/* Indexed by enum inv_devices */
 static const struct inv_mpu6050_hw hw_info[] = {
        {
+               .whoami = INV_MPU6050_WHOAMI_VALUE,
                .name = "MPU6050",
                .reg = ®_set_6050,
                .config = &chip_config_6050,
        },
        {
+               .whoami = INV_MPU6500_WHOAMI_VALUE,
                .name = "MPU6500",
                .reg = ®_set_6500,
                .config = &chip_config_6050,
        },
        {
+               .whoami = INV_MPU6000_WHOAMI_VALUE,
                .name = "MPU6000",
                .reg = ®_set_6050,
                .config = &chip_config_6050,
 static int inv_check_and_setup_chip(struct inv_mpu6050_state *st)
 {
        int result;
+       unsigned int regval;
 
        st->hw  = &hw_info[st->chip_type];
        st->reg = hw_info[st->chip_type].reg;
        if (result)
                return result;
        msleep(INV_MPU6050_POWER_UP_TIME);
+
+       /* check chip self-identification */
+       result = regmap_read(st->map, INV_MPU6050_REG_WHOAMI, ®val);
+       if (result)
+               return result;
+       if (regval != st->hw->whoami) {
+               dev_warn(regmap_get_device(st->map),
+                               "whoami mismatch got %#02x expected %#02hhx for %s\n",
+                               regval, st->hw->whoami, st->hw->name);
+       }
+
        /*
         * toggle power state. After reset, the sleep bit could be on
         * or off depending on the OTP settings. Toggling power would
 
 
 /**
  *  struct inv_mpu6050_hw - Other important hardware information.
+ *  @whoami:   Self identification byte from WHO_AM_I register
  *  @name:      name of the chip.
  *  @reg:   register map of the chip.
  *  @config:    configuration of the chip.
  */
 struct inv_mpu6050_hw {
+       u8 whoami;
        u8 *name;
        const struct inv_mpu6050_reg_map *reg;
        const struct inv_mpu6050_chip_config *config;
 #define INV_MPU6050_MIN_FIFO_RATE            4
 #define INV_MPU6050_ONE_K_HZ                 1000
 
+#define INV_MPU6050_REG_WHOAMI                 117
+
+#define INV_MPU6000_WHOAMI_VALUE               0x68
+#define INV_MPU6050_WHOAMI_VALUE               0x68
+#define INV_MPU6500_WHOAMI_VALUE               0x70
+
 /* scan element definition */
 enum inv_mpu6050_scan {
        INV_MPU6050_SCAN_ACCL_X,