diff --git a/openpower/linux/0007-powerpc-boot-Add-OPAL-console-to-epapr-wrappers.patch b/openpower/linux/0007-powerpc-boot-Add-OPAL-console-to-epapr-wrappers.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d13a84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/linux/0007-powerpc-boot-Add-OPAL-console-to-epapr-wrappers.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+From 8bd7120ec00b9f7bcf233a92972e50b4c312fe7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:28:43 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH 07/10] powerpc/boot: Add OPAL console to epapr wrappers
+
+This patch adds an OPAL console backend to the powerpc boot wrapper so
+that decompression failures inside the wrapper can be reported to the
+user. This is important since it typically indicates data corruption in
+the firmware and other nasty things.
+
+Currently this only works when building a little endian kernel. When
+compiling a 64 bit BE kernel the wrapper is always build 32 bit to be
+compatible with some 32 bit firmwares. BE support will be added at a
+later date. Another limitation of this is that only the "raw" type of
+OPAL console is supported, however machines that provide a hvsi console
+also provide a raw console so this is not an issue in practice.
+
+Actually-written-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
+Signed-off-by: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com>
+Cc: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
+---
+ arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile     |  4 +-
+ arch/powerpc/boot/opal-calls.S | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ arch/powerpc/boot/opal.c       | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h        |  1 +
+ arch/powerpc/boot/ppc_asm.h    |  4 ++
+ arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c     |  2 +
+ arch/powerpc/boot/types.h      | 10 +++++
+ 7 files changed, 174 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/boot/opal-calls.S
+ create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/boot/opal.c
+
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+index 99e4487248ff..321a603f6ae3 100644
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(zlib) cuboot-c2k.o gunzip_util.o main.o): \
+ libfdt       := fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c
+ libfdtheader := fdt.h libfdt.h libfdt_internal.h
+ 
+-$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(libfdt) libfdt-wrapper.o simpleboot.o epapr.o): \
++$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(libfdt) libfdt-wrapper.o simpleboot.o epapr.o opal.o): \
+ 	$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(libfdtheader))
+ 
+ src-wlib-y := string.S crt0.S crtsavres.S stdio.c main.c \
+@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ src-wlib-y := string.S crt0.S crtsavres.S stdio.c main.c \
+ 		ns16550.c serial.c simple_alloc.c div64.S util.S \
+ 		gunzip_util.c elf_util.c $(zlib) devtree.c stdlib.c \
+ 		oflib.c ofconsole.c cuboot.c mpsc.c cpm-serial.c \
+-		uartlite.c mpc52xx-psc.c
++		uartlite.c mpc52xx-psc.c opal.c opal-calls.S
+ src-wlib-$(CONFIG_40x) += 4xx.c planetcore.c
+ src-wlib-$(CONFIG_44x) += 4xx.c ebony.c bamboo.c
+ src-wlib-$(CONFIG_8xx) += mpc8xx.c planetcore.c fsl-soc.c
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/opal-calls.S b/arch/powerpc/boot/opal-calls.S
+new file mode 100644
+index 000000000000..ff2f1b97bc53
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/opal-calls.S
+@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (c) 2016 IBM Corporation.
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
++ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
++ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
++ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
++ */
++
++#include "ppc_asm.h"
++#include "../include/asm/opal-api.h"
++
++	.text
++
++#define OPAL_CALL(name, token)				\
++	.globl name;					\
++name:							\
++	li	r0, token;				\
++	b	opal_call;
++
++opal_call:
++	mflr	r11
++	std	r11,16(r1)
++	mfcr	r12
++	stw	r12,8(r1)
++	mr	r13,r2
++
++	/* Set opal return address */
++	ld	r11,opal_return@got(r2)
++	mtlr	r11
++	mfmsr	r12
++
++	/* switch to BE when we enter OPAL */
++	li	r11,MSR_LE
++	andc	r12,r12,r11
++	mtspr	SPRN_HSRR1,r12
++
++	/* load the opal call entry point and base */
++	ld	r11,opal@got(r2)
++	ld	r12,8(r11)
++	ld	r2,0(r11)
++	mtspr	SPRN_HSRR0,r12
++	hrfid
++
++opal_return:
++	FIXUP_ENDIAN
++	mr	r2,r13;
++	lwz	r11,8(r1);
++	ld	r12,16(r1)
++	mtcr	r11;
++	mtlr	r12
++	blr
++
++OPAL_CALL(opal_console_write,			OPAL_CONSOLE_WRITE);
++OPAL_CALL(opal_console_read,			OPAL_CONSOLE_READ);
++OPAL_CALL(opal_console_write_buffer_space,	OPAL_CONSOLE_WRITE_BUFFER_SPACE);
++OPAL_CALL(opal_poll_events,			OPAL_POLL_EVENTS);
++OPAL_CALL(opal_console_flush,			OPAL_CONSOLE_FLUSH);
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/opal.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 000000000000..3a2ce1e1f048
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/opal.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (c) 2016 IBM Corporation.
