diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index 593d7f9..d005a1c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -198,18 +198,40 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
 	std	r10,area+EX_R10(r13);	/* save r10 - r12 */		\
 	OPT_GET_SPR(r10, SPRN_CFAR, CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 
-#define __EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec)				\
+#define __EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_PRE(area)					\
 	OPT_SAVE_REG_TO_PACA(area+EX_PPR, r9, CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR);		\
 	OPT_SAVE_REG_TO_PACA(area+EX_CFAR, r10, CPU_FTR_CFAR);		\
 	SAVE_CTR(r10, area);						\
-	mfcr	r9;							\
-	extra(vec);							\
+	mfcr	r9;
+
+#define __EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_POST(area)					\
 	std	r11,area+EX_R11(r13);					\
 	std	r12,area+EX_R12(r13);					\
 	GET_SCRATCH0(r10);						\
 	std	r10,area+EX_R13(r13)
+
+/*
+ * This version of the EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1 will carry
+ * addition parameter called "bitmask" to support
+ * checking of the interrupt maskable level in the SOFTEN_TEST.
+ * Intended to be used in MASKABLE_EXCPETION_* macros.
+ */
+#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec, bitmask)			\
+	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_PRE(area);					\
+	extra(vec, bitmask);						\
+	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_POST(area);
+
+/*
+ * This version of the EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1 is intended
+ * to be used in STD_EXCEPTION* macros
+ */
+#define _EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec)				\
+	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_PRE(area);					\
+	extra(vec);							\
+	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1_POST(area);
+
 #define EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec)				\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec)
+	_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(area, extra, vec)
 
 #define __EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, h)				\
 	ld	r10,PACAKMSR(r13);	/* get MSR value for kernel */	\
@@ -497,21 +519,21 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
 #define SOFTEN_VALUE_0xe60	PACA_IRQ_HMI
 #define SOFTEN_VALUE_0xea0	PACA_IRQ_EE
 
-#define __SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec)						\
+#define __SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec, bitmask)					\
 	lbz	r10,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13);				\
-	andi.	r10,r10,IRQS_DISABLED;				\
+	andi.	r10,r10,bitmask;					\
 	li	r10,SOFTEN_VALUE_##vec;					\
 	bne	masked_##h##interrupt
 
-#define _SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec)	__SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec)
+#define _SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec, bitmask)	__SOFTEN_TEST(h, vec, bitmask)
 
-#define SOFTEN_TEST_PR(vec)						\
+#define SOFTEN_TEST_PR(vec, bitmask)					\
 	KVMTEST(EXC_STD, vec);						\
-	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_STD, vec)
+	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_STD, vec, bitmask)
 
-#define SOFTEN_TEST_HV(vec)						\
+#define SOFTEN_TEST_HV(vec, bitmask)					\
 	KVMTEST(EXC_HV, vec);						\
-	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_HV, vec)
+	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_HV, vec, bitmask)
 
 #define KVMTEST_PR(vec)							\
 	KVMTEST(EXC_STD, vec)
@@ -519,53 +541,53 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
 #define KVMTEST_HV(vec)							\
 	KVMTEST(EXC_HV, vec)
 
-#define SOFTEN_NOTEST_PR(vec)		_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_STD, vec)
-#define SOFTEN_NOTEST_HV(vec)		_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_HV, vec)
+#define SOFTEN_NOTEST_PR(vec, bitmask)	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_STD, vec, bitmask)
+#define SOFTEN_NOTEST_HV(vec, bitmask)	_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_HV, vec, bitmask)
 
-#define __MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)		\
+#define __MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask)	\
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13);    /* save r13 */				\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0(PACA_EXGEN);					\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, extra, vec);			\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, extra, vec, bitmask);	\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, h);
 
-#define _MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)		\
-	__MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)
+#define _MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask)	\
+	__MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(loc, vec, label)			\
+#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(loc, vec, label, bitmask)		\
 	_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label,				\
-				    EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR)
+				    EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(vec, label)			\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_TEST_PR, vec);		\
+#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(vec, label, bitmask)		\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_TEST_PR, vec, bitmask);\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, EXC_STD)
 
-#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV(loc, vec, label)				\
+#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV(loc, vec, label, bitmask)			\
 	_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label,				\
-				    EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV)
+				    EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, label)				\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_TEST_HV, vec);		\
+#define MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, label, bitmask)			\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_TEST_HV, vec, bitmask);\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, EXC_HV)
 
