diff --git a/drivers/ide/Makefile b/drivers/ide/Makefile
index 0c30adb115c..ceaf779054e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ide/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 EXTRA_CFLAGS				+= -Idrivers/ide
 
 ide-core-y += ide.o ide-ioctls.o ide-io.o ide-iops.o ide-lib.o ide-probe.o \
-	      ide-taskfile.o ide-pio-blacklist.o
+	      ide-taskfile.o ide-park.o ide-pio-blacklist.o
 
 # core IDE code
 ide-core-$(CONFIG_IDE_TIMINGS)		+= ide-timings.o
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index e205f46c3c7..77c6eaeacef 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -672,7 +672,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_devset_execute);
 
 static ide_startstop_t ide_special_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 {
-	switch (rq->cmd[0]) {
+	u8 cmd = rq->cmd[0];
+
+	if (cmd == REQ_PARK_HEADS || cmd == REQ_UNPARK_HEADS) {
+		ide_task_t task;
+		struct ide_taskfile *tf = &task.tf;
+
+		memset(&task, 0, sizeof(task));
+		if (cmd == REQ_PARK_HEADS) {
+			drive->sleep = *(unsigned long *)rq->special;
+			drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING;
+			tf->command = ATA_CMD_IDLEIMMEDIATE;
+			tf->feature = 0x44;
+			tf->lbal = 0x4c;
+			tf->lbam = 0x4e;
+			tf->lbah = 0x55;
+			task.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_CUSTOM_HANDLER;
+		} else		/* cmd == REQ_UNPARK_HEADS */
+			tf->command = ATA_CMD_CHK_POWER;
+
+		task.tf_flags |= IDE_TFLAG_TF | IDE_TFLAG_DEVICE;
+		task.rq = rq;
+		drive->hwif->data_phase = task.data_phase = TASKFILE_NO_DATA;
+		return do_rw_taskfile(drive, &task);
+	}
+
+	switch (cmd) {
 	case REQ_DEVSET_EXEC:
 	{
 		int err, (*setfunc)(ide_drive_t *, int) = rq->special;
@@ -1008,7 +1033,7 @@ static void ide_do_request (ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup, int masked_irq)
 		}
 		hwgroup->hwif = hwif;
 		hwgroup->drive = drive;
-		drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING;
+		drive->dev_flags &= ~(IDE_DFLAG_SLEEPING | IDE_DFLAG_PARKED);
 		drive->service_start = jiffies;
 
 		if (blk_queue_plugged(drive->queue)) {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index 91182ebed46..b762deb2dac 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -1020,6 +1020,7 @@ static void ide_disk_pre_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	drive->special.b.recalibrate  = legacy;
 
 	drive->mult_count = 0;
+	drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_PARKED;
 
 	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_KEEP_SETTINGS) == 0 &&
 	    (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA) == 0)
@@ -1079,12 +1080,13 @@ static void pre_reset(ide_drive_t *drive)
 static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
 {
 	unsigned int unit;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned long flags, timeout;
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif;
 	ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup;
 	struct ide_io_ports *io_ports;
 	const struct ide_tp_ops *tp_ops;
 	const struct ide_port_ops *port_ops;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
 	hwif = HWIF(drive);
@@ -1111,6 +1113,31 @@ static ide_startstop_t do_reset1 (ide_drive_t *drive, int do_not_try_atapi)
 		return ide_started;
 	}
 
