diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/bcmevent.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/bcmevent.c
index f55bb68486893fab7269ce284e15dd60dd7aa906..fd69e4e24fdccf8ac0e96e2b36ecbcdf694615bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/bcmevent.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/bcmevent.c
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 
 #include <typedefs.h>
 #include <bcmutils.h>
+#include <bcmendian.h>
 #include <proto/ethernet.h>
 #include <proto/bcmeth.h>
 #include <proto/bcmevent.h>
+#include <proto/dnglevent.h>
+#include <proto/802.11.h>
 
 
 /* Table of event name strings for UIs and debugging dumps */
@@ -187,3 +190,121 @@ const char *bcmevent_get_name(uint event_type)
 	 */
 	return ((event_name) ? event_name : "Unknown Event");
 }
+
+/*
+ * Validate if the event is proper and if valid copy event header to event.
+ * If proper event pointer is passed, to just validate, pass NULL to event.
+ *
+ * Return values are
+ *	BCME_OK - It is a BRCM event or BRCM dongle event
+ *	BCME_NOTFOUND - Not BRCM, not an event, may be okay
+ *	BCME_BADLEN - Bad length, should not process, just drop
+ */
+int
+is_wlc_event_frame(void *pktdata, uint pktlen, uint16 exp_usr_subtype,
+	bcm_event_msg_u_t *out_event)
+{
+	uint16 len;
+	uint16 subtype;
+	uint16 usr_subtype;
+	bcm_event_t *bcm_event;
+	uint8 *pktend;
+	int err = BCME_OK;
+
+	pktend = (uint8 *)pktdata + pktlen;
+	bcm_event = (bcm_event_t *)pktdata;
+
+	/* only care about 16-bit subtype / length versions */
+	if ((uint8 *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr < pktend) {
+		uint8 short_subtype = *(uint8 *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr;
+		if (!(short_subtype & 0x80)) {
+			err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+			goto done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* must have both ether_header and bcmeth_hdr */
+	if (pktlen < OFFSETOF(bcm_event_t, event)) {
+		err = BCME_BADLEN;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	/* check length in bcmeth_hdr */
+	len = ntoh16_ua((void *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr.length);
+	if (((uint8 *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr.version + len) > pktend) {
+		err = BCME_BADLEN;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	/* match on subtype, oui and usr subtype for BRCM events */
+	subtype = ntoh16_ua((void *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr.subtype);
+	if (subtype != BCMILCP_SUBTYPE_VENDOR_LONG) {
+		err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (bcmp(BRCM_OUI, &bcm_event->bcm_hdr.oui[0], DOT11_OUI_LEN)) {
+		err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	/* if it is a bcm_event or bcm_dngl_event_t, validate it */
+	usr_subtype = ntoh16_ua((void *)&bcm_event->bcm_hdr.usr_subtype);
+	switch (usr_subtype) {
+	case BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_EVENT:
+		if (pktlen < sizeof(bcm_event_t)) {
+			err = BCME_BADLEN;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		len = sizeof(bcm_event_t) + ntoh32_ua((void *)&bcm_event->event.datalen);
+		if ((uint8 *)pktdata + len > pktend) {
+			err = BCME_BADLEN;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		if (exp_usr_subtype && (exp_usr_subtype != usr_subtype)) {
+			err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		if (out_event) {
+			/* ensure BRCM event pkt aligned */
+			memcpy(&out_event->event, &bcm_event->event, sizeof(wl_event_msg_t));
+		}
+
+		break;
+	case BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_DNGLEVENT:
+		if (pktlen < sizeof(bcm_dngl_event_t)) {
+			err = BCME_BADLEN;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		len = sizeof(bcm_dngl_event_t) +
+			ntoh16_ua((void *)&((bcm_dngl_event_t *)pktdata)->dngl_event.datalen);
+		if ((uint8 *)pktdata + len > pktend) {
+			err = BCME_BADLEN;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		if (exp_usr_subtype && (exp_usr_subtype != usr_subtype)) {
+			err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		if (out_event) {
+			/* ensure BRCM dngl event pkt aligned */
+			memcpy(&out_event->dngl_event, &((bcm_dngl_event_t *)pktdata)->dngl_event,
+				sizeof(bcm_dngl_event_msg_t));
+		}
+
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = BCME_NOTFOUND;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+done:
+	return err;
+}
+
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
index 02a9f43065c7e06e6035b9aa6715c3ddbb07004d..a7b566b627cb0dc43dc6770fbb1c3987e3ba8337 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ extern int net_os_send_hang_message(struct net_device *dev);
 extern int wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *idx, void *pktdata,
 	size_t pktlen, wl_event_msg_t *, void **data_ptr,  void *);
 extern void wl_event_to_host_order(wl_event_msg_t * evt);
+extern int wl_host_event_get_data(void *pktdata, uint pktlen, bcm_event_msg_u_t *evu);
 
 extern int dhd_wl_ioctl(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int ifindex, wl_ioctl_t *ioc, void *buf, int len);
 extern int dhd_wl_ioctl_cmd(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int cmd, void *arg, int len, uint8 set,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
index 01cc8be004f7d034da1bc9fa3fda800c5de3a11b..abe0982ccdd0857057aa9aff393bbb7cb1c4efdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
@@ -1591,6 +1591,20 @@ wl_show_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, wl_event_msg_t *event, void *event_data,
 }
 #endif /* SHOW_EVENTS */
 
