diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/config.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/config.h
index 7755a4d..ec7729e 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/config.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/config.h
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SANDBOX_ARCH
 
+/* Used by drivers/spi/sandbox_spi.c and arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_BUS
+#define CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_BUS 1
+#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_CS
+#define CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_CS 10
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/spi.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/spi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b4a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/spi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Simulate a SPI port and clients (see README.sandbox for details)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 The Chromium OS Authors.
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_SPI_H__
+#define __ASM_SPI_H__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * The interface between the SPI bus and the SPI client.  The bus will
+ * instantiate a client, and that then call into it via these entry
+ * points.  These should be enough for the client to emulate the SPI
+ * device just like the real hardware.
+ */
+struct sandbox_spi_emu_ops {
+	/* The bus wants to instantiate a new client, so setup everything */
+	int (*setup)(void **priv, const char *spec);
+	/* The bus is done with us, so break things down */
+	void (*free)(void *priv);
+	/* The CS has been "activated" -- we won't worry about low/high */
+	void (*cs_activate)(void *priv);
+	/* The CS has been "deactivated" -- we won't worry about low/high */
+	void (*cs_deactivate)(void *priv);
+	/* The client is rx-ing bytes from the bus, so it should tx some */
+	int (*xfer)(void *priv, const u8 *rx, u8 *tx, uint bytes);
+};
+
+/*
+ * There are times when the data lines are allowed to tristate.  What
+ * is actually sensed on the line depends on the hardware.  It could
+ * always be 0xFF/0x00 (if there are pull ups/downs), or things could
+ * float and so we'd get garbage back.  This func encapsulates that
+ * scenario so we can worry about the details here.
+ */
+static inline void sandbox_spi_tristate(u8 *buf, uint len)
+{
+	/* XXX: make this into a user config option ? */
+	memset(buf, 0xff, len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Extract the bus/cs from the spi spec and return the start of the spi
+ * client spec.  If the bus/cs are invalid for the current config, then
+ * it returns NULL.
+ *
+ * Example: arg="0:1:foo" will set bus to 0, cs to 1, and return "foo"
+ */
+const char *sandbox_spi_parse_spec(const char *arg, unsigned long *bus,
+				   unsigned long *cs);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
index 093c81d..a38820b 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 	STATE_EXIT_POWER_OFF,
 };
 
+struct sandbox_spi_info {
+	const char *spec;
+	const struct sandbox_spi_emu_ops *ops;
+};
+
 /* The complete state of the test system */
 struct sandbox_state {
 	const char *cmd;		/* Command to execute */
@@ -23,6 +28,10 @@
 	const char *parse_err;		/* Error to report from parsing */
 	int argc;			/* Program arguments */
 	char **argv;
+
+	/* Pointer to information for each SPI bus/cs */
+	struct sandbox_spi_info spi[CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_BUS]
+					[CONFIG_SANDBOX_SPI_MAX_CS];
 };
 
 /**