-#define __MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)	\
+#define __MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask) \
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13);    /* save r13 */				\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0(PACA_EXGEN);					\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, extra, vec);			\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, extra, vec, bitmask);	\
 	EXCEPTION_RELON_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, h)
 
-#define _MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)		\
-	__MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)
+#define _MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask)\
+	__MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(loc, vec, label)		\
+#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(loc, vec, label, bitmask)	\
 	_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label,			\
-					  EXC_STD, SOFTEN_NOTEST_PR)
+					  EXC_STD, SOFTEN_NOTEST_PR, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV(loc, vec, label)			\
+#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV(loc, vec, label, bitmask)		\
 	_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label,			\
-					  EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV)
+					  EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV, bitmask)
 
-#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, label)			\
-	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_TEST_HV, vec);		\
+#define MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, label, bitmask)		\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, SOFTEN_NOTEST_HV, vec, bitmask);\
 	EXCEPTION_RELON_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(label, EXC_HV)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/head-64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/head-64.h
index 0a663df..7e0e93f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/head-64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/head-64.h
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ end_##sname:
 	STD_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(start, realvec, name##_common);	\
 	EXC_VIRT_END(name, start, size);
 
-#define EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(name, start, size)				\
+#define EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(name, start, size, bitmask)			\
 	EXC_REAL_BEGIN(name, start, size);				\
-	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(start, start, name##_common);	\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(start, start, name##_common, bitmask);\
 	EXC_REAL_END(name, start, size);
 
-#define EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(name, start, size, realvec)			\
+#define EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(name, start, size, realvec, bitmask)		\
 	EXC_VIRT_BEGIN(name, start, size);				\
-	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(start, realvec, name##_common); \
+	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(start, realvec, name##_common, bitmask);\
 	EXC_VIRT_END(name, start, size);
 
 #define EXC_REAL_HV(name, start, size)					\
@@ -304,13 +304,13 @@ end_##sname:
 #define __EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size)			\
 	__EXC_REAL_OOL(name, start, size);
 
-#define __TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, vec)				\
+#define __TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, vec, bitmask)			\
 	TRAMP_REAL_BEGIN(tramp_real_##name);				\
-	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(vec, name##_common);		\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(vec, name##_common, bitmask);	\
 
-#define EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size)			\
+#define EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size, bitmask)		\
 	__EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size);			\
-	__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start);
+	__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, bitmask);
 
 #define __EXC_REAL_OOL_HV_DIRECT(name, start, size, handler)		\
 	EXC_REAL_BEGIN(name, start, size);				\
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ end_##sname:
 #define __EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size)			\
 	__EXC_REAL_OOL(name, start, size);
 
-#define __TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, vec)				\
+#define __TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, vec, bitmask)		\
 	TRAMP_REAL_BEGIN(tramp_real_##name);				\
-	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, name##_common);			\
+	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(vec, name##_common, bitmask);		\
 
-#define EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size)			\
+#define EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size, bitmask)		\
 	__EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size);			\
-	__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start);
+	__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, bitmask);
 
 #define __EXC_VIRT_OOL(name, start, size)				\
 	EXC_VIRT_BEGIN(name, start, size);				\
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ end_##sname:
 #define __EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size)			\
 	__EXC_VIRT_OOL(name, start, size);
 
-#define __TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, realvec)			\
+#define __TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, realvec, bitmask)		\
 	TRAMP_VIRT_BEGIN(tramp_virt_##name);				\
-	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(realvec, name##_common);	\
+	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES_OOL(realvec, name##_common, bitmask);\
 
-#define EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size, realvec)		\
+#define EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size, realvec, bitmask)	\
 	__EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, start, size);			\
-	__TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, realvec);
+	__TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE(name, realvec, bitmask);
 
 #define __EXC_VIRT_OOL_HV(name, start, size)				\
 	__EXC_VIRT_OOL(name, start, size);
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ end_##sname:
 #define __EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size)			\
 	__EXC_VIRT_OOL(name, start, size);
 
-#define __TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, realvec)			\
+#define __TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, realvec, bitmask)		\
 	TRAMP_VIRT_BEGIN(tramp_virt_##name);				\
-	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(realvec, name##_common);	\
+	MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_HV_OOL(realvec, name##_common, bitmask);\
 