+/* Check whether packet is a BRCM event pkt. If it is, record event data. */
+int wl_host_event_get_data(void *pktdata, uint pktlen, bcm_event_msg_u_t *evu)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = is_wlc_event_frame(pktdata, pktlen, 0, evu);
+	if (ret != BCME_OK) {
+		DHD_ERROR(("%s: Invalid event frame, err = %d\n",
+			__FUNCTION__, ret));
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int
 wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
 	wl_event_msg_t *event, void **data_ptr, void *raw_event)
@@ -1602,22 +1616,30 @@ wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
 	uint16 flags;
 	int evlen;
 	int hostidx;
+	int ret;
+	uint16 usr_subtype;
+	bcm_event_msg_u_t evu;
 
-	if (bcmp(BRCM_OUI, &pvt_data->bcm_hdr.oui[0], DOT11_OUI_LEN)) {
-		DHD_ERROR(("%s: mismatched OUI, bailing\n", __FUNCTION__));
-		return (BCME_ERROR);
+	ret = wl_host_event_get_data(pktdata, pktlen, &evu);
+	if (ret != BCME_OK) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* BRCM event pkt may be unaligned - use xxx_ua to load user_subtype. */
-	if (ntoh16_ua((void *)&pvt_data->bcm_hdr.usr_subtype) != BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_EVENT) {
-		DHD_ERROR(("%s: mismatched subtype, bailing\n", __FUNCTION__));
-		return (BCME_ERROR);
-	}
+	usr_subtype = ntoh16_ua((void *)&pvt_data->bcm_hdr.usr_subtype);
+	switch (usr_subtype) {
+		case BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_EVENT:
+		memcpy(event, &evu.event, sizeof(wl_event_msg_t));
+		*data_ptr = &pvt_data[1];
+		break;
+
+	case BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_DNGLEVENT:
 
-	if (pktlen < sizeof(bcm_event_t))
-		return (BCME_ERROR);
+		return BCME_NOTFOUND;
+	default:
+		return BCME_NOTFOUND;
+	}
 
-	*data_ptr = &pvt_data[1];
+	/* start wl_event_msg process */
 	event_data = *data_ptr;
 
 
@@ -1628,13 +1650,7 @@ wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
 	flags = ntoh16_ua((void *)&event->flags);
 	status = ntoh32_ua((void *)&event->status);
 	datalen = ntoh32_ua((void *)&event->datalen);
-	if (datalen > pktlen)
-		return (BCME_ERROR);
-
 	evlen = datalen + sizeof(bcm_event_t);
-	if (evlen > pktlen) {
-		return (BCME_ERROR);
-	}
 
 	/* find equivalent host index for event ifidx */
 	hostidx = dhd_ifidx2hostidx(dhd_pub->info, event->ifidx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
index 74e3ed9941a67a7222f8e2fc3db54f4ad5e9bbc0..1d511136b82dca1109d079a5f3b148404aad06e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
@@ -2765,16 +2765,22 @@ dhd_rx_frame(dhd_pub_t *dhdp, int ifidx, void *pktbuf, int numpkt, uint8 chan)
 		memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
 		if ((ntoh16(skb->protocol) == ETHER_TYPE_BRCM) &&
 		   (len >= sizeof(bcm_event_t))) {
-			dhd_wl_host_event(dhd, &ifidx,
+			int ret_event;
+			ret_event = dhd_wl_host_event(dhd, &ifidx,
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 22)
 			skb_mac_header(skb),
 #else
 			skb->mac.raw,
 #endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 22) */
-			len - 2,
+			len,
 			&event,
 			&data);
 
+			if (ret_event != BCME_OK) {
+				PKTFREE(dhdp->osh, pktbuf, FALSE);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			wl_event_to_host_order(&event);
 			if (!tout_ctrl)
 				tout_ctrl = DHD_PACKET_TIMEOUT_MS;
@@ -6967,11 +6973,11 @@ dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
 		 * Wireless ext is on primary interface only
 		 */
 
-	ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx] != NULL);
-	ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net != NULL);
+		ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx] != NULL);
+		ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net != NULL);
 
 		if (dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net) {
-		wl_iw_event(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net, event, *data);
+			wl_iw_event(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net, event, *data);
 		}
 	}
 #endif /* defined(WL_WIRELESS_EXT)  */
@@ -6979,6 +6985,7 @@ dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
 #ifdef WL_CFG80211
 	ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx] != NULL);
 	ASSERT(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net != NULL);
+
 	if (dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net)
 		wl_cfg80211_event(dhd->iflist[*ifidx]->net, event, *data);
 #endif /* defined(WL_CFG80211) */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmeth.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmeth.h
index ac3397808035cb5f7b4f19654f110690a99e5b97..127ee26f4be73478a018b33e5470be3fb0941c25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmeth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmeth.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
  */
 /* #define BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_EAPOL		3 */
 #define BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_DPT                 4
+#define BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPE_DNGLEVENT		5
+
 
