diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.8/999-2-sdcard-spi b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.8/999-2-sdcard-spi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb31388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.8/999-2-sdcard-spi
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+Index: linux-3.6.10/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-3.6.10.orig/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
++++ linux-3.6.10/arch/mips/ath79/mach-tl-mr11u.c
+@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
+ #include <linux/gpio.h>
+ 
+ #include <asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h>
++#include <asm/mach-ath79/ar71xx_regs.h>
++#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
++#include <linux/spi/spi_gpio.h>
++#include <linux/spi/mmc_spi.h>
++#include <linux/mmc/host.h>
++#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+ 
++#include "common.h"
+ #include "dev-eth.h"
+ #include "dev-gpio-buttons.h"
+ #include "dev-leds-gpio.h"
+@@ -34,6 +41,47 @@
+ #define TL_MR11U_KEYS_POLL_INTERVAL	20	/* msecs */
+ #define TL_MR11U_KEYS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL	(3 * TL_MR11U_KEYS_POLL_INTERVAL)
+ 
++#define TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_SCK		15
++#define TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_MOSI		16
++#define TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_MISO		13
++#define TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_CS		1
++
++
++static struct mmc_spi_platform_data tl_mr3040_mmc_data = {
++	.ocr_mask       = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34,
++};
++
++static struct spi_board_info tl_mr3040_spi_info[] = {
++	{
++		.bus_num	= 1,
++		.chip_select	= 0,
++		.max_speed_hz	= 25000000,
++		.modalias	= "mmc_spi",
++		.mode		= SPI_MODE_0,
++		.controller_data = (void *) TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_CS,
++		.platform_data  = &tl_mr3040_mmc_data,
++	},
++};
++
++static struct spi_gpio_platform_data tl_mr3040_spi_data = {
++	.sck		= TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_SCK,
++	.miso		= TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_MISO,
++	.mosi		= TL_MR3040_GPIO_MMC_MOSI,
++	.num_chipselect = 1,
++};
++
++static struct platform_device tl_mr3040_spi_device = {
++#if 0
++	.name		= "tl_mr3040_spi",
++#else
++	.name		= "spi_gpio",
++#endif
++	.id		= 1,
++	.dev = {
++		.platform_data = &tl_mr3040_spi_data,
++	},
++};
++
+ static const char *tl_mr11u_part_probes[] = {
+ 	"tp-link",
+ 	NULL,
+@@ -119,6 +167,10 @@ MIPS_MACHINE(ATH79_MACH_TL_MR11U, "TL-MR
+ 
+ static void __init tl_mr3040_setup(void)
+ {
++	ath79_gpio_function_disable(AR933X_GPIO_FUNC_ETH_SWITCH_LED0_EN |
++			AR933X_GPIO_FUNC_ETH_SWITCH_LED2_EN|
++			AR933X_GPIO_FUNC_ETH_SWITCH_LED3_EN);
++
+ 	common_setup();
+ 
+ 	ath79_register_gpio_keys_polled(-1, TL_MR11U_KEYS_POLL_INTERVAL,
+@@ -126,6 +178,10 @@ static void __init tl_mr3040_setup(void)
+ 	gpio_request_one(TL_MR3040_GPIO_USB_POWER,
+ 			 GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH | GPIOF_EXPORT_DIR_FIXED,
+ 			 "USB power");
++
++
++	spi_register_board_info(tl_mr3040_spi_info, ARRAY_SIZE(tl_mr3040_spi_info));
++	platform_device_register(&tl_mr3040_spi_device);
+ }
+ 
+ MIPS_MACHINE(ATH79_MACH_TL_MR3040, "TL-MR3040", "TP-LINK TL-MR3040",
+Index: linux-3.6.10/drivers/spi/spi-tl_mr3040.c
+===================================================================
+--- /dev/null
++++ linux-3.6.10/drivers/spi/spi-tl_mr3040.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
++#define DRIVER_NAME	"tl_mr3040_spi"
++#define	SPI_MISO_GPIO	13
++#define	SPI_MOSI_GPIO	16
++#define	SPI_SCK_GPIO	15
++#define	SPI_N_CHIPSEL	1
++#undef NEED_SPIDELAY
++#include "spi-gpio.c"
+Index: linux-3.6.10/drivers/spi/Makefile
+===================================================================
+--- linux-3.6.10.orig/drivers/spi/Makefile
++++ linux-3.6.10/drivers/spi/Makefile
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_ALTERA)		+= spi-altera.
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_ATMEL)			+= spi-atmel.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_AP83)			+= spi-ap83.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_ATH79)			+= spi-ath79.o
++obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_ATH79)			+= spi-tl_mr3040.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_AU1550)		+= spi-au1550.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_BCM63XX)		+= spi-bcm63xx.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SPI_BFIN5XX)		+= spi-bfin5xx.o