-#define EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size, realvec)		\
+#define EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size, realvec, bitmask)	\
 	__EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, start, size);			\
-	__TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, realvec);
+	__TRAMP_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(name, realvec, bitmask);
 
 #define TRAMP_KVM(area, n)						\
 	TRAMP_KVM_BEGIN(do_kvm_##n);					\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 175891c..f99021f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -691,10 +691,12 @@
 hardware_interrupt_hv:
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 		_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common,
-					    EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV)
+					    EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV,
+					    IRQS_DISABLED)
 	FTR_SECTION_ELSE
 		_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common,
-					    EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR)
+					    EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR,
+					    IRQS_DISABLED)
 	ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
 EXC_REAL_END(hardware_interrupt, 0x500, 0x100)
 
@@ -702,9 +704,13 @@
 	.globl hardware_interrupt_relon_hv;
 hardware_interrupt_relon_hv:
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-		_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common, EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV)
+		_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common,
+						  EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV,
+						  IRQS_DISABLED)
 	FTR_SECTION_ELSE
-		_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common, EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR)
+		_MASKABLE_RELON_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x500, hardware_interrupt_common,
+						  EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR,
+						  IRQS_DISABLED)
 	ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE)
 EXC_VIRT_END(hardware_interrupt, 0x4500, 0x100)
 
@@ -800,8 +806,8 @@
 #endif
 
 
-EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(decrementer, 0x900, 0x80)
-EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(decrementer, 0x4900, 0x80, 0x900)
+EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(decrementer, 0x900, 0x80, IRQS_DISABLED)
+EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(decrementer, 0x4900, 0x80, 0x900, IRQS_DISABLED)
 TRAMP_KVM(PACA_EXGEN, 0x900)
 EXC_COMMON_ASYNC(decrementer_common, 0x900, timer_interrupt)
 
@@ -812,8 +818,8 @@
 EXC_COMMON(hdecrementer_common, 0x980, hdec_interrupt)
 
 
-EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(doorbell_super, 0xa00, 0x100)
-EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(doorbell_super, 0x4a00, 0x100, 0xa00)
+EXC_REAL_MASKABLE(doorbell_super, 0xa00, 0x100, IRQS_DISABLED)
+EXC_VIRT_MASKABLE(doorbell_super, 0x4a00, 0x100, 0xa00, IRQS_DISABLED)
 TRAMP_KVM(PACA_EXGEN, 0xa00)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL
 EXC_COMMON_ASYNC(doorbell_super_common, 0xa00, doorbell_exception)
@@ -1025,7 +1031,7 @@
  * mode.
  */
 __EXC_REAL_OOL_HV_DIRECT(hmi_exception, 0xe60, 0x20, hmi_exception_early)
-__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(hmi_exception, 0xe60)
+__TRAMP_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(hmi_exception, 0xe60, IRQS_DISABLED)
 EXC_VIRT_NONE(0x4e60, 0x20)
 TRAMP_KVM_HV(PACA_EXGEN, 0xe60)
 TRAMP_REAL_BEGIN(hmi_exception_early)
@@ -1083,8 +1089,8 @@
 EXCEPTION_COMMON(PACA_EXGEN, 0xe60, hmi_exception_common, handle_hmi_exception,
         ret_from_except, FINISH_NAP;ADD_NVGPRS;ADD_RECONCILE;RUNLATCH_ON)
 
-EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_doorbell, 0xe80, 0x20)
-EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_doorbell, 0x4e80, 0x20, 0xe80)
+EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_doorbell, 0xe80, 0x20, IRQS_DISABLED)
+EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_doorbell, 0x4e80, 0x20, 0xe80, IRQS_DISABLED)
 TRAMP_KVM_HV(PACA_EXGEN, 0xe80)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL
 EXC_COMMON_ASYNC(h_doorbell_common, 0xe80, doorbell_exception)
@@ -1093,8 +1099,8 @@
 #endif
 
 
-EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_virt_irq, 0xea0, 0x20)
-EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_virt_irq, 0x4ea0, 0x20, 0xea0)
+EXC_REAL_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_virt_irq, 0xea0, 0x20, IRQS_DISABLED)
+EXC_VIRT_OOL_MASKABLE_HV(h_virt_irq, 0x4ea0, 0x20, 0xea0, IRQS_DISABLED)
 TRAMP_KVM_HV(PACA_EXGEN, 0xea0)
 EXC_COMMON_ASYNC(h_virt_irq_common, 0xea0, do_IRQ)