap_gpmc.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 	OMAP_ECC_BCH8_CODE_HW_DETECTION_SW,
 	/* 8-bit  ECC calculation by GPMC, Error detection by ELM */
 	OMAP_ECC_BCH8_CODE_HW,
+	/* 16-bit  ECC calculation by GPMC, Error detection by ELM */
+	OMAP_ECC_BCH16_CODE_HW,
 };
 
 struct gpmc_cs {
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@
 	u32 bch_result_x[4];
 };
 
+struct bch_res_4_6 {
+	u32 bch_result_x[3];
+};
+
 struct gpmc {
 	u8 res1[0x10];
 	u32 sysconfig;		/* 0x10 */
@@ -77,6 +83,8 @@
 	u32 testmomde_ctrl;	/* 0x230 */
 	u8 res8[12];		/* 0x234 */
 	struct bch_res_0_3 bch_result_0_3[GPMC_MAX_SECTORS]; /* 0x240,0x250, */
+	u8 res9[16 * 4];	/* 0x2C0 - 0x2FF */
+	struct bch_res_4_6 bch_result_4_6[GPMC_MAX_SECTORS]; /* 0x300,0x310, */
 };
 
 /* Used for board specific gpmc initialization */