+	/* We must not disturb devices in the IDE_DFLAG_PARKED state. */
+	do {
+		unsigned long now;
+
+		prepare_to_wait(&ide_park_wq, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		timeout = jiffies;
+		for (unit = 0; unit < MAX_DRIVES; unit++) {
+			ide_drive_t *tdrive = &hwif->drives[unit];
+
+			if (tdrive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PRESENT &&
+			    tdrive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED &&
+			    time_after(tdrive->sleep, timeout))
+				timeout = tdrive->sleep;
+		}
+
+		now = jiffies;
+		if (time_before_eq(timeout, now))
+			break;
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ide_lock, flags);
+		timeout = schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(timeout - now);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ide_lock, flags);
+	} while (timeout);
+	finish_wait(&ide_park_wq, &wait);
+
 	/*
 	 * First, reset any device state data we were maintaining
 	 * for any of the drives on this interface.
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-park.c b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03b00e57e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-park.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/ide.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+
+DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(ide_park_wq);
+
+static void issue_park_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, unsigned long timeout)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q = drive->queue;
+	struct request *rq;
+	int rc;
+
+	timeout += jiffies;
+	spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
+	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED) {
+		ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = drive->hwif->hwgroup;
+		int reset_timer;
+
+		reset_timer = time_before(timeout, drive->sleep);
+		drive->sleep = timeout;
+		wake_up_all(&ide_park_wq);
+		if (reset_timer && hwgroup->sleeping &&
+		    del_timer(&hwgroup->timer)) {
+			hwgroup->sleeping = 0;
+			hwgroup->busy = 0;
+			blk_start_queueing(q);
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
+
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, __GFP_WAIT);
+	rq->cmd[0] = REQ_PARK_HEADS;
+	rq->cmd_len = 1;
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
+	rq->special = &timeout;
+	rc = blk_execute_rq(q, NULL, rq, 1);
+	blk_put_request(rq);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that *some* command is sent to the drive after the
+	 * timeout has expired, so power management will be reenabled.
+	 */
+	rq = blk_get_request(q, READ, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (unlikely(!rq))
+		goto out;
+
+	rq->cmd[0] = REQ_UNPARK_HEADS;
+	rq->cmd_len = 1;
+	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
+	elv_add_request(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT, 1);
+
+out:
+	return;
+}
+
+ssize_t ide_park_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		      char *buf)
+{
+	ide_drive_t *drive = to_ide_device(dev);
+	unsigned long now;
+	unsigned int msecs;
+
+	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
+	now = jiffies;
+	if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED &&
+	    time_after(drive->sleep, now))
+		msecs = jiffies_to_msecs(drive->sleep - now);
+	else
+		msecs = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
+
+	return snprintf(buf, 20, "%u\n", msecs);
+}
+
+ssize_t ide_park_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		       const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+#define MAX_PARK_TIMEOUT 30000
+	ide_drive_t *drive = to_ide_device(dev);
+	long int input;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &input);
+	if (rc || input < -2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (input > MAX_PARK_TIMEOUT) {
+		input = MAX_PARK_TIMEOUT;
+		rc = -EOVERFLOW;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&ide_setting_mtx);
+	if (input >= 0) {
+		if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD)
+			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		else if (input || drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PARKED)
+			issue_park_cmd(drive, msecs_to_jiffies(input));
+	} else {
+		if (drive->media == ide_disk)
+			switch (input) {
+			case -1:
+				drive->dev_flags &= ~IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
+				break;
+			case -2:
+				drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
+				break;
+			}
+		else
+			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ide_setting_mtx);
+
+	return rc ? rc : len;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index de8edd306c7..f27baa5f140 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ static inline void do_identify (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 cmd)
 		drive->ready_stat = 0;
 		if (ata_id_cdb_intr(id))
 			drive->atapi_flags |= IDE_AFLAG_DRQ_INTERRUPT;
+		/* we don't do head unloading on ATAPI devices */
+		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -223,6 +225,9 @@ static inline void do_identify (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 cmd)
 
 	drive->media = ide_disk;
 
+	if (!ata_id_has_unload(drive->id))
+		drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD;
+
 	printk(KERN_CONT "%s DISK drive\n", is_cfa ? "CFA" : "ATA");
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index a4c2d91179b..bf4fb9d8d17 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -152,7 +152,16 @@ static ide_startstop_t task_no_data_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 	if (!custom)
 		ide_end_drive_cmd(drive, stat, ide_read_error(drive));
-	else if (tf->command == ATA_CMD_SET_MULTI)
+	else if (tf->command == ATA_CMD_IDLEIMMEDIATE) {
+		hwif->tp_ops->tf_read(drive, task);
+		if (tf->lbal != 0xc4) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: head unload failed!\n",
+			       drive->name);
+			ide_tf_dump(drive->name, tf);
+		} else
+			drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_PARKED;
+		ide_end_drive_cmd(drive, stat, ide_read_error(drive));
+	} else if (tf->command == ATA_CMD_SET_MULTI)
 		drive->mult_count = drive->mult_req;
 
 	return ide_stopped;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 083783e851d..04f8f13cb9d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ static struct device_attribute ide_dev_attrs[] = {
 	__ATTR_RO(model),
 	__ATTR_RO(firmware),
 	__ATTR(serial, 0400, serial_show, NULL),
+	__ATTR(unload_heads, 0644, ide_park_show, ide_park_store),
 	__ATTR_NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 8247b286838..c47e371554c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ enum {
  */
 #define REQ_DRIVE_RESET		0x20
 #define REQ_DEVSET_EXEC		0x21
+#define REQ_PARK_HEADS		0x22
+#define REQ_UNPARK_HEADS	0x23
 
 /*
  * Check for an interrupt and acknowledge the interrupt status
@@ -573,6 +575,10 @@ enum {
 	/* retrying in PIO */
 	IDE_DFLAG_DMA_PIO_RETRY		= (1 << 25),
 	IDE_DFLAG_LBA			= (1 << 26),
+	/* don't unload heads */
+	IDE_DFLAG_NO_UNLOAD		= (1 << 27),
+	/* heads unloaded, please don't reset port */
+	IDE_DFLAG_PARKED		= (1 << 28)
 };
 
 struct ide_drive_s {
@@ -1207,6 +1213,13 @@ int ide_check_atapi_device(ide_drive_t *, const char *);
 
 void ide_init_pc(struct ide_atapi_pc *);
 
+/* Disk head parking */
+extern wait_queue_head_t ide_park_wq;
+ssize_t ide_park_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		      char *buf);
+ssize_t ide_park_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		       const char *buf, size_t len);
+
 /*
  * Special requests for ide-tape block device strategy routine.
  *