++ *
++ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
++ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
++ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
++ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
++ */
++
++#include "ops.h"
++#include "stdio.h"
++#include "io.h"
++#include <libfdt.h>
++#include "../include/asm/opal-api.h"
++
++/* Global OPAL struct used by opal-call.S */
++struct opal {
++	u64 base;
++	u64 entry;
++} opal;
++
++static u32 opal_con_id;
++
++int64_t opal_console_write(int64_t term_number, u64 *length, const u8 *buffer);
++int64_t opal_console_read(int64_t term_number, uint64_t *length, u8 *buffer);
++int64_t opal_console_write_buffer_space(uint64_t term_number, uint64_t *length);
++int64_t opal_console_flush(uint64_t term_number);
++int64_t opal_poll_events(uint64_t *outstanding_event_mask);
++
++static int opal_con_open(void)
++{
++	return 0;
++}
++
++static void opal_con_putc(unsigned char c)
++{
++	int64_t rc;
++	uint64_t olen, len;
++
++	do {
++		rc = opal_console_write_buffer_space(opal_con_id, &olen);
++		len = be64_to_cpu(olen);
++		if (rc)
++			return;
++		opal_poll_events(NULL);
++	} while (len < 1);
++
++
++	olen = cpu_to_be64(1);
++	opal_console_write(opal_con_id, &olen, &c);
++}
++
++static void opal_con_close(void)
++{
++	opal_console_flush(opal_con_id);
++}
++
++static void opal_init(void)
++{
++	void *opal_node;
++
++	opal_node = finddevice("/ibm,opal");
++	if (!opal_node)
++		return;
++	if (getprop(opal_node, "opal-base-address", &opal.base, sizeof(u64)) < 0)
++		return;
++	opal.base = be64_to_cpu(opal.base);
++	if (getprop(opal_node, "opal-entry-address", &opal.entry, sizeof(u64)) < 0)
++		return;
++	opal.entry = be64_to_cpu(opal.entry);
++}
++
++#ifdef __powerpc64__
++int opal_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp)
++{
++	opal_init();
++
++	if (devp) {
++		int n = getprop(devp, "reg", &opal_con_id, sizeof(u32));
++		if (n != sizeof(u32))
++			return -1;
++		opal_con_id = be32_to_cpu(opal_con_id);
++	} else
++		opal_con_id = 0;
++
++	scdp->open = opal_con_open;
++	scdp->putc = opal_con_putc;
++	scdp->close = opal_con_close;
++
++	return 0;
++}
++#else
++int opal_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp)
++{
++	return -1;
++}
++#endif
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
+index 5e75e1c5518e..e19b64ef977a 100644
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
+@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int mpsc_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
+ int cpm_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
+ int mpc5200_psc_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
+ int uartlite_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
++int opal_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp);
+ void *simple_alloc_init(char *base, unsigned long heap_size,
+ 			unsigned long granularity, unsigned long max_allocs);
+ extern void flush_cache(void *, unsigned long);
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/ppc_asm.h
+index 35ea60c1f070..b03373d8b386 100644
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ppc_asm.h
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ppc_asm.h
+@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
+ 
+ #define SPRN_TBRL	268
+ #define SPRN_TBRU	269
++#define SPRN_HSRR0	0x13A	/* Hypervisor Save/Restore 0 */
++#define SPRN_HSRR1	0x13B	/* Hypervisor Save/Restore 1 */
++
++#define MSR_LE		0x0000000000000001
+ 
+ #define FIXUP_ENDIAN						   \
+ 	tdi   0, 0, 0x48; /* Reverse endian of b . + 8		*/ \
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
+index 167ee9433de6..e04c1e4063ae 100644
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
+@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ int serial_console_init(void)
+ 	else if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "xlnx,opb-uartlite-1.00.b") ||
+ 		 dt_is_compatible(devp, "xlnx,xps-uartlite-1.00.a"))
+ 		rc = uartlite_console_init(devp, &serial_cd);
++	else if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "ibm,opal-console-raw"))
++		rc = opal_console_init(devp, &serial_cd);
+ 
+ 	/* Add other serial console driver calls here */
+ 
+diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/types.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/types.h
+index 31393d17a9c1..85565a89bcc2 100644
+--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/types.h
++++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/types.h
+@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ typedef short			s16;
+ typedef int			s32;
+ typedef long long		s64;
+ 
++/* required for opal-api.h */
++typedef u8  uint8_t;
++typedef u16 uint16_t;
++typedef u32 uint32_t;
++typedef u64 uint64_t;
++typedef s8  int8_t;
++typedef s16 int16_t;
++typedef s32 int32_t;
++typedef s64 int64_t;
++
+ #define min(x,y) ({ \
+ 	typeof(x) _x = (x);	\
+ 	typeof(y) _y = (y);	\
+-- 
+2.8.1
+