 #define BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPEHDR_MINLENGTH	8
 #define BCMILCP_BCM_SUBTYPEHDR_VERSION		0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmevent.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmevent.h
index 51006b542e8226160242757e634f310ec5e1aaea..802210018ae340e6d58a035170a235be259695dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmevent.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/bcmevent.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #endif
 /* #include <ethernet.h> -- TODO: req., excluded to overwhelming coupling (break up ethernet.h) */
 #include <proto/bcmeth.h>
+#include <proto/dnglevent.h>
 
 /* This marks the start of a packed structure section. */
 #include <packed_section_start.h>
@@ -94,6 +95,18 @@ typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_event {
 	/* data portion follows */
 } BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_event_t;
 
+/*
+ * used by host event
+ * Note: If additional event types are added, it should come on
+is_wlc_event_frame() as well.
+ */
+typedef union bcm_event_msg_u {
+	wl_event_msg_t		event;
+	bcm_dngl_event_msg_t	dngl_event;
+
+	/* add new event here */
+} bcm_event_msg_u_t;
+
 #define BCM_MSG_LEN	(sizeof(bcm_event_t) - sizeof(bcmeth_hdr_t) - sizeof(struct ether_header))
 
 /* Event messages */
@@ -232,6 +245,8 @@ typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_event {
 /* define an API for getting the string name of an event */
 extern const char *bcmevent_get_name(uint event_type);
 
+/* validate if the event is proper and if valid copy event header to event */
+extern int is_wlc_event_frame(void *pktdata, uint pktlen, uint16 exp_usr_subtype, bcm_event_msg_u_t *out_event);
 
 
 /* Event status codes */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/dnglevent.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/dnglevent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..584e9d2901396eb9e29a984376ac15e611397f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/include/proto/dnglevent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Broadcom Event  protocol definitions
+ *
+ * $Copyright Open Broadcom Corporation$
+ *
+ * Dependencies: proto/bcmeth.h
+ *
+ * $Id: dnglevent.h $
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Broadcom dngl Ethernet Events protocol defines
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DNGLEVENT_H_
+#define _DNGLEVENT_H_
+
+#ifndef _TYPEDEFS_H_
+#include <typedefs.h>
+#endif
+#include <proto/bcmeth.h>
+
+/* This marks the start of a packed structure section. */
+#include <packed_section_start.h>
+#define BCM_DNGL_EVENT_MSG_VERSION		1
+#define DNGL_E_SOCRAM_IND			0x2
+typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct
+{
+	uint16  version; /* Current version is 1 */
+	uint16  reserved; /* reserved for any future extension */
+	uint16  event_type; /* DNGL_E_SOCRAM_IND */
+	uint16  datalen; /* Length of the event payload */
+} BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_dngl_event_msg_t;
+
+typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_dngl_event {
+	struct ether_header eth;
+	bcmeth_hdr_t        bcm_hdr;
+	bcm_dngl_event_msg_t      dngl_event;
+	/* data portion follows */
+} BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_dngl_event_t;
+
+
+/* SOCRAM_IND type tags */
+#define  SOCRAM_IND_ASSRT_TAG		0x1
+#define SOCRAM_IND_TAG_HEALTH_CHECK	0x2
+typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_dngl_socramind {
+	uint16			tag;	/* data tag */
+	uint16			length; /* data length */
+	uint8			value[1]; /* data value with variable length specified by length */
+} BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_dngl_socramind_t;
+
+/* Health check top level module tags */
+#define	HEALTH_CHECK_TOP_LEVEL_MODULE_PCIEDEV_RTE 1
+typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_dngl_healthcheck {
+	uint16			top_module_tag;	/* top level module tag */
+	uint16			top_module_len; /* Type of PCIE issue indication */
+	uint8			value[1]; /* data value with variable length specified by length */
+} BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_dngl_healthcheck_t;
+
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_VERSION	1
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_FLAG_IN_D3_SHIFT	0
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_FLAG_IN_D3_FLAG	1 << HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_FLAG_IN_D3_SHIFT
+/* PCIE Module TAGs */
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_INDUCED_IND	0x1
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_H2D_DMA_IND	0x2
+#define HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_D2H_DMA_IND	0x3
+typedef BWL_PRE_PACKED_STRUCT struct bcm_dngl_pcie_hc {
+	uint16			version; /* HEALTH_CHECK_PCIEDEV_VERSION */
+	uint16			reserved;
+	uint16			pcie_err_ind_type; /* PCIE Module TAGs */
+	uint16			pcie_flag;
+	uint32			pcie_control_reg;
+} BWL_POST_PACKED_STRUCT bcm_dngl_pcie_hc_t;
+
+/* This marks the end of a packed structure section. */
+#include <packed_section_end.h>
+
+#endif /* _DNGLEVENT_H_ */