diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/switch.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/switch.txt
index 2fa749387be8..8897d0494838 100644
--- a/Documentation/device-mapper/switch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/switch.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ which paths.
     The path number in the range 0 ... (<num_paths> - 1).
     Expressed in hexadecimal (WITHOUT any prefix like 0x).
 
+R<n>,<m>
+    This parameter allows repetitive patterns to be loaded quickly. <n> and <m>
+    are hexadecimal numbers. The last <n> mappings are repeated in the next <m>
+    slots.
+
 Status
 ======
 
@@ -124,3 +129,10 @@ Create a switch device with 64kB region size:
 Set mappings for the first 7 entries to point to devices switch0, switch1,
 switch2, switch0, switch1, switch2, switch1:
     dmsetup message switch 0 set_region_mappings 0:0 :1 :2 :0 :1 :2 :1
+
+Set repetitive mapping. This command:
+    dmsetup message switch 0 set_region_mappings 1000:1 :2 R2,10
+is equivalent to:
+    dmsetup message switch 0 set_region_mappings 1000:1 :2 :1 :2 :1 :2 :1 :2 \
+	:1 :2 :1 :2 :1 :2 :1 :2 :1 :2
+
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-switch.c b/drivers/md/dm-switch.c
index c40e0954cec8..50fca469cafd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-switch.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long parse_hex(const char **string)
 }
 
 static int process_set_region_mappings(struct switch_ctx *sctx,
-			     unsigned argc, char **argv)
+				       unsigned argc, char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 	unsigned long region_index = 0;
@@ -380,6 +380,51 @@ static int process_set_region_mappings(struct switch_ctx *sctx,
 		unsigned long path_nr;
 		const char *string = argv[i];
 
+		if ((*string & 0xdf) == 'R') {
+			unsigned long cycle_length, num_write;
+
+			string++;
+			if (unlikely(*string == ',')) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings argument: '%s'", argv[i]);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			cycle_length = parse_hex(&string);
+			if (unlikely(*string != ',')) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings argument: '%s'", argv[i]);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			string++;
+			if (unlikely(!*string)) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings argument: '%s'", argv[i]);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			num_write = parse_hex(&string);
+			if (unlikely(*string)) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings argument: '%s'", argv[i]);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			if (unlikely(!cycle_length) || unlikely(cycle_length - 1 > region_index)) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings cycle length: %lu > %lu",
+				       cycle_length - 1, region_index);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			if (unlikely(region_index + num_write < region_index) ||
+			    unlikely(region_index + num_write >= sctx->nr_regions)) {
+				DMWARN("invalid set_region_mappings region number: %lu + %lu >= %lu",
+				       region_index, num_write, sctx->nr_regions);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			while (num_write--) {
+				region_index++;
+				path_nr = switch_region_table_read(sctx, region_index - cycle_length);
+				switch_region_table_write(sctx, region_index, path_nr);
+			}
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (*string == ':')
 			region_index++;
 		else {
@@ -508,7 +553,7 @@ static int switch_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 
 static struct target_type switch_target = {
 	.name = "switch",
-	.version = {1, 0, 0},
+	.version = {1, 1, 0},
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr = switch_ctr,
 	.dtr = switch